A dimension within Combating Deforestation
This theme addresses the impacts of deforestation and the importance of tree planting, wildlife, and biodiversity for environmental protection.
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Currently, we are seeing that trees, animals, and herbs in the forest are going to be damaged.
— Premsila Naik
Currently, we are seeing that trees, animals, and herbs in the forest are being destroyed.
— MUKTA THAKUR · Kalahandi, Odisha
To save the environment, more trees and plants should be planted. But nowadays people are not planting them. They are only cutting them down. Everything is slowly getting destroyed.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Durusai, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
To save the environment, trees should not be cut, but they are still being cut. Additionally, cleanliness is not being maintained, which is also causing the environment to deteriorate.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Durusai, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Currently, we are seeing trees, animals, and herbs in the forest being harmed.
— Premsila Naik
Forest trees affect us. The environment is the right field.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Wild trees affect us. The environment is the right area.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
It seems that in a few years, the government will destroy the entire forest, and it feels as if the indigenous people have taken it upon themselves to save the environment.
— Kachala Choudhary
I see a lot of I see a lot of trees being cut down in the name of development and I think it is important to share and spread awareness about the importance of environment and how they are linked to our
— sophia akoijam · Imphal, Imphal West, Manipur
Depletion of natural resources, trees are being cut down, ponds are getting filled up, the balance of nature is deteriorating.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
The forest is depleting
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
This is human-induced devastation. By cutting down forests, many creatures, plants, medicinal herbs, animals, and birds are being harmed.
— Padmini Bhoi
We should protect our forests. Many living beings and animals live there. Trees have started to be cut down, so they should be saved.
— Mohan AHARI · Patiya, Udaipur, Rajasthan
The government has encroached upon our forests and destroyed the trees and plants.
— Kachala Choudhary
We should plant trees because we get very beautiful pollution from plants. Now we plant trees and then cut them.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Lots of trees are being cut down in the name of development and our forests are disappearing. If we do not spread awareness of sustainable development, then we will lose our forests and we will also lose our lungs.
— sophia akoijam · Imphal, Imphal West, Manipur
What kind of change or harm is happening to the forest? Ans: Trees and plants will be destroyed, animals and birds will disappear.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Due to the cutting of trees and plants in the village, various herbs and food items are becoming extinct. We can protect them.
— Mohan AHARI · Sarera, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Significant changes or losses are occurring in forests, such as trees and plants being cut down excessively, herbs disappearing, animals becoming extinct, and insects migrating from one place to another.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Herbs/animals in the forest are undergoing changes or damage.
— AbhiLL Ipsa
We have seen many changes in the forest nowadays, such as trees and plants being cut down, the forest being deforested, herbs disappearing, animals and birds going extinct, and the water level depleting.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our tribal brothers protect trees and plants to save the environment, but it was exploited by the government.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In today's era, forests are undergoing many kinds of changes and losses, such as trees being cut, herbs disappearing, animals becoming extinct, people migrating from one place to another, and insects.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We have seen the damage happening in the forest, impacting all its animals, birds, trees, and plants.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ammatola, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In today's time, many changes are happening in the forests. Trees are being cut, medicinal plants are disappearing, animals are becoming extinct, and migration is happening very rapidly.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We should protect forest trees for a pure environment.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Long live rural discussions. The forests that are present in our lives are depleting. We need to plant more trees, otherwise society will be destroyed.
— Jadumani Nial · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
Observe the changes or damages occurring in the forest. Our wild animals are dying due to destructive felling, and this is causing great loss.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Change or damage is happening, all the forest trees and creepers are getting destroyed, animals and birds have disappeared.
— Niranjan Bisi · Boudh, Odisha
Forests are disappearing, livelihoods are being destroyed. Forests are also getting depleted, herbs are disappearing. It's not like it used to be.
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Large trees have been cut down, due to which it is becoming difficult to find forest vegetables and herbs.
— Kachala Choudhary
Forest land has been lost.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest land has been lost.
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our Similipal forest is getting destroyed day by day, so the government needs to pay attention to it.
— Arati Khandapatra
Our medicinal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and trees are depleting from the forests.
— Kachala Choudhary
If we don't take care, the forest will be destroyed.
— Chanda
Environmental awareness among people is very low, cutting trees, throwing plastic, and open burning are common.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI
We went and within 20 years the forest trees will be cut very rapidly, due to which we will suffer losses and wild animals will also not be there at this time.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Due to negligence in environmental protection, trees are being cut, ponds are drying up, but no one is thinking about saving them.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
We have a very big problem in our district, where forests have been cut down and the environment has been destroyed. We request the government to protect it.
— Suresh Miniaka
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