Being on the ground fighting for the environment made me realise
how much we all needed to come together and fight the battle. People still
think it is a joke. Nobody seems to value land and is willing to sell it on
payment of a crore or two. We can see the situation turning bad. Mother Nature
has given us so much and it is now time for us to contribute time, seeds,
saplings and education for the environment. This pandemic has made us realize
that without oxygen we can die. Please don’t destroy nature.
– Cecille Rodrigues, Environmental warrior
I was born in
Mollem and grew up roaming in the thick forests grazing cattle during my childhood
and then spending years in metro cities like Chennai, Bangalore for studies.
Seeing man-made concrete jungles helped me realise the same thing was happening
to my Mollem. It inspired me to raise my voice.
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– Krishna Zore, Environmental warrior
Well, it’s my
father who inspired me to fight for the environment. He took up the job of
making sure Siolim remains clean by organising many waste management talks and
garbage collection drives. He has been telling me right from the start that you
children have so much potential and fire within you that you have to take up
the fight of saving this environment and preserving it for the future
generations and he said to do it in your own way whether it is singing or art
or dance.
– Zidane E. D’souza, Environmental warrior
“The greatest
threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert
Swann
The statement above has been my greatest
inspiration to begin the journey to fight and save the environment. Working
closely with intellectuals and nature lovers has added fuel to my spark which
has turned into a fire of passion to continue fighting for the environment and
to save my future.
– Neola S. Pereira, Environmental warrior
When I got
talking with one of my botany professors, Dr. Fr. Bolmax, told me about how
Chicalim youth were raising their voice against some harmful projects in Goa
which involved cutting thousands of trees, it really made me question myself,
Why am I sitting quietly? If not me then who? That was the moment I decided to be
a part to save our environment along with such dashing youths who all come as
one for the greenery of Goa.
Today I realise
how important is our environment to us, because in such a pandemic we have seen
that money can’t buy enough oxygen, people are just losing their lives due to
shortage of oxygen so we need our source of oxygen, our nature to support us I
feel proud to stand for our environment n support sustainable development.
‘Either now or never’.
– Sabira Shaikh, Environmental warrior
Witnessing mass
deforestation on a large scale in the name of greed and power at a rapid rate
leaves me heartbroken. By taking on the role of an environmental warrior, makes
me feel very proud because it means that I am a voice to the voiceless. As we
celebrated World Environment Day this year we have planted 50 saplings in the
Aldona Constituency. I have always worked towards the betterment of my
environment and I will continue to do so with utmost zeal and passion.
– Matheson Solomon Miranda, Environmental warrior
