World Environment Day: A planet to live for
Declarations of climate emergency had reached a crescendo, when the pandemic brought us all to a standstill. In the abrupt quiet, we heard the birdsong, and signs that a lesser human footprint could help the environment regenerate itself. But it can't be at the improbable cost of shutting down an intricate machinery of economies and human endeavour. On occasion of the World Environment Day, what then do we hope for this living planet to be?
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
People gather along the waterfront of the Bund in Shanghai, China. May 02, 2020
As of today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Two in three people will be city dwellers by 2050, with the boom concentrated in India, China and Nigeria, according a report by the Population Division of the UN. The world already has 33 megacities with another 10 megacities expected to take shape by 2030, mostly in developing countries
