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After reading the interview ofWangari Maathai, you are inspired and motivated to do a summer training under her at one of the Research Stations. Write an email to Wangari Maathai. In your mail describe Wangari’s influence on you and your desire to work under her and why you should be given a chance to work under her.
Solution
Date: 24 October, 20 - -
From: [email protected]
[email protected]
Subject : Summer Training at a Research Station
Dear Ms Maathai
I am pleased to introduce myself as a great fan of yours. I have read your interview to NHK Radio, Japan and feel greatly inspired. I feel motivated to do a summer training under you at one of the Research Stations
I am a nature lover and feel greatly pained at the denudation and deforestation almost everywhere. It pains me much to see trees being cut for widening of the roads. It is shocking to see that fertile land is being taken over for commercial purposes. Forests and flora and fauna are disappearing causing weather
changes. drop in rainfall and depletion in the ground water table. Wetlands and other water bodies are drying up. I fear for the coming of desertification in areas where there used to be lush green forests once. Not many water harvesting efforts are taken in hands. As a consequence. global warming is showing its painful face. If this goes on. we may soon face the pricking of famines. droughts etc. Food , fodder, fuel , timber wood etc. would not be in plenty. It will result in various problems that might threaten the human life.
I have a keen desire to work under you and to learn how we can rehabilitate the forests and bring back the biodiversity . I personally feel that the scene which you saw before starting your Movement is available here If we do not take any action, the situation may worsen more . Precisely speaking , I find the force of your movement most appropriate in whatever I wish to do to rehabilitate our environment.
Thanking you
Regards : Yours sincerely
Praveen
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