21st March - World Forest Day

మేలుకుంటే కోలుకుంటాం  

A DISCUSSION ON FOREST DAY

to know our role in protecting Forests

  

Each year more than 13 million hectares (32 million acres) of forests are lost, an area roughly the size of England. As go the forests so goes the plant and animal species they embrace – 80% of all terrestrial biodiversity. Most importantly, forests play a crucial role in  Climate Change including Global Warming: deforestation causes 12-18 percent of the world's carbon emissions – almost equal to all the CO2 from the global transport sector. 

Equally crucial, healthy forests are one of the world's primary 'Carbon Sinks'.
It is not too late to reverse this destructive trend if we act now. Forests still cover more than 30% of all the world's land and contain more than 60,000 tree species, many still undiscovered. The forests support the livelihoods of 1.6 billion of the world's poorest people by providing food, fiber, water and medicines, as well as regulating environments. Those supported include indigenous peoples with unique and precious cultures.

Acts of Human causing Deforestation

Immediate Causes:

• Logging 
• Agricuture- Cash crops & Cattle ragging 
• Fuel wood 
• Large Dams 
• Mining and Industries 
• Tourism

Our Lifestyle creates Demand for the above activities. Change in ourselves is otherwise Change in demand for the above and Ultimately.....FOREST PROTECTION

SIMPLE LIVING GREEN THINKING

 
Underlying Cause:

• Development and Over Consumption
• Over Population

BE A PART OF THE MOMENT MY DEAR FREINDS. BE A CHANGE. BE A PROTECTOR OF....

 OUR CARBON SINK, A LIFE CREATOR, A HOUSE OF BIO DIVERSITY......ITS.... 

THE FOREST