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20-Year Vision for Greener Future Urged
3 Sep
Summary
- Long-term environmental approach needed for climate balance.
- Palm and mangrove forests vital for coastal disaster protection.
- Conservation requires sustained efforts and public involvement.
AP Green executive committee chairman Konidela Nagendra Rao, widely known as Nagababu, advocated for a 20-year strategic plan for environmental protection. He stressed the urgent need to increase green cover to maintain climate balance and protect biodiversity.
Nagababu highlighted the critical role of palm trees and mangrove forests in safeguarding coastal regions from natural disasters like cyclones and tsunamis. He urged that environmental conservation efforts should be treated as a social responsibility, requiring sustained public participation.
Speaking after planting palm saplings with students at Suryalanka beach, he emphasized that initiatives like the AP great green wall project should foster broad public awareness. Nagababu also commended ongoing efforts to protect Olive Ridley turtles, integrating resource and species conservation into broader environmental goals.
