BRICS is working for a future that puts people and planet first

Source: The Indian Express | Original Published At: 2026-08-19 12:42:26 UTC

Key Points

• Under India’s chairship, the BRICS Environment Working Group focused on sustainable lifestyles; afforestation, forest fire management and disaster resilience; the circular economy; and climate adaptation.
• The sustainable lifestyles priority draws on Mission LiFE and promotes responsible consumption and production, behavioural change and knowledge-sharing.
• BRICS cooperation on landscape resilience includes restoration, wildfire preparedness, early-warning systems and the use of remote sensing and artificial intelligence.
• The circular economy priority promotes research, innovation, technology transfer and capacity building to reduce environmental pressures and support green employment.
• BRICS climate resilience principles emphasize combining traditional, indigenous and local knowledge with modern science for community-based adaptation.
• The article reports outcomes including practical environmental principles, technical reports, platforms, dialogues and knowledge-sharing networks.