We can all do our bit to help the environment

There are those who talk about saving the world and doing more for society, but very few act upon it. Social Forest is an ecosystem & platform for all social entrepreneurs. Get involved!.

Every day normal consumers get a lot of pieces of mail, more than 40% of which is advertising. The cost to the economy and the environment from all this junk is astronomical. True or not, these are the messages we get from what we see on TV, read in magazines and newspapers, hear on the radio, and feel in our gut.

Reducing paper usage is good, but reusing paper is better. Reusing paper saves trees which means saving our environment. This is an efficient way to protect forests in India and more effectively manage our resources.

Social Forestry is a new social experiment that provides a meaningful real-life experience of forest protection activities. This can increase the level of public interest, and participation in forest protection actions on both regional and national levels. Social Forestry unites all volunteers interested in forest protection under one brand. People can volunteer for tree planting activities either throughout all countries or in their own region. Some organizations are using Social Forest as social support program because it helps them to solve practical problems.

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