1. We Speak for the Trees

2. Deforestation
With each passing day, Bangalore is becoming more and more grey
The charming greenery of the city now faces a bleak future.
The city is losing its green cover with at least a dozen trees perishing with each passing day after being chopped
As part of rapid urbanisation, unhindered construction activities on encroached lung spaces mocks the significance of the existing law protecting the green cover of the city, sounding death knell for these life saviours.
When considering a global climatic change, the destruction of plants through cutting and burning could raise atmospheric carbon dioxide levels above expectations. Because of direct competition, the aspiration levels in urban areas are very high, and this has an indirect effect on the environment, causing more industrialisation, and greater pollution.
There is an urgent need for an action plan to save the vanishing greens or else the city habitants will have to carry oxygen cylinders

3. Benefits of planting trees
They help stop global warming by reducing greenhouse gases
They reduce soil erosion and water pollution
They provide habitat for wildlife
They improve human health by producing oxygen and improving air quality
Facts about the benefits provided by planting one tree
Absorbs over a ton of harmful greenhouse gases over its lifetime
Produces enough oxygen for four people every day
Provides the equivalent cooling effect of ten room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day

4. How can I prevent deforestation in my locality?
Think about it …

5. Your mission To analyse causes for changes in environment
Find solution to reduce the effects of deforestation
Develop plan of action
Create awareness to local people on the importance of planting trees
Persuade residents and rope in their support to combat deforestation and plant trees

6. You will be working as Environmentalists
Your Role
You will be working as Environmentalists

7. How do you go about?
Collect the database of number of trees cut from Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
Interview and collect data
Analyse reasons for changes in the environment
Research on Internet referring to the list of websites to gather information on deforestation and strategies adopted by other countries to combat the problem
Suggest strategies and find solution to the local problem
Share your ideas on a blog

8. How do you go about? Contd…
Develop plan of action to address deforestation problem
Organise an awareness rally to create awareness to local people on the importance of deforestation and the need to plant trees
Persuade local audience and rope in their support to combat the problem

9. While conducting survey, keep in mind …
To meet the respondents in their convenient time
To be polite while asking questions
To ask respondents to give unbiased opinion as their identity will not be disclosed
To personally administer the data collection process
To check whether all the questions are answered in the questionnaire

10. Get support from… List of websites and reference books Questionnaire
Organiser Chart
Rubrics
Multimedia Presentation Rubric
Brochure rubric

11. You will be expected to…
Prepare a presentation
To share your ideas with the community.
Give out Brochures
To gather people for awareness creation .
Blog your ideas
To share strategies to reduce the effects of deforestation and to mobilise support for the activities of the club

12. Remember… Work as a team, not in isolation
Don’t forget to play the roles assigned
Give credit to the websites / authors

13. References… Microsoft Clip Art
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