(Connecting Environment and Peace Movement Together)
📅 Date of Event: 31st July, 2022
📍 Location: Fatehpur Roadside, Berhampore, Murshidabad
🧠 Conceptualized by: Ardhendu Biswas
🚀 Organized by: Mission Green Universe Foundation
🤝 Collaborators: SEOC, Guidance Academy, HCC (Water Partner)
HDFC Bank (Uniform Partner)
🌍 Objective
The initiative aimed to merge the environmental protection movement with the message of global peace. By planting trees and organizing awareness activities, the campaign sought to inspire individuals—especially the younger generation—to recognize the vital link between ecological harmony and societal peace.
🌱 Main Highlights
Theme: “Plant For Peace, Plant For Planet”
Total Trees Planted: 1000
Tree Species Planted:
Bokul (Mimusops elengi)
Simul (Bombax ceiba)
Krishnochura (Delonix regia)
Arjun (Terminalia arjuna)
Koranja (Pongamia pinnata)
Chatim (Alstonia scholaris)
Mehagoni (Swietenia mahagoni)
🪴 Key Activities
- Short Awareness Campaign:
Focused on the interdependence between a healthy environment and a peaceful society. Speakers highlighted climate challenges and the role of trees in fostering sustainable living and reducing conflict over natural resources.
- Green Rally:
A spirited procession involving students, volunteers, and environmentalists holding placards and chanting slogans emphasizing nature conservation and peace.
- Mass Plantation Drive:
1000 saplings were planted along the Fatehpur roadside, transforming the area into a developing green corridor to combat pollution and beautify the urban landscape.
👥 Participants
Environmental Activists,Volunteers,School and College Students,Local Residents
The participation of young students played a vital role in energizing the movement and ensuring long-term care for the planted trees.
🌿 Outcomes & Impact
Developed green cover along an important roadside area, which will aid in reducing heat and dust pollution.
Encouraged peaceful coexistence by reinforcing the message that protecting nature is a shared, non-violent pursuit.
Fostered environmental consciousness among the youth through experiential learning.
Strengthened partnerships between environmental groups, academic institutions, and corporate supporters.
🙏 Acknowledgments:
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all volunteers, partners, and collaborators. Special appreciation goes to the students who participated enthusiastically, the collaborating organizations for their logistical and financial support, and the visionary guidance of Ardhendu Biswas, who inspired this green-peace initiative.
💡 Future Plan
The Mission Green Universe Foundation plans to monitor the growth of these planted saplings and expand this initiative across other roadside and institutional areas, continuing to spread the message:
“Sow Trees, Sow Peace.”
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