National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) has celebrated International Day of Forests on 21st March, 2024. The theme for this year’s International Forest Day is “Forests and innovation: new solutions for a better world”. The purpose of this event is to create awareness among visitors about plants and their importance in our lives.
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The event was started with doodle art activity at the Education Centre of National Zoological Park, where the visitors were encouraged to participate in the activity after which a film was showcased on Mission-LiFE. After these activities for visitors plantation drive was conducted in the surroundings of recently rejuvenated water body, where staff members of National Zoological Park planted the trees.
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Forest sustainable management and their use of resources are key to combating climate change, and to contributing to the prosperity and well- being of current and future generations. It is up to us to safeguard these precious natural resources by the use of innovative techniques.