Forests are the lungs of the mother Earth. Not only do they purify the air we breathe, forests store carbon, help in maintaining global climate as well as the most unique plant and animal spices and support a diversity of life forms.
LOSS ! LOSS! LOSS!
* Hundreds of acres of forests are being cleared and burned.
* Water resources are drying up and tons of soil is lost due to erosion.
* Flash floods and landslides are causing loss of life.
There is no more time to waste as time is fast running out.
The time to act is now – much like DO or DIE situation.
Go ahead and plant trees (life-givers and savers) !!
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DO YOU KNOW??
* It is believed that an area of forest 4 times the size of Swiss disappears every year.
* Earlier in the last century there were about 50000 tigers in mother India, but there are now
less than 2000!(similar disappointing numbers for other animal species)
* 40% of the land on mother Earth was covered with forest last century... now it is less than
30% and decreasing fast.
* Forest lands in developing countries have declined to half the original.
* In Srilanka the elephant population has been reduced to zero.
* Deforestation causes 20% of all carbon pollution causing global climate change.
* Almost 50% of the logging in forests is illegal.
* A minimum of 140 plant and animal species are condemned to extinction each day.
* About 30 million acres of forests are cleared globally every year!.
* For every plant species that becomes extinct unto 30 dependent animals and insects die.
* A 50 year old tree generates oxygen, shelter for birds and animals worth a billion $ over its life time.
* 50% of wood cut worldwide that is made into paper products.
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Prayers are not enough!!
Everyone of us should do something to control the loss of green-life; And hence, our lives.
Jai Green!
Jai Forests!!
Jai mother Earth!!!
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