Shillong, June 05: As part of its ‘Mission Green Earth’ initiative, around 350 saplings were distributed to the general public.
The initiative also aims to mobilise people towards greener and cleaner earth.
Amidst incessant rainfall, a large number of people actively participated in the event.
“We are on our own in a small way but gradually we are planning to take this on a bigger scale in the coming days,†Art of Living Shillong said.
Mission Green Earth 2020 is an initiative that seeks to plant millions of trees around the world and nurture them till they self-sustain, to restore biodiversity, leading to a measurable impact.
As part of this initiative for the last two years Art of Living Shillong organises such saplings distribution programme on World Environment day.
“It’s an endeavor to promote tree conservation, sustainable economic opportunity for local indigenous people, and continuous research and education,” the organisation said.
The goal is to stop deforestation and protect biodiversity.
