Plant a tree to save life

We have the moral responsibility to bequeath to our 

children a world which is safe, clean and productive, 

a world which should continue to inspire 

the human imagination with the immensity of 

the blue ocean, the loftiness of snow-covered mountains, 

the green expanse of extensive forests and the 

silver streams of ancient rivers. 

Our people have a right to economic and social development 

and to discard the ignominy of widespread poverty. 

For this we need rapid economic growth. But I also believe 

that ecologically sustainable development need not be in 

contradiction to achieving our growth objectives. 

In fact, we must have a broader perspective on 

development. It must include the quality of life, 

not merely the quantitative accretion of goods and services. 

Our people want higher standards of living, but they 

also want clean water to drink, fresh air to breathe and 

a green earth to walk on.

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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh

India is home to a third of the world’s poor, and climate change will hit this section of society the hardest. Set to be the most poPlant a tree to save lifepulous nation in the world by 2045, the economic, social and ecological price of climate change will be massive. Plant a tree to save life.