International Mountain Day is observed on December 11 with primary motive to create awareness of significance of Mountains directly with Water , Earth, Food , biodiversity and thereby direct correlation with promoting and maintaining overall ecological system.
Why do we need Mountains and what role they play in our Life
Mountains plays vital role in our life as they provide fresh water resource to billions of living beings in the world in a gradual process of creating rivers which are actually generated through melting of snow on the mountains which supply fresh drinking water , irrigation for agriculture and hydroelectric power . This day highlights the significance of mountains in our life and spreads awareness about the conservation of Mountains to make aware about the possible threats of climate change, overexploitation and environmental change laid upon Mountains .
What is the importance of International Mountain Day and why is it celebrated ?
Mountains play vital part in our existence , this particular event is celebrated every year to take urgent actions to preserve glaciers from the climate change. This day is formed to educate the public about the significance of existence of Mountains and thereby to create a social movement to bring issues related to Mountains on the political table .
What a laymen can do to respect and protect our mountains
We can save mountains by practicing daily habits of saving water and non renewable energy. It should be noted here daily practice of minimizing consumption of single use plastic, using sustainable transport when possible like walking and cycling can actually contribute indirectly in conservation of Mountains .
People who are visiting mountains should respect them by carrying out all the trash with them back from mountains on the trails, observing wildlife and glaciers from a considerable distance, avoiding making noise pollution in to the mountains.
These above mountain images are clicked by me during my visit to Himalayas.
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Thank you for the insightful post on mountain conservation and the beautiful Himalayan photos!
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