green Haat

The Green Haat is showcasing India’s forest heritage by means of setting up around 52 stalls displaying forest handicraft, herbal & medicinal products and forest based food recipes. According to Mr. Prabhjot Sodhi, National Coordinator of the UNDP’s SGP at CEE, “The Green Haat is a wonderful opportunity to showcase positive environmental actions being taken for and by the people. At the Green Haat, one can share one’s knowledge and also learn so much from our traditional roots.” The underlying objective of the Green Haat is to sensitize the people and create awareness towards the sustainable use of nature and its products. The Green Haat also aims to share knowledge, skills and practices of the forest, nature and tribal living. Along with the stalls, a lot of interesting nature craft making and workshops are also taking place at Dilli Haat especially targeting school children.

The WED theme for 2011 is Forests: Nature at Your Service. As part of the celebrations of the WED 2011, the Dilli Haat at INA has become the organizing venue for Green Haat: a portrait of the real green economy that sustains a major population of India. The Green Haat is being organized by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India in association with various organisations like CEE (Centre for Environment Education), SGP (The GEF Small Grants Programme), UNDP etc.