By Chandrasekar Das & Silambarasan-Biodiversity conservation
Keystone Foundation and the Forest Department join hands
Every year on June 5th as Keystone Foundation celebrates World Environment Day with activities that promote environmental awareness and responsibility. This year, the Biodiversity Conservation Team, in collaboration with officials from the Forest Department, organized awareness programs for school students to highlight the importance of environmental protection and human-wildlife coexistence.
Environmental Awareness in Schools:
The awareness sessions were conducted at Semmanarai Government School and Kunjapanai Government School, where students actively participated in learning about their local environment.
As part of the program, Chandrasekar Das and Silambarasan engaged students through a video screening on human-wildlife conflict, helping them understand the challenges and ways to mitigate such conflicts. In addition, forest rangers addressed the students, sharing insights on forest conservation and the importance of protecting natural habitats.
Visual Learning for Impactful Change Learning About Forests and Wildlife
Students Take Action: Sapling Planting:
The celebration concluded with a sapling planting activity, where students from both Semmanarai and Kunjapanai schools planted saplings within their school premises, taking a hands-on step toward protecting their environment.
Building Awareness for a Better Future:
Through these initiatives, the Keystone Foundation and the Forest Department aim to inspire young minds to become champions of conservation, thereby fostering a generation that respects both people and nature.
