International Forest Day
21st March 2022
Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram celebrated International Forest Day 2022 on 21st March 2022.
Faculty members and students went to the nearby village to create awareness among the villagers importance of forests and the role they play in our ecology as well as the economy
The theme of International Forest Day for 2022 is “Forests and sustainable production and consumption”.
Faculties members addressed the people and said, forest play an important role in sustaining life. Forest are the source of food, water medicine, provide shelter to animals as well as human beings 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. Forest can reduce effects of floods, climate change etc. Forest also play unprecedented role in poverty alleviation and in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
After the interaction, faculty members, students and villagers together took the pledge to save forest and protect our real treasure for our future generation.
In the end, students and faculty members planted sapling in the village.
"Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson