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Partners, the team and its players will also use     conservation which supports sustainable livelihoods,              wherein we are inviting individuals and communities   levels, and ever more frequent and more violent storms.
          their respective platforms to raise awareness of     preserves culture and traditions, and leads to enabling           to be a part of this collective call to action dedicated   But the people of the region are also the ones that
          this historic conservation effort with the campaign   empowerment of the community to provide local means              to preserving the rich natural heritage we have been   have the answers to these great challenges. The Great
          #ManifestTheChange.                                  of income. Support of this programme also further                 blessed with.”                                       People’s Forest is their response to this crisis and we
                                                               deepens the Royals connection to the North East after                                                                  are grateful to the Rajasthan Royals for their support for
          India and Rajasthan Royals spinner Ravichandran      they announced the Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati, as                Saurav Malhotra, CEO of the Balipara Foundation, said,   this historic effort.”
          Ashwin shared his personal message of support with   their second home, and hosted the region’s first ever             “India’s G20 Presidency has encouraged us to design
          the Planet India campaign, highlighting this partnership   IPL games there earlier this year.                          this ambitious, creative initiative and we hope to better
          as one of the climate positive stories across India.                                                                   the lives of the billion people who rely on the land and
          He said: “A sustainable tomorrow starts with taking   Jake Lush McCrum, Chief Executive Officer, Rajasthan             water of this beautiful region. We are hugely grateful
          small but impactful steps today, and hence, by joining   Royals said, “As a franchise, we have championed              for the support of the Rajasthan Royals who will help
          hands with The Great People’s Forest and Planet      environmental causes over the years through our                   raise global awareness of this historic effort.”
          India initiatives, Rajasthan Royals are on a mission to   Foundation and now we are delighted to take our
          #ManifestTheChange that is needed to keep our planet   commitment to sustainability to the next level by               Jason Knauf, Global Leadership Fellow, Conservation
          not out.”                                            supporting ‘The Great People’s Forest of the Eastern              International, said, “The people of the Eastern
                                                               Himalayas’. Our aim is to create a legacy of positive             Himalayas are some of the most climate vulnerable on
          The Royal Rajasthan Foundation is committed to       impact through our campaign, #ManifestTheChange,                  our planet, threatened by melting glaciers, rising sea


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