We Speak for the Trees

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We Speak for the Trees
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• Deforestation
• With each passing day, Bangalore is becoming more
  and more grey
• The charming greenery of the city now faces a
  bleak future.
• The city is losing its green cover with at least
  a dozen trees perishing with each passing day
  after being chopped
• As part of rapid urbanisation, unhindered
  construction activities on encroached lung spaces
  mocks the significance of the existing law
  protecting the green cover of the city, sounding
  death knell for these life saviours.
• When considering a global climatic change, the
  destruction of plants through cutting and
  burning could raise atmospheric carbon dioxide
  levels above expectations. Because of direct
  competition, the aspiration levels in urban areas
  are very high, and this has an indirect effect on
  the environment, causing more industrialisation,
  and greater pollution.
• There is an urgent need for an action plan to
  save the vanishing greens or else the city
  habitants will have to carry oxygen cylinders

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Benefits of planting trees

• They help stop global warming by reducing
  greenhouse gases
• They reduce soil erosion and water pollution
• They provide habitat for wildlife
• They improve human health by producing oxygen and
  improving air quality
• Facts about the benefits provided by planting one
  tree
• Absorbs over a ton of harmful greenhouse gases
  over its lifetime
• Produces enough oxygen for four people every day
• Provides the equivalent cooling effect of ten
  room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a
  day

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Think about it

• How can I prevent deforestation in my locality?

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Your mission

• To analyse causes for changes in environment
• Find solution to reduce the effects of
  deforestation
• Develop plan of action
• Create awareness to local people on the
  importance of planting trees
• Persuade residents and rope in their support to
  combat deforestation and plant trees

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Your Role

• You will be working as Environmentalists

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How do you go about?

• Collect the database of number of trees cut from
  Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
• Interview and collect data
• Analyse reasons for changes in the environment
• Research on Internet referring to the list of
  websites to gather information on deforestation
  and strategies adopted by other countries to
  combat the problem
• Suggest strategies and find solution to the local
  problem
• Share your ideas on a blog

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How do you go about? Contd

• Develop plan of action to address deforestation
  problem
• Organise an awareness rally to create awareness
  to local people on the importance of
  deforestation and the need to plant trees
• Persuade local audience and rope in their support
  to combat the problem

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While conducting survey, keep in mind

• To meet the respondents in their convenient time
• To be polite while asking questions
• To ask respondents to give unbiased opinion as
  their identity will not be disclosed
• To personally administer the data collection
  process
• To check whether all the questions are answered
  in the questionnaire

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Get support from

• List of websites and reference books
• Questionnaire
• List of Websites
• Organiser Chart
• Rubrics
• Multimedia Presentation Rubric
• Brochure rubric

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You will be expected to

• Prepare a presentation
• To share your ideas with the community.
• Give out Brochures
• To gather people for awareness creation .
• Blog your ideas
• To share strategies to reduce the effects of
  deforestation and to mobilise support for the
  activities of the club

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Remember

• Work as a team, not in isolation
• Dont forget to play the roles assigned
• Give credit to the websites / authors

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References

• Microsoft Clip Art
• http//i.pbase.com/u18/cartmg91/upload/15505228.Go
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