Farhills and World Innovators Foundation Join Hands in Greening Sri Lanka Nature

Thiloththama Jayasinghe , Editor

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Image Source : Fahills Ceylon

Nature has been the world's greatest inventor over the past two million years, creating ecosystems to support life, developing natural defenses, and giving master survival plans. But man stepped in to disrupt the outstanding balance nature enjoyed for two thousand years. Sri Lanka, a nation highly reputed for high diversity and thick green forests, is now experiencing an escalating environmental disaster with enormous deforestation and ongoing degradation of its natural resources.

One of the lesser-talked-about reasons for deforestation in Sri Lanka is from a surprising source: funeral ceremonies. With almost 750 deaths a day, one of the appalling side effects of those ceremonies has been the cutting down of trees. Cremations, while steeped in religious and cultural tradition, are resulting in 500 trees being cut down every day, or 15,000 felled trees every month. This presents the uncomfortable and pressing question: Will we breathe sufficient oxygen in the future if we do not alter the direction of what we are doing?

Farhills' Commitment to Sustainability

On seeing the environmental price of such traditional practices, Farhills, together with the World Innovators Foundation, initiated a pioneering initiative to reverse deforestation and reduce poisonous emissions: the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care Project. These projects seek to offer eco-friendly alternatives to funeral customs and even inspire reforestation and green innovation.

Breath Donation: What Is It?

Breath Donation concept is to minimize funerals' carbon footprint by preserving the forests utilized in oxygen production. It suggests people to change the current way of behavior and opt for greener alternatives that witness fewer trees being lost and contribute less carbon dioxide reaching out.

How It Works: A Sustainable Alternative

The Breath Donation Project is based on several pillars that will play the dual role of maintaining environmental sustainability and cultural practices. These pillars are:

1. Using Forest Spaces for Green Burials:

– Specially Selected Forest Sites: Bodies of the deceased are taken to specially selected forest sites to be cremated or buried in an environmentally friendly way.

– Green Management: These areas are being handled so that cremations or burials will be possible without resulting in wholesale deforestation or loss of habitats.

2. Reducing Toxic Gas Emissions:

Traditional cremations have enormous toxic gas releases and toxicify the air. The Breath Donation Project is fighting against this issue by:

– Green Cremation Facilities Centralization: Constructing central cremation green facilities with the aid of the help of the new state-of-art technology in efforts to lower emission.

– Increased Sensitization: Collaborating with communities to go on a venture of causing destruction to the environment due to the traditional ways of cremating bodies and enlightening them towards utilizing cleaner methodologies.

3. Replantation Projects and Green Elders Care Programme

– Tree Planting Projects: Farhills and the World Innovation Association are collaborating to replant trees in areas that have been ravaged by deforestation.

– Green Elders Care Project: Older volunteers, or Green Elders, are responsible for caring for these saplings so they can grow and develop. This project provides elderly citizens with a valuable chance to leave their footprint in conservation, giving them a sense of belonging and experience of community.

A Global Vision with Local Impact

Though Sri Lanka hosts the Breath Donation Project, it is integrated into a global mission of the World Innovators Foundation to lower climate change, deforestation, and environmental decay. Through marrying tradition and innovation, the project has a duplicable model available that countries may utilize in a bid to handle similar issues.

Why This Matters: Saving the Future, One Breath at a Time

Forests have been called the "lungs of the Earth," and rightly so. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and provide vital habitat for countless species. With every tree destroyed, there will be fewer breaths of oxygen available for generations to come and a weaker defense against the effects of climate change. By reducing tree loss, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting sustainable practices, the Breath Donation Project and Green Elders Care Project strive to save the future of the world.

Join the Movement

Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation extend a warm welcome, organizations, and communities to join in supporting the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care movement. Together, we can:

– Save Our Forests: Stop unnecessary deforestation and protect life-sustaining ecosystems.

– Mitigate Pollution:Limit emissions of hazardous gases into the atmosphere.

– Create a Greener Future:Build a future world sustainable for the generations to come.

– Empower Communities: Engage local communities and elderly citizens in useful environmental work.

Final Thoughts

Nature has always been kind to us with the wealth of life. It's time now to give it back to them. With creative projects like Breath Donation and Green Elders Care, all of us can become part of giving life to our world—a tree, a project, and a breath at a time.

A Breath of Fresh Air: Breath Donation as A Step Towards Environmental Sustainability

Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation Unite to Make Sri Lanka Greener

Nature: The World's Greatest Inventor

Nature has proved to be the best inventor in the past two million years, creating ecosystems to support life for survival, create natural barriers, and offer master survival strategies. However, man's activities disrupted the excellent balance nature had created over two thousand years. Sri Lanka, which is a nation renowned for extreme variability and compact green forests, now is faced with an unfolding environmental tragedy through mass deforestation and ongoing deterioration of its natural resources.

One of the less-widely discussed causes of deforestation in Sri Lanka originates from a most unlikely source: funeral rites. With almost 750 people dying each day, one of the appalling side effects of these rites has been tree cutting. Cremations, while steeped in religious and cultural tradition, are leading to the cutting of 500 trees daily, or 15,000 trees felled per month. This raises the awkward and pressing question: Will we be able to breathe sufficient oxygen in the future if we fail to shift the direction of our activities?

Farhills' Commitment to Sustainability

Observing the ecological price of this kind of culture, Farhills, helped by the World Innovators Foundation, led a movement to remediate deforestation and offset negative emissions: the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care Project. These two projects aspire to offer nature-friendly alternatives for funeral traditions and, in practice, promote reforestation and green innovation.

Breath Donation: What Is It?

The Breath Donation concept is to help lower the contribution of funerals to the environmental factor by saving forests that are extremely crucial in providing oxygen. The campaign supports people in terms of changing the traditional way of doing things and adopting greener alternatives that consume less loss of trees and leave lower carbon imprints.

How It Works: A Sustainable Alternative

Breath Donation Project is run on multiple pillars that will have the twin purpose of putting into perspective practicing one's culture while being in a state of sustainable environments. Those pillars include:

1. Use of Forest Land as Green Burial Ground:

– Specially Chosen Forest Plots: Cadavers of dead people are taken to specially chosen pieces of forests so that they may be cremated or buried environmentally.

– Green Management: Such areas are being managed so that cremation or burial will be possible without contributing to massive deforestation or habitat destruction.

2. Reducing Toxic Gas Outputs:

Traditional cremations release significant amounts of toxic gases and foul the air. The Breath Donation Project is countering this by:

– Centralized Cremation Centers: Establishing central green cremation centers in partnership with the most advanced state-of-the-art technology to minimize emissions.

– Spreading Awareness: Mobilizing communities on a cause of environmental pollution due to traditional methods of cremating dead bodies and convincing them towards the adoption of cleaner practices.

3. Replantation Projects and Green Elders Care Programme:

– Tree Planting Projects:Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation are coming together to re-plant trees in areas of deforestation that have been decimated by deforestation.

– Green Elders Care Project: Green Elders, or older volunteers, take part in caring for these saplings so they grow and flourish. This project provides senior citizens with a virtuous chance to leave their mark in conservation and feel useful, being part of a community experience.

A Global Mission with Local Significance

Though Sri Lanka is the home of the Breath Donation Project, it is a component of a worldwide mission of the World Innovators Foundation to combat climate change, deforestation, and environmental degradation. Through the fusion of tradition and innovation, the project has a replicable model that can be adopted by nations in a bid to combat similar issues.

Why This Matters: Saving the Future, One Breath at a Time

Forests have been called the "lungs of the Earth," and rightly so. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, emit oxygen, and provide critical habitat for hundreds of species. Every tree lost means less oxygen for future generations and a reduced buffer against the effects of climate change. By slowing tree loss, lowering carbon emissions, and funding sustainable practices, the Breath Donation Project and Green Elders Care Project strive to safeguard the future of the world.

Join the Movement

Farhills and World Innovators Foundation invite you, organizations, and communities to join the Breath Donation Project and Green Elders Care initiative. Together, we can:

– Save Our Forests: Prevent unnecessary falling of forests and protect vital ecosystems.

– Mitigate Pollution: Limit the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere.

– Create a Greener Future: Construct a sustainable world for future generations.

– Empower Communities: Engage local communities and older citizens in meaningful environmental activities.

Final Thoughts

Nature has always bestowed upon us the treasures of life. Now it's our turn to repay them. Through trail-blazing initiatives like Breath Donation and Green Elders Care, all of us can be part of bringing life to our world—a tree, a project, and a breath at a time.