Dear Friends,
Namaskaram.
5th June is celebrated as World Environment Day. This year the focus is on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future.
According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affecting half of the world’s population. The number and duration of droughts have increased by 29 per cent since 2000 – without urgent action, droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050.
We at Green Rameswaram are trying our best to reduce the soil degradation by planting trees every month in some or the other areas of Rameswaram.
This month’s newsletter has the following highlights:
- Dr.Sanjay Banerji started a new blog on “Sustainable Living”
- Shri.Rangarajan continues to translate a few shlokas from the rare book on Ramanathaswami Temple
- Usual work carried out by Hand in Hand Inclusive Development Services in “Solid waste management”
- Dr. A.Abirami, Programme Officer of the C.P.R. Environmental Educational Center, Chennai writes on the herbal plant – Kandankathiri (Kantkari)
- In Social capital – Teertha Poojas, International Yoga day and Environment day celebrations, Cleaning campaigns, Miyawaki Forest plantation, Green transport, Webinars and finally newsletter by the students and for the students of Rameswaram.
With best wishes,
Editorial Team
Green Rameswaram Project
Mahabeer Dharmasala
Rameswaram – 623526
Tamilnadu.
Ph: 04573 – 222296(office)
E-mail: greenrameswaram@gmail.com
Web: www.greenrameswaram.org