"Mr. Pradip Burman founded Mobius Foundation, a non-profit organization in Delhi to spread awareness of why the environment is important for survival. It has launched a mass tree planting campaign in 2018 under the name of ‘Project Sanjeevani’ and planted over 5000 saplings in collaboration with many schools, self-help groups, farmers, NGOs,
and Kisaan club members."
2. • PEOPLE DEPEND ON BIODIVERSITY. HOWEVER, MILLIONS OF SPECIES ARE GRAVELY
ENDANGERED BECAUSE OF HUMAN’S PETTY GAINS. DIVERSE SPECIES ARE THE TIRELESS
STEWARDS OF THE LAND, AIR, AND WATER, AND WE NEED THEM FOR CONTINUED
SURVIVAL ON EARTH.
• THE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY IS THREATENING OUR LIVES AND TAKING US TO THE
SEVERITY AND CLIMATE ADVERSITY.
• HERE ARE SOME KEY FACTS THAT ARE THREATENING OUR FUTURE DUE TO THE
INCREASED BIODIVERSITY LOSS:
• ● THREATS TO HEALTH PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
• THE CONSTANT DROP IN THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF MICROORGANISMS AND
FLORA & FAUNA IS A HUGE CONCERN IN HUMAN HEALTH AND PHARMACOLOGICAL
SCIENCES AS WE ALSO DEPEND ON NATURE FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMA DISCOVERIES.
IF LOSING BIODIVERSITY CONTINUES, WE MAY LIMIT OUR DISCOVERY OF POTENTIAL
TREATMENTS FOR MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DISEASES.
3. • NUTRITIONAL IMPACT ON HUMANS DUE TO THE LOSS OF
BIODIVERSITY
• BIODIVERSITY PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN HUMAN NUTRITION THROUGH VARIOUS
NATURAL RESOURCES. THE INFLUENCE OF LOSS IN BIODIVERSITY ON WORLD FOOD
PRODUCTION IS A GREAT CONCERN. WE ARE FORCING NATURE TO WORK ACCORDING
TO US AND BELIEVING THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIVITY OF SOILS, LIVESTOCK, CROPS,
AND MARINE SPECIES CONTINUES.
• THE OVERCONSUMPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS LEAVING GRAVE IMPRINTS ON THE
AMOUNT OF NUTRITION. FOOD IS A FUNDAMENTAL DETERMINANT FOR HUMAN
SURVIVAL & OUR HEALTH.
• THE SPECIES AND GENETIC DIVERSITY PLAY THEIR ROLE IN CULTIVATING THE SOIL
FOR EDIBLE PLANTS’ BREEDS. BUT WITH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBANIZATION ARE FORCING THEM TO ENDANGER.
• AS A RESULT, THE NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION BETWEEN CULTIVARS AND FOOD LOSS
IS AFFECTING MICRONUTRIENT AVAILABILITY IN OUR DIET.
4. • SHARP RISE IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• HUMAN ACTIVITIES ARE CONSTANTLY DISTURBING BOTH THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS
OF ECO SYSTEMS & NATIVE BIODIVERSITY.
SUCH DISTURBANCES RESULT FROM THE ABUNDANCE’S REDUCTION OF SOME ORGANISMS. THIS
IS CAUSING POPULATION GROWTH IN OTHER SPECIES AND ALTERING THE INTERACTIONS
BETWEEN ORGANISMS & THEIR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT. THE PATTERN OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES IS SENSITIVE. IT IS TRANSMITTING DANGEROUS DISEASES INTO THE LIVES
OF PEOPLE. HOWEVER, IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL, AS WE HAVE ALREADY DAMAGED NATURE
WITH OUR ACTS, SUCH AS DEFORESTATION, LAND USE-CHANGE AND OVER CONSTRUCTION
THROUGH IRRIGATION, DAM
BUILDING, URBAN SPRAWL TO PESTICIDE CHEMICALS USED TO CONTROL DISEASE, CLIMATE
VARIABILITY, AND CHANGE.
• ● CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, AND HUMAN HEALTH
• BIODIVERSITY OFFERS VARIOUS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO HUMAN WELL-
BEING AT PRESENT AND IN THE FUTURE. HOWEVER, THE CLIMATE IS ANOTHER INTEGRAL PART
OF ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING, WHICH AFFECTS HUMAN HEALTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY.
THE INCREASING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS & MARINE ECOSYSTEMS ARE ALSO IMPACTING HUMAN
LIVES IN DIVERSE WAYS.
• AS WE ARE MAKING THE OCEAN TOXIC WITH THE RISING LEVELS OF CARBON IN THE
ATMOSPHERE, WE FACE DISASTROUS CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DROUGHT AND FLOODING.
HOWEVER, IT IS NOT THE ONLY FACT; WE ARE ALSO BARRICADING THE CYCLE OF THE
ECOSYSTEM AND PLANT GROWTH.
5. • HOW MOBIUS FOUNDATION IS MAKING AN IMPACT ON RESTORING OUR
ENVIRONMENT?
• MR. PRADIP BURMAN FOUNDED MOBIUS FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION IN DELHI TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF WHY THE ENVIRONMENT IS
IMPORTANT FOR SURVIVAL. IT HAS LAUNCHED A MASS TREE PLANTING
CAMPAIGN IN 2018 UNDER THE NAME OF ‘PROJECT SANJEEVANI’ AND PLANTED
OVER 5000 SAPLINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH MANY SCHOOLS, SELF-HELP
GROUPS, FARMERS, NGOS,
AND KISAAN CLUB MEMBERS.
• WITH THE INITIATIVE, MOBIUS FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN REDUCING POLLUTION
AND CARBON FOOTPRINT INDIVIDUALLY BY PRACTISING SUSTAINABILITY AND
PLANTING TREES.
