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Question
Identify an area in India that needs efforts on a war footing to conserve the bio system. On the model of Wangari Maathai’s efforts, prepare in groups a power point presentation covering the environmental problem, causes, effects and solutions. Each student in the group should present a part of the presentation.
Solution
Classroom activity. Students to prepare in groups a power point presentation covering the environmental problem, causes, effects and solution. The following information shall help them a lot in this effort
Area identified that needs efforts to conserve the biosystem
• Area between Dehradun and Mussourie in Uttranchal
• Environmental problem : • forests disappearing, flora and fauna vanishing
( causes, effect-with • stone crushers causing damage to biodiversity
power points) • construction activity going on-damaging to the
• Solutions landscape
• rain/weather pattern changing- rains getting scanty
• climate change
• aesthetic beauty gone
• destruction of forests as water towers
• planting more and more trees
• construction activities to be restricted
• preserving flora and fauna
• aerial sprinkling of seeds among the hills
• involving the people to preserve ecosystem and biodiversity
intact
• restoring the vegetation over the area
• rehabilitating the forests
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