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BE ECO-POSITIVE– an initiative by TERI
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Are you too sleeping over environmental issues ?
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Are you eco-friendly ?•What is your daily average water consumption ?
•Do you conserve paper in your own little ways?
•Do you still use plastic bags?
•How many trees have you planted so far?
•How do you come to school?
•Is your vehicle running on CNG ?
•Do you use LED / CFL lamps at Home / office ?
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IN THE LAST 50 YEARS ALONE, MAN HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE NATURE IN A BLIND RACE
TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SUPERMACY .
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Deforestation
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GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT A MYTH.
Now melted
Ice cover
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PLASTIC A MENACE - CHOKING LIFE !
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CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS PICTURE ?
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If all this continues …What could happen is beyond our
imagination .
Let’s take a look…..at a letter from the year 2070.
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LETTER FROM THE YEAR 2070
LETTER FROM THE YEAR 2070
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Article published in the magazine "Crónicas de los Tiempos“, in
April 2002.
Article published in the magazine "Crónicas de los Tiempos“, in
April 2002.
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This is the year 2070
I have just turned 50, but I my appearance is of somebody of 85.
I suffer from serious kidney
problems, because I do not drink enough water.
I'm afraid I do not have much time left to live.
I am one of the oldest people in this society.
This is the year 2070
I have just turned 50, but I my appearance is of somebody of 85.
I suffer from serious kidney
problems, because I do not drink enough water.
I'm afraid I do not have much time left to live.
I am one of the oldest people in this society.
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I remember when I was a child of 5. I remember when I was a child of 5.
There were lots of trees in the parks, houses with beautiful gardens, and I could enjoy having a shower .
There were lots of trees in the parks, houses with beautiful gardens, and I could enjoy having a shower .
Everything was very different then. Everything was very different then.
Nowadays we use towels with mineral oil to clean our skin. Nowadays we use towels with mineral oil to clean our skin.
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Before, women had beautiful hair.
Before, women had beautiful hair.
Then, my father washed his car with water.
Now, my son does not believe that water could be wasted that way.
Then, my father washed his car with water.
Now, my son does not believe that water could be wasted that way.
Now, we have to shave our heads to keep them clean
without the use of water.
Now, we have to shave our heads to keep them clean
without the use of water.
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I remember there were SAVE WATER
warnings on outside posters, radio and TV, but nobody
paid attention. We thought that water
was to last forever.
I remember there were SAVE WATER
warnings on outside posters, radio and TV, but nobody
paid attention. We thought that water
was to last forever.
Now, all the rivers, lakes, dams and underground water beds are
either dry or contaminated.
Now, all the rivers, lakes, dams and underground water beds are
either dry or contaminated.
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Assaults at gun point on the streets for a can of water are very common.
Assaults at gun point on the streets for a can of water are very common.
Food is 80% synthetic. Food is 80% synthetic.
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Before, the recommended quantity of water to drink for an adult was 8 glasses a day.
Nowadays, I am only allowed half a glass.
Before, the recommended quantity of water to drink for an adult was 8 glasses a day.
Nowadays, I am only allowed half a glass.
We now have to wear disposable clothing.
We now have to wear disposable clothing.
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The outside appearance of the population is horrible: wrinkled, emaciated bodies, due to dehydration, full of sores caused by
ultraviolet radiations. Skin cancer, gastrointestinal infections
are the main causes of death.
The outside appearance of the population is horrible: wrinkled, emaciated bodies, due to dehydration, full of sores caused by
ultraviolet radiations. Skin cancer, gastrointestinal infections
are the main causes of death.
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Due to the excessive drying of the skin young people of 20 look like 40.
Due to the excessive drying of the skin young people of 20 look like 40.
Scientists investigate, but there's no solution to the problem.
Scientists investigate, but there's no solution to the problem.
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The morphology of spermatozoa in many men has changed.The morphology of spermatozoa in many men has changed.
As a consequence, babies are born with deficiencies, mutations and physical
deformities.
As a consequence, babies are born with deficiencies, mutations and physical
deformities.
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Government makes us pay for the air we breathe.Government makes us pay for the air we breathe.
The average life expectancy is 35 years.The average life expectancy is 35 years.
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In some countries, where there are still some green zones crossed by rivers, these are guarded by heavy armed soldiers.
In some countries, where there are still some green zones crossed by rivers, these are guarded by heavy armed soldiers.
Water became a very coveted treasure, more
precious than gold and diamonds.
Water became a very coveted treasure, more
precious than gold and diamonds.
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Where I live, there are no trees, because it seldom rains. When it happens to register some precipitation, it is of acid rain.
Where I live, there are no trees, because it seldom rains. When it happens to register some precipitation, it is of acid rain.
We were warned to look after the environment, but nobody cared.We were warned to look after the environment, but nobody cared.
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When my son asks me to talk about my youth, I tell him about the green fields, the beauty of the flowers, the rain, to drink all the water
we could, and how healthy people were.
When my son asks me to talk about my youth, I tell him about the green fields, the beauty of the flowers, the rain, to drink all the water
we could, and how healthy people were.
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Then, I feel a lump in my throat! Then, I feel a lump in my throat!
He asks: Why there is no water? He asks: Why there is no water?
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I cannot help feeling guilty, because
I belong to the generation who contributed to the destruction of the environment or simply did
not take into account all the warning signs.
I cannot help feeling guilty, because
I belong to the generation who contributed to the destruction of the environment or simply did
not take into account all the warning signs.
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Now our children pay a very high price!
Now our children pay a very high price!
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How I would like to go back and make mankind understand… How I would like to go back and make mankind understand…
...that we still had time to save our Planet Earth.
...that we still had time to save our Planet Earth.
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This show was made by avery talented person, named
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
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Don’t be scared
Little initiatives taken by all of us will help in saving nature and will ensure a better survival for us and our future generations.
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Things we can do to help:
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Conserve Energy1. Switch off the lights / fans when not in use2. Change the lighting system at home3. Use some ancient ways to keep ambient
conditions in summers / winters : Like – paint the roof with slaked lime,place inverted pots on the roof,use slightly tinted glasses on the windows ,grow creepers on the wall which directly faces the sun for most of the time during the day.
4. Walk or cycle for short distances5. Immediately convert petrol run vehicles to
CNG6. Car pool with colleagues / friends7. Use solar devices wherever possible (- Heaters
,lighting systems )
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Conserve Water1. Use buckets for bathing instead of showers2. Keep the taps closed while brushing or
shaving3. Do not throw away water after washing
clothes or vegetables – reuse for mopping ,flushing or watering plants
4. Repair leakages quickly5. We must not pollute water – do not throw
waste / religious idols , flowers etc in water bodies.
6. Use double flush systems in toilets – has a bigger and a smaller tank to be used as per requirement
7. Use low flow water fixtures at home8. Rain Water Harvesting systems must be
installed in societies / by Resident Welfare Association’s of your area
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Reduce waste• Follow the concept of 5 R’s – review,reduce
, reuse , recycle and refuse. • Make compost pits • Replace plastic / paper bags with jute or
cloth bags• Share magazines and books • Use both sides of the paper• Return junk mails and avoid unnecessary
chatting on net• Sell the waste to the kabadi wala’s – They
sell the items to the recycling industries
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Conserve Nature , Conserve Life • Scientists world wide have given only five – six years to
act and to act really fast or irreversible damage will be caused which will begin a spiral of catastrophic events and natural calamities leading to the end of human civilization from the face of planet earth
• Remember –Nature can survive without man but man cannot survive without nature.
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IT IS NEVER TOO LITTLE OR TOO LATE.
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IF NOT WE, THEN WHO ?IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN ?
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URBAN SCHOOLS SANITATION INITIATIVE
- by CBSE
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VISION FOR TOMORROW
• Generating awareness.• Promoting
mechanisms for better sanitation .
• Developing National level communication strategies.
• Schools as eco-sensitive hubs.
• Capacity building and training for all.
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PRINCIPLES
• COLLECT• CONFINE• DISPOSAL• PROCESS CENTRED
APPROACH• O and M]
“WASTE IS WEALTH IF WE RECYCLE IT”
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ECO-CLUBS AS ECO HUBS
LAND AIR
WATER
WASTE
ENERGY
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A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT STARTS WITH YOU
• 5 R’s
• REUSE • RECYCLE • REDUCE• REFUSE• REVIEW
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The battle of sanitation has to be fought in the
minds of people
EVERY LITTLE STEP COUNTS