Contribute for Conservation
“A study says that the stuff we consume is responsible for up to 60 percent of global greenhouse emissions and between 50 – 80 percent of total land, material and water use !”
Isn’t it a staggering figure? Such a scenario today calls for a thorough understanding of man-nature relationship and a proactive contribution for nature conservation. Action oriented programs are needed at individual, society and policy level.
Read more to understand what you can do to make a change !
A Step for Sustainable Lifestyle
Nature conservation is more than just planting trees or knowing wildlife. Conservation should start at home, at city level. Smallest action a common man does in a city is connected to a larger circle around the city. Urban lifestyle matters a lot for nature conservation !
Let’s be a conscientious consumer first ! Our choices can shape a healthy surrounding.
Here are few positive actions that everybody can start,
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Chemical free living | Avoid use of chemicals at home for cleaning, beauty products. For more details on toxin free living, visit Jeevitnadi or Refer to our Detox Guide for knowing healthy lifestyle options !
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Prefer organic | Healthy for human life & also for the surrounding. Stop indirect usage of chemicals in the form of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, etc.
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Grow your own food in a balcony or a terrace | Enables fresh, organic produce with no transport pollution.
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Reduce use | Say NO to products that are made of plastic, thermocol, and other synthetic materials.
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Prefer local | Use of local & less processed products.
Involvement in Drives
Moreover, some urbanites may wish to contribute in some other way for conservation. Living in urban centers puts lot of pressure on rural areas. For drawing water, electricity, construction material, and many more, city dwellers keep on extracting. Few sensitive minds wish to repay this destruction with their actions. Here are few ways in which people can contribute with their interest, knowledge, & resources in hand.
Collective restoration | Conserve & restore the land parcels for nature that have been bought in groups of friends and relatives.
Private sanctuary by Urban community | Rahal for the forests | A positive step initiated by oikos to create an opportunity for contributing towards land restoration. Write to us for knowing more details.
Volunteer | Take part in conservation initiatives by groups or organizations working at grass root level, like Adhiwas Foundation, Ecological Society, Jeevitnadi, Jeevidha
Donations | Do check activities of Adhiwas Foundation if you wish to donate. To donate in kind, please contact: adhiwas.foundation@gmail.com
CSR funding | If you are a part of corporate sector, then try to join in CSR core and initiate positive funding options for nature conservation in some way.