Lets Pledge To Protect The Environment

  " The environment is everything that  isn't me",Albert Einstein the 20th century's most influential genius said.It includes everything around us ,the air we breathe ,the water we drink and the soil we live upon .It is composed of both biotic and abiotic components. The nature has created both the factors in a fixed proportion and measure both of them qualitatively and quantitatively. The creator of the whole universe in His divine book ,Quran has declared that:- 
          "And we have produced therein everything in balance".
          The whole lot the God has produced is a wondrous sign and in itself expresses the greatness of its producer.He has not created anything useless,without wisdom ,value and purpose. Everything present here benefit the man directly or indirectly. Nan in the realm of nature constantly interacts with it for the air he breathes ,the water he drinks ,the food he eats and the energy he needs.we can't live without nature as we are connected with it by blood ties .
              The Edward Wilson's term ,biodiversity , referring to variety of life forms and habitats has a great importance to mankind. It is an indispensable for sustaining various services like gaseous exchange, pollination, soil formation etc .Such services will otherwise cost 16 to 54 trillion US dollars per year.Moreover it has the stupendous scientific importance.Latest estimates suggest that their are 3.04 trillion trees all across the globe.Out of which 20 plant species are used which provide 85 ℅ if world's food.Furthermore it akso possess various fabric and aesthetic values.
              This indicates that the earth provides enough to stastifies every mans need, but when need turns to greed .The man has destroyed and manipulated the nature in all its forms ,in air ,in water and in land. The concerns about the environment continues to escalate. Mounting level of carbon dioxide in the earths atmosphere would raise the temperature, melting the polar ice caps and raising the sea levels.According to the Environment Protection Agency ( EPA) ,between 1℅ and 11℅     of all marine life has succumbed to extinction between 1975 & 2015 .The water pollution snatched  the precious lives of human life by increasing the chances of malaria ,dengue ,cancer etc. Besides this the soil pollution if unchecked, could lead to extinction of all types of life upon earth ....including us.
            Now let us jolt from the earth to the paradise ,the Kashmir ,whose ecological balance has been severely disturbed as a result of unabated environmental destruction. The worry about pollution has been increased unexpectedly by the last time devastated floods which were caused as a result of climatic changes ,environmental degradation and unplanned growth. All the aesthetic places are at the verge of pollution. The sorry state of Dal lake ,the worse condition of Gulmarg ,pahalgam and sonamarg indicate the same.As estimated, the Gulmarg generates atleast 131.6 waste tons of solid waste annually. Ironically the local parks promote immodesty and ugliness instead of elegance and charm.
                Thus and so is the high demand of those efforts at global level in general and local  level in particular, which could lead to a way of healthy environment. Islam, the religion of peace and harmony, always stresses its followers to protect and preserve  the earth.The prophet Mohammad ( PBUH) said," If any muslim plants a tree or sows a feild and a human ,bird or animal eats from it shall be reckoned as a chastity from him"( Al- Bukhari)
            We can also achieve things to save the environment at individual level but when there is a team work and collaboration wonderful things can be achieved.
               Islami Jamait e Tulba Jammu & Kashmir, the largest students organization of the state ,the trustee of youthful emotions, the harbinger of peace and harmony    ,in its recent welcoming step has decided to dedicate the ongoing month for environment awareness among the students across the state .The multiple activities in all places especially in campuses ,will be undertaken ,that include , awareness rallies of students, inter school debates ,quiz ,seminars ,painting competition, poster campaigning etc.Fortunately it is an opportunity for those people especially youth of the state who want to safeguard the environment .So let us pledge ,let us help and let us participate in this   appreciating step to save this land.