Plant Based Treaty Youth Internship Program 2023

Plant Based Treaty Youth Internship Program 2023

The Plant Based Treaty Youth Internship Program has been designed to impart theoretical knowledge but with a hands-on, practical approach. For the first month, participants will be introduced to various aspects of the climate crisis with speakers and experts from around the world. Each session will be followed by a ‘documentary watch’ break to help deliver the content with more impact. For three months after that, participants are expected to perform a variety of offline tasks and execute fun projects such as designing a climate-friendly menu for the college canteen and organising a composting workshop in their class!

What is the Plant Based Treaty?

The Plant Based Treaty is a climate roadmap which has been proposed as a companion to the UNFCCC or Paris Agreement. The PBT puts food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis. It aims to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture, to promote a shift to more healthy, sustainable plant-based diets and to actively reverse the damage done to planetary functions, ecosystem services, and biodiversity.

As a proponent of the fight against the climate crisis, the Plant Based Treaty is a stepping stone in mitigating damage to our planet. In doing so, the treaty calls upon cities, businesses, politicians, organizations, and individuals of society to endorse the treaty.

Globally, it has attracted 71,000+ endorsements from individuals, celebrities, businesses, and several organizations. In India, several politicians, 15 cities and their mayors have endorsed the treaty. We hope to spread it far and wide to achieve the aligned goals of the United Nations and the Paris Agreement.