Facts about Conservation .

Conservation is the action taken to preserve and protect the environment from pollution, over exploitation and other harmful features of human activity.

Try to answer these following questions:

• A thin layer of a gas in the upper atmosphere shields the earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. This gas is -------
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  Some synthetic gases have been partly responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. They are called-----------------
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  Increased quantities of gases in the air such as carbon dioxide trap the heat from the sun. this causes a gradual rise in the atmospheric temperature. This phenomenon is known as the .........
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  Rain that has been polluted by harmful gases like sulphur dioxide is harmful to the environment. This type of rain is called---------
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  The gradual rise in the earth’s temperature due to high level of gases in the atmosphere is called-------
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  The United Nations launched a programme for international cooperation in environmental conservation. It is called the-------
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  Some objects like plastics do not break down naturally and return to the soil. They cause soil and air pollution. Such things are know by the term
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  In 1992, a conference was held in Rio de Janeiro. Representatives of governments discussed what should be done to save the planet. The name of this conference was--------
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  A project was started by Veer Bhadra Mishra to clean the polluted rivers of india. The name of this project is ------------
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  In the 1970s, the people of Uttarakhand carried out a unique movement to protect the Himalayan forests. They hugged the trees to save them from being felled. This movement was called the ---------

Water ! Water ! Water

Water is the primary building block of life. Without water there is no life, yet water has the power  to destroy as well as create. Global Warming is all set to disturb Water on earth - melting icecaps and melting mountain glaciers, rising sea levels, changing weather patterns, drinking water, crops & irrigation, water for industries and so on.Now, Fresh Water Crisis seems to be looming large over the humanity. By mid-century, as much as three-quarters of the earth's population could face scarcity of fresh water.Apart from population increase, climate change is exacerbating aridity and reducing supply in many regions.Lack of water can lead to starvation, disease, political instability and even armed conflict and failure to take action can have broad and grave consequences.

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Mangroves are

1. Sink for the flood waters , a natural sponge you can say which absorbs excess water, great water retaining capacity.

2. Natural habitat for many species of birds, animals

3. breeding ground for fish, prawns , crabs

4. Anchor the soil and natural barrier/shield from cyclones tsunamis.

Nature : Observation and Interpretation

Nature : Observation and Interpretation is simple book immensely useful to students and naturalists. It guides for observing and interpreting the nature around us.

Velliyamkallu : A massive rock in sea.

Velliyamkallu This huge rock, much dreaded by navigators, was once a vantage point for the Kunjali Marakkar to attack the invading Portuguese. This point is about 10 km from payyoli beach. The great malayalam novelist M.Mukundan mentioned it in his novel " Daivathinte vikruthkal " .

March 21 - World Forest Day

A scene from Dhoni Forest, Palakkad

World Forest Day falls on March 21st every year. But we have no time to think about felling of trees . Every day we are witnessing cutting of trees for many purposes. If you have no time to plant a tree please don't kill them.