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HESCO joins hands with Norway's sustainability centre for ecological collaboration
Dehradun: The Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation (HESCO), an Indian NGO, and Norway's Sustainability Centre on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cooperation, technological innovation, and community-led sustainable development between two critical mountain ecological regions: the Himalayas and the Alpine region.
HESCO was represented by Dr Anil Joshi and Dr Shivam Joshi, while the sustainability centre's signatories included Dr Kristian Mjoen, Dr Samah Elsaadi, Torunn Hernes Bjerkem, and Johan Einar Bjerkem. Active participation was also marked by the organisation's female representative, Nedina Herbo. Anil said, "Agreements like this send a powerful message to the global community: true sustainability can only be achieved through ecological balance and active community participation.
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Key highlights of the MoU include the integration of digital and AI-based tools to measure, enhance, and share progress on sustainable development. Additionally, the MoU focuses on training young professionals and involving them in local governance and sustainability initiatives.
The event was held in two parts in Norway. The first event took place at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. It was followed by a session at Nord University. It was attended by professors, environmentalists, cultural activists, social science experts, and delegates from various universities, research institutions, and civil society organisations.
