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by Lohita Swaminathan | 20-01-2019 02:11
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I have been a member of Emirates Environmental Group(EEG) for the past 7 years. I participate in many activities conducted by EEG. One of the most important ones, which I enjoy doing with EEG is the Neighborhood Recycling Project. The project involves working with neighboring families and friends and pooling recyclable materials like newspapers, plastics, ink cartridges, mobile phones etc. In addition to teaching people on reducing consumption of paper and other materials, the project achieves recycling which in turn reduces consumption. EEG sets limits like submission of 500 kgs paper or 50 kgs plastics etc and if the student member reaches the target, they allow a tree to be planted in a name of the member?s choice as a reward. During all the past seven years, I have always collected newspaper and other recyclables and sent to EEG. Often I have also been able to be within the UAE Top 10 recyclers in individual / family category. Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) had organized EEG's annual Tree Planting event "For Our Emirates We Plant" on Sunday 17th December 2017. During 2018, I was granted 3 trees to plant at a nearby Emirate named Ras al Khaimah on 18 Dec 2018. Planting trees is one of the best things you can do for the local environment and for the planet. Global warming is caused by too much of greenhouse gases, created by burning fossil fuels and destroying tropical rainforests. Heat from the sun when reflected back from the earth is trapped in this thick layer of gases, causing global temperatures to rise. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major greenhouse gas. Trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. The "reduce and recycle campaign" and tree planting help to reduce our carbon footprint and reduces emission of GHG. This year round campaign with focus during summer holidays is my favorite campaign to do my small share towards climate change mitigation and sustainability efforts. |
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Hello Lohita, being a professional in certain field is not easy at all as it requires a long time and tons of effort to go through. I personally define someone as 'a pro' by looking at her/his enthusiasm and effort given into it regardless of her/his economic or environmental obstacles and so on. Taking participation in certain group up to 7 years is just what I do think as 'a pro' in there, and at this point by writing this report to us, you might have felt deep impression and motives to get better off in future too!
Hope you can proceed onto your next steps as you wish in future too!
Posted 25-01-2019 22:47
Hello,
Lohita Swaminathan
Namaste from Nepal, Country of Mt Everest and Lord Buddha
I hope you are fit, fine, happy and healthy there :)
Glad to know about Emirates Environmental Group(EEG) and its activities, plantation is very good job and very needed job in local community, thank you for using less papers and plastics, i wish you will do far better in upcoming days,
Keep working to make your environment clean and healthy
Keep writing great report.
Green Cheers
DPK
Posted 22-01-2019 02:27
Hello Lohita
7 years of dedication as a member of the EEG is truly amazing!
Neighborhood Recycling Project and tree planting seems to have brought many local members to environmental issues, and encourage them to start their own environment protection actions :)
Thanks for the report!
Posted 21-01-2019 13:42
Hey Lohita. Your works are truly incredible and glad that you have been performing such great activities through Emirates Environmental Group(EEG).
Planting a tree is indeed the best solution all the environmental problems we can make from the local level.
The reduce and recycle campaign of EEG is really great and I really loved the way they award the people for their activities.
Thank you for your report Lohita.
Keep writing great report.
Best of luck form your fellow ambassador from Nepal.
Posted 20-01-2019 18:42
Hello Lohita! I was impressed by the numbers in your report. 7 years of participation in environmental projects and planting 35 trees - this is an outstanding result!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful news with us!
Posted 20-01-2019 06:46