Rise in temp will lead to extinction of plants, animals

The Pioneer , Thursday, August 06, 2009
Correspondent : PNS | Bhubaneswar

Rise in atmospheric temperature by 1.5 to 2.5 degree Celsius will lead to extinction of about 22 per cent of plants and animals and 3.5 degree Celsius rise will lead to extinction of about 42 per cent of plants and animals,” said Principal Secretary of the State Forest and Environment Department UN Behera, while citing human activities as the greatest contributor to the global warming and climate change, at a workshop on ‘Climate Change Issues in Orissa’ here on Wednesday.

Secretary of the State branch of the Indian Red Cross Dr Mangala Prasad Mohanty stressed on energy conservation and forestation for mitigating the effects of climate change and global warming.

Janaka Hemathilaka of the Practical Action, Sri Lanka added that about 7.5 million hectares of forest is being loosed every year in the State, which is a threat for the future generations.

The workshop was jointly organised by the State Red Cross and the Practical Action to understand the climate change issues in the State and to draw a road map for action based advocacy programme for future, taking civil society organisations, Government institutions, bilateral agencies and academia.

The panelists opined that there is a need to create mass awareness and promote possible options for practicing safer actions.

Policy makers should be mobilised to perform seriously on the issue, when the effect

of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of the citizens of the State and environment are at stake.

Among others, Prof GK Panda of the Utkal University, BP Mishra of the Water Aid India, P Mohanty of the OREDA, BN Mohapatra of the CEH, Shyamal K Das from the IAG Orissa, Sebastian TV of the Concern Worldwide, SN Patra of the OES and Monalisa Bhanja of the LWSI shared their views on the issue. SN Pattanayak of the Red Cross facilitated the workshop.

 
SOURCE : Thursday, August 06, 2009
 


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