ONE TREE BY ONE PERSON FOR A GREENER EARTH

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US MOINUDDIN'S ONE TREE BY ONE PERSON, FOR A GREENER EARTH

Bangalore: One Tree by One Person, a revolutionary movement to make India greener was introduced by environmentalist US Moinuddin almost a decade ago. The agenda of this movement is to encourage tree planting and educate the masses about the role of trees in our ecosystem.

 Everybody loves trees, but most of them do not make an effort to plant them as they get engrossed in their day-to-day activities. To make tree planting more realistic and easier, US Moinuddin began to promote the idea of One Tree by One person, according to which a person is required to plant at least one sapling during their lifetime and take care of it. As of 2012 the population of Bangalore is 85 lakhs and if every resident takes an initiative of planting one sapling, then the city will have 85 lakh trees in addition to the trees that already exist. If every Indian takes an initiative of planting a sapling, then there would be 122 crore trees in addition to the ones that already exist. This movement is attracting people of all age groups. Students across schools and colleges, office employees, housewives, factory workers and others have sworn to plant trees and make our environment healthy and beautiful. US Moinuddin has been constantly meeting people and encouraging them to support this campaign where one can witness a Greener India and a Greener Earth. To create awareness about the cause he had directed a drama that took place on trees during the 2011 World Environment Day. He also takes out rallies and distributes saplings for free.
 
When there is a shortage of space in a city like Bangalore, how does one plant so many trees, to which Moinuddin says, “Where there is more space you can plant Rain trees, Matti, Gulmohar and other big trees, where there is less space you can plant Silver Oak, Honge and other small and medium size trees.”
K.Gopal Krishna Marketing Manager Prism Books said, “I am so excited about this movement that I had planted a honge sapling near my house in Banashankari a year ago and I continue to tell my friends and relatives to do the same.”

 Mehaboob Hawaldar, President of Bibi Fathima ITI said, “Moinuddin recently interacted with our students and staff members and inspired them to plant a sapling each, and they have been doing so in their localities.”

Ashok. N.K, Vice-Principal of Magnifique Public School who had participated in a rally on Kanakapura Road in support of One Tree by One Person said, “It is a fantastic movement, thanks to One Tree by One Person our school students plant a sapling each and take care of them in our school campus.”

One Tree by One Person is also inspiring people in Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Nigeria. With this movement the deserts can become green, the barren lands can become productive, the temperature in the cities will decrease, and the trees will attract rain replenishing the decreasing water table. This is one campaign that will truly make the Earth a greener place to live in.

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