We are the part of solution!

Yesterday we lost a great environmentalist Sunderlal bahuguna who is known as the father of Chipko movement. He always said, "Ecology is a permanent economy" . In the memory of the great soul we are at the verge of celebrating one more international biodiversity day.

Can we imagine our earth without animals, plants and other organisms? 

Definitely no! I can not imagine a world without them. There is nothing more important than air, water, soil and biodiversity.

BIODIVERSITY! 

Biodiversity makes up all living organisms including plants, animals and  microorganisms. In biodiversity, each species, no matter small or big, has an important role to play in ecosystem. 

The importance of biodiversity is unimaginable. It provides all natural services. It is the reason for the continuity of the earth and the balance of ecosystem. This is the thing that is keeping us alive. Biodiversity provides a wonder of how things are amazingly beautiful, inspiring and diverse in nature. But this biodiversity, which is a result of over 3.5 billion years of evolution, is now danger. 

And definitely, we, humans, are responsible for this. In the present era, human beings are the most dangerous cause of loss of earth's biodiversity. It is said that around 30% of all species on the earth will be extinct by 2050. And this is not ok! Even if a small element of an ecosystem breaks down, the whole system's balance is threatened. Biodiversity is priceless. It cannot be maintained by keeping few species in zoos or by conserving them in national parks. It is together that we will be able to save our biodiversity.

The theme of this year's biodiversity day says "We are the part of solution #fornature". It is the continuation of last year's theme, "Our solutions are in nature". Though many scientists and environmentalists are trying hard to save our biodiversity, they are failing. None of us can act alone. We all are the part of biodiversity and it is our responsibility to save and preserve it. 

All it needs is to be left alone. Let us all try our best to save our biodiversity. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY!

Corona - Vaccine for mother earth!

So I am back after an year maybe. In this one year, lot of things has changed. Life isn't the same as it was before. Many have lost their loved ones and many are still suffering. There's a lot of negativity around us. Right now it is very important for us to stay strong and stay positive. So can't we just look at the positive side? Ofcourse corona has made a big negative impact on the world. But this crisis has brought a positive impact on the earth's environment.

Due to this pandemic, daily life of the world was put to halt. Looks like earth has taken advantage of this situation. Due to the lockdown imposed all over the world, all types of social, economical industrial activities were shut down. As a result of this, the air quality, water purity has improved. Less noise pollution, undisturbed and calm wildlife! 

It is said that 7 million people in the world die because of air pollution every year and 12.5% of all deaths in India are due to air pollution. The Major impact of this lockdown was on the air quality. Not only the air quality, but also water quality is also improving. If the water quality is improving, it directly benefits the aquatic life. Clean water bodies help in maintaining the biodiversity. 

Reports also say that there is 50% reduction in sewage, noise pollution has decreased upto 35%, pH of rivers has increased by 7.9%. As the wildlife remains undisturbed, animals are in their natural habitats and we can see no wild animals in the urban area. 

By this we can say that earth is healing itself. To earth, corona is acting as a vaccine and us humans are definitely the virus. This pandemic gives us hope that a better and healthy earth is possible. Protecting our earth is in our hands. And we have to do is learn to live with the minimum. Use vehicles only if it necessary, not to travel unnecessarily, use eco-friendly products, growing more plants and trees, avoiding deforestation, treatment of sewage, following social distancing and restricted human interaction with other people as well as with the nature can be a blessing for the environment. So, on this mother's day, let us protect our mother earth by just continuing what we are doing now!

-Vidhisha Gauthami G P