“Many species, one planet and one future” is the motto of the year 2010 which stands declared as the World Environment Year.

Do you think declaring a year to mark an initiate would make some difference?
How do you look at the motto; “Many species, one planet and one future”?

Attaching special significance to a particular day or a year is not a new concept. Such an exercise, in my opinion, is likely to make awareness among people towards what ever significance is attached to that day or year. And the motto “Many species, one planet and one future” sounds really great to me.

To begin with, any social change is possible only if people decide to change. When it comes to a change of global magnitude like eco-friendly practices and environmental protection, the need for making the whole world aware of is of great significance. Obviously, the best way to reach all people world over is to make a particular day or a year carry that message of change. Naturally, media world over take up the initiative, and people en masse come to understand the significance. That is what is happening this year also. The planet needs to ensure future for its entire species at any cost. So it is proved that declaring a year to mark an initiative makes great difference.

When I hear the motto “Many species, one planet and one future”, I feel that I belong to this place like any other being, and it is my responsibility too to take care of the planet, and my future is as significant as the future of my fellow beings. That is; I cannot exist in isolation, I cannot forgo the welfare of others and I can no longer be complacent toward the concerns of my environment. This is a wholesome responsibility to be shared by all. This is how I look at the motto of the year 2010, “Many species, one planet and one future”,

To conclude it, the time to shed modern man’s ‘everybody’s business is nobody’s business’ attitude to his surrounding has come. Therefore, declaring the year 2010 as a special year is of great significance and, as an educated, responsible individual, I participate in it wholeheartedly.

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