Dear Friends,
This month, we shall talk about Land and Water Use Change. The key word is ‘Change’. Mother Earth has bestowed land and water resources for all life on earth, but we human beings, with the aid of mechanical power made available to us by technology, have brought in huge changes in using these two resources for our own needs. During the past 150 years, humanity has converted approximately 40% of forest cover primarily into agriculture and urban areas. Scientific evidence shows that ‘forest systems regulate fresh water formation, flows of different nutrients, and provide habitats for biodiversity’.