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WWF-India’s Cities for Forests is a national level campaign focusing on raising awareness about the intrinsic link between forests and human well-being amongst the youth. |
WWF-India will organize events across the country where some of the best and most creatively depicted experiences will be presented to key decision makers, local politicians, experts, and advisors of your city’s government, to build positive political pressure towards the need to protect forests around urban spaces. You can become the Forest Champions of your city and contribute towards the sustained survival of your city’s forest! This small effort made by you can be the first step towards greater change. |
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You can participate in this campaign as an individual or as a group. It is open to all nature lovers, environment and wildlife enthusiasts, and youth across the country. It’s time you give back to the forest that has been supporting your daily needs. So grab your camera and field gear, and set out to discover your city’s forest! Share the experience and findings of your visit with us before 15th September! Here’s how you can get started: Take a closer look at your surroundings and notice the various forest resources used by your city and you everyday.
Find out which forest around your city supports the requirement of these natural resources.
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As part of the campaign, you can also take up other activities that benefit the environment and forests, and tell us about it. Here are some ideas to get you started: You can select open green spaces in your neighbourhood. Understand the challenges being posed to such depleting natural environments and present a strategy for their conservation. You can also go a step further and restore such areas as a long term project.
Take on the task of cataloguing the landmark trees in your city, those that have a special significance to people. Find out the oldest tree, or the biggest, or one which has the most historical, religious or cultural significance. Seek information and research on its background, and upload the pictures and report on wwf.citiesforforests.in Tag your tree and help develop a fascinating record of the trees of India
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WWF-India will organize events in your city during the Wildlife Week, inviting key decision makers, local politicians, environment journalists, and present some of the best findings, urging them to take action to protect your city’s forests and shift towards good environmental governance.
Share your ideas here about how you can save your city's forests, and pledge to act up on them! Inspire others through your actions and suggestions, and contribute towards the sustained survival of forests.
Most Indian cities have forest areas within their city limits or around? Here's a list of some forests around Indian cities to get you started.
Shimla
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Vadodara
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Chennai
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Delhi
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Darjeeling
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Kolkata
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Jammu
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September 24th, 2011
I VISITED THE NEARBY FOREST.....AND HOW COOL IT WAS .HUMANS ARE TORTURING EARTH AND THEY WILL BE TORTURED WHEN EARTH BLASTS...I AM DOING MY BIT BY NOT USING POLY BAGS...PLANTING TREES ETC. AND YOU SHOULD ALSO DO
September 23rd, 2011
in present scenario development is also necessary which means more cutting of trees and destroying of natural belt but in this case one should come up with options rather to cry for same . we should be committed towards nature and there should be a law to plant trees in Ratio of 3:1 means cutting 1 tree one will plant 3 trees in compensation and the trees planted should be local and which requires less amount of water so that it will not only gives shade as well as save water . This should be made mandatory in case of urban development as development is also necessary and one cannot stop development but can little help to compensate natural beauty
September 17th, 2011
I totally understand the need to make people realise that more people, more malls, more corporate offices, more rich chemical and food processing companies and more vehicles could only lead to fewer forests, more heat, more pollution, more chemical effluents, more artificial food products, etc.
September 15th, 2011
tree are important for humans because it provide rains for our earth and also gives so many things to us.
September 15th, 2011
Trees are not only important to nature but to the life of man himself. What can be done is his effort to grow trees. Not only destroy them.
September 12th, 2011
Trees are man kind's lifeline. The urgent today is to save forests from exinction.
September 11th, 2011
we should take care of all the trees in and around us and see to it that they come to no harm
September 11th, 2011
I feel that the imperative task we should take up is to prevent deforestation, increasing the forest cover on the other hand can be viewed as a secondary task which would be easier to achieve as a result of the proper implementation of the first one.
September 7th, 2011
This site is like a calsrsoom, except I don't hate it. lol
September 7th, 2011
Yo, good loikon out! Gonna make it work now.