Recycling paper is the most relevant and important conservation activity .  This has a direct impact on saving the environment .  As a member of a local NGO , I collected 315 kilograms of newsprint over a period of two weeks in October. I collected newspapers and magazines from my neighbourhood , local restaurants and shops .  The second step of my effort was to actually plant a tree to coincide with UNEP?s One Billion Tree Campaign . The day chosen for this activity was the iconic 11^th day of November this year.

          The desert which surrounds my city , Dubai , will slowly but surely turn green as initiatives such as these find momentum in our society. Early on 11-11-11 , I went to a pre-assigned desert spot alongwith other other volunteers and planted a tree . The morning?s efforts resulted in about one hundred saplings being planted which in time will add to the green quotient of our planet.