WWF-India has been engaged in raising awareness, inspiring action and building environmental stewardship for over four decades, and conserving forests is an important part of our mission.

1. WWF-India’s campaign on Forests Cities for Forests June 2011 International Year of Forests

4. WWF-India’s campaign on forests What is it? WWF-India’s ‘Cities for Forests’ is a national level public campaign focusing on raising awareness about the intrinsic link between forests and human wellbeing amongst the youth.

5. WWF-India’s campaign on forests ‘ Cities for Forests’ Who can participate? Everyone. Anyone who is passionate about environment and conservation and believes in the power of individual action. Who is the main audience? The primary focus of the campaign is urban youth. When and where? The campaign was launched on 30 th July through the WWF network across approximately 20 cities, and will culminate during the Wildlife Week in October. Events were organized to kick start the campaign in New Delhi, Valsad, Baroda, Bangalore, Shimla, Dehradun, Haldwani, Kaladhungi, kolkata, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, and Mandla, involving the youth to raise awareness about the importance of urban forests and green spaces in and around their cities.

6. ‘ Cities for Forests’ launch in New Delhi Volunteers forming a human chain holding up placards carrying conservation messages Hundreds of environment enthusiasts and nature lovers gathered at Nelson Mandela Marg to support the campaign and raise awareness about Delhi’s green spaces Supporters hanging ‘lungs’ on nearby trees, highlighting their importance in providing fresh air to city dwellers.

7. ‘ Cities for Forests’ launch in Dehradun More than 300 individuals from diverse backgrounds, housewives, senior citizens, students, and forest officials marched across Rajpur Road, Dehradun, to show support for forests. Supporters holding up banners and signage at the start of the march The crowd marching along Rajpur Road raising awareness on forests

10. Website www.citiesforforests.in This website will be the central platform to upload and share information and interact with like minded individuals.

11. This is how the website looks Home Page

12. Uploads section Individuals can upload videos, pictures, stories and presentations on their visit to a forest area of green space in their city. Other can also view uploaded information here.

13. Here, individuals can share their ideas about how they can save their city’s forests, and interact with each other

14. List of confirmed cities where the campaign will run Delhi Jammu Guwahati T’v’puram Mumbai Dehradun Gangtok Kochi Bangalore Shimla Bhubaneshwar Kolkata Hyderabad Bhopal Vadodara Bilaspur Chhindwara Kanpur Valsad Ramnagar Haldwani Jabalpur And more as we move along.

16. www.wwfindia.org www.citiesforforests.in