Climate
Building resilience where people learn, work, live and depend on healthy ecosystems.
Science / Policy / People / Action
Transforming campuses and communities for a sustainable future.
APSCC is a research-based, not-for-profit organization connecting ecological knowledge, public policy and grassroots practice.
Global recognition
& engagement
& engagement
UN ECOSOCSpecial Consultative Status
UNEPAccredited organization
UNEAObserver engagement
IPBESTask-force engagement
UN DecadeCities & Youth focal point
The challenge
One planet. Three interlocking crises.
Climate change, nature loss, and pollution and waste are inseparable. Solutions must be, too.
Biodiversity
Protecting species, habitats, soil and water systems that sustain life and livelihoods.
Pollution & waste
Advancing prevention, circularity and practical systems that keep materials in use.
Who we are
A bridge between global commitments and local action.
From Puducherry, India, APSCC brings research, collaboration and participation together to help campuses and communities become engines of sustainability.
Discover APSCC →ICCARP
Six nature-positive programmes, connected by one resilient future.
Green Campuses
Helping universities and higher-education institutions embed sustainability in everyday systems and learning.
↗Lab-to-Land
Education and action research that moves evidence from institutions into communities.
↗Regenerative Agriculture
Supporting soil, farming and animal-care practices designed for long-term ecological health.
↗Fauna of Concern
Conservation action for wildlife and the habitats on which vulnerable species depend.
↗Wetlands & Aquifers
Cooperation for the restoration and stewardship of vital freshwater ecosystems.
↗Industrial Symbiosis
Revitalising village industries and green skills through circular, locally grounded solutions.
↗Flagship campaign
Green Campuses
for Green Cities.
A national-level initiative for universities and higher educational institutions, advancing campus sustainability as a catalyst for healthier, more resilient cities.
A UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration — Cities & Youth challenge.
GCGC
From policy to practice
Designed for the real work of change.
Protocols with a practical life.
Green Protocols, sustainability capacity-building and climate vulnerability assessments make strong commitments usable in educational institutions, industries, residences and wetlands.
Systems that meet communities where they are.
From Biodiversity Management Committees and plastic-free school campuses to technical support for sustainable waste management, APSCC works with local partners to turn intent into action.
Science, policy & global engagement
A local mandate with a global perspective.
As a lead organization for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Cities & Youth Challenge, APSCC runs three flagship global engagement programmes:
Global engagement programmes
Explore our restoration initiatives.
Impact in action
Evidence of change should be as durable as the work.
Since 2011, APSCC has grown from a Puducherry-rooted initiative into a UNEA-accredited organization with UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status — leading the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Cities & Youth Challenge and partnering with 15+ UN and global institutions.
Making sustainability part of the institution.
Pathways for learning, operations, participation and accountability to move together.
Working with people closest to the challenge.
Co-created approaches that recognize local knowledge and strengthen collective capacity.
Connecting restoration to daily decisions.
Action across soil, water, biodiversity, climate resilience and material flows.
From the Green Campuses for Green Cities campaign to coastal clean-ups, wetland protocols and the Biodiversity Management Committee programme — explore the full record on Our Work.
Knowledge hub
Ideas made useful.
Featured research
Higher Education & SDG 15: Life on Land
APSCC-edited volume positioning universities as catalysts for land restoration and biodiversity.
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Featured news
Campaign envisaging green campuses across 1,000 cities by 2030
The Hindu covers the launch of the Green Campuses for Green Cities campaign led by APSCC.
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Recent activities
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What could we make possible together?
We work with governments, learning institutions, funders, businesses, researchers and communities ready to make sustainability practical, credible and lasting.