Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation Join Hands in Creating a Greener Sri Lanka
Nature: The World’s Greatest Inventor
Nature has been the greatest inventor for the past two million years, creating ecosystems to sustain life, developing natural defenses, and offering genius survival strategies. But man’s actions disrupted the excellent balance that nature maintained for two thousand years. Sri Lanka, a nation renowned for its high diversity and thick green forests, now experiences a growing environmental disaster through massive deforestation and ongoing degradation of its natural resources.
One of the lesser-discussed causes of deforestation in Sri Lanka is from a surprising place: funeral rites. With almost 750 people dying daily, one of the upsetting side effects of these rituals has been the cutting down of trees. Cremations, while steeped in religious and cultural practices, are leading to the removal of 500 trees daily, or 15,000 trees chopped down monthly. This raises the uncomfortable and pressing question: Will we be able to breathe sufficient oxygen in the future if we do not alter the direction of our activities?
Farhills’ Commitment to Sustainability
Observing the environmental price of such traditional practices, Farhills, with the collaboration of the World Innovators Foundation, established a pioneering initiative to redress deforestation and reduce harmful emissions: the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care Project. These projects seek to offer eco-friendly substitutes for funeral traditions and indeed promote reforestation and green innovation.
Breath Donation: What Is It?
The Breath Donation concept is to minimize the environmental footprint of funerals by conserving the forests that play a crucial role in producing oxygen. The campaign invites people to change the traditional way of doing things and adopt greener alternatives that ensure less tree loss and reduce carbon emissions.
How It Works: A Sustainable Alternative
The Breath Donation Project is based on several pillars that will have the dual purpose of balancing cultural practices with environmental sustainability. These pillars are:
1. Using Forest Spaces for Green Burials:
– Carefully Chosen Forest Areas: Bodies of the deceased are taken to specially chosen forest areas to be cremated or buried in an environmentally friendly way.
– Sustainable Management: These areas are being controlled in a manner so that cremations or burials will be possible without resulting in widespread deforestation or loss of habitats.
2. Reducing Toxic Gas Emissions:
Traditional cremations release significant amounts of toxic gases and contaminate the air. The Breath Donation Project is fighting against this issue by:
– Centralized Cremation Facilities: The construction of centralized eco-friendly cremation facilities with the help of the most advanced state-of-the-art technologies to minimize emissions.
– Spreading Awareness: Engaging communities on a campaign of environmental degradation due to traditional methods of cremating corpses and nudging them toward utilizing cleaner means.
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 decimated by deforestation.
– Green Elders Care Project: Senior volunteers, or Green Elders, participate in the care of these saplings so that they grow and flourish. This project provides senior citizens with a noble chance to leave their legacy in conservation, giving them a sense of purpose and community experience.
A global Vision with Local Impact
Though Sri Lanka hosts the Breath Donation Project, it is part of an expansive mission of the World Innovators Foundation to decrease climate change, deforestation, and environmental degradation. Through the combination of tradition and innovation, the project has a replicable model that countries can adopt in order to solve similar issues.
Why This Matters: Saving the Future, One Breath at a Time
Forests are often called the “lungs of the Earth,” and for good reason. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and provide critical habitat for countless species. Every tree cut down means less oxygen for future generations and a weaker shield against the effects of climate change. By reducing tree loss, lowering carbon emissions, and promoting sustainable practices, the Breath Donation Project and Green Elders Care Project strive to safeguard the planet’s future.
Join the Movement
Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation invite you, organizations, and communities to stand behind the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care initiative. Together, we can:
– Save Our Forests: Stop unnecessary felling 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 elderly citizens in meaningful environmental activities.
Final Thoughts
Nature has forever favored us with the bounty of life. It’s time now for us to pay them back. Through pioneering projects like Breath Donation and Green Elders Care, each one of us can become a part of giving life to our planet—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 Join Hands in Creating a Greener Sri Lanka
Nature: The World’s Greatest Inventor
Nature has been the greatest inventor for the past two million years, creating ecosystems to sustain life, developing natural defenses, and offering genius survival strategies. But man’s actions disrupted the excellent balance that nature maintained for two thousand years. Sri Lanka, a nation renowned for its high diversity and thick green forests, now experiences a growing environmental disaster through massive deforestation and ongoing degradation of its natural resources.
One of the lesser-discussed causes of deforestation in Sri Lanka is from a surprising place: funeral rites. With almost 750 people dying daily, one of the upsetting side effects of these rituals has been the cutting down of trees. Cremations, while steeped in religious and cultural practices, are leading to the removal of 500 trees daily, or 15,000 trees chopped down monthly. This raises the uncomfortable and pressing question: Will we be able to breathe sufficient oxygen in the future if we do not alter the direction of our activities?
Farhills’ Commitment to Sustainability
Observing the environmental price of such traditional practices, Farhills, with the collaboration of the World Innovators Foundation, established a pioneering initiative to redress deforestation and reduce harmful emissions: the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care Project. These projects seek to offer eco-friendly substitutes for funeral traditions and indeed promote reforestation and green innovation.
Breath Donation: What Is It?
The Breath Donation concept is to minimize the environmental footprint of funerals by conserving the forests that play a crucial role in producing oxygen. The campaign invites people to change the traditional way of doing things and adopt greener alternatives that ensure less tree loss and reduce carbon emissions.
How It Works: A Sustainable Alternative
The Breath Donation Project is based on several pillars that will have the dual purpose of balancing cultural practices with environmental sustainability. These pillars are:
1. Using Forest Spaces for Green Burials:
– Carefully Chosen Forest Areas: Bodies of the deceased are taken to specially chosen forest areas to be cremated or buried in an environmentally friendly way.
– Sustainable Management: These areas are being controlled in a manner so that cremations or burials will be possible without resulting in widespread deforestation or loss of habitats.
2. Reducing Toxic Gas Emissions:
Traditional cremations release significant amounts of toxic gases and contaminate the air. The Breath Donation Project is fighting against this issue by:
– Centralized Cremation Facilities: The construction of centralized eco-friendly cremation facilities with the help of the most advanced state-of-the-art technologies to minimize emissions.
– Spreading Awareness: Engaging communities on a campaign of environmental degradation due to traditional methods of cremating corpses and nudging them toward utilizing cleaner means.
3. Replantation Projects and Green Elders Care Programme:
– Tree Planting Projects:Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation are collaborating to replant trees in areas that have been decimated by deforestation.
– Green Elders Care Project: Senior volunteers, or Green Elders, participate in the care of these saplings so that they grow and flourish. This project provides senior citizens with a noble chance to leave their legacy in conservation, giving them a sense of purpose and community experience.
A global Vision with Local Impact
Though Sri Lanka hosts the Breath Donation Project, it is part of an expansive mission of the World Innovators Foundation to decrease climate change, deforestation, and environmental degradation. Through the combination of tradition and innovation, the project has a replicable model that countries can adopt in order to solve similar issues.
Why This Matters: Saving the Future, One Breath at a Time
Forests are often called the “lungs of the Earth,” and for good reason. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and provide critical habitat for countless species. Every tree cut down means less oxygen for future generations and a weaker shield against the effects of climate change. By reducing tree loss, lowering carbon emissions, and promoting sustainable practices, the Breath Donation Project and Green Elders Care Project strive to safeguard the planet’s future.
Join the Movement
Farhills and the World Innovators Foundation invite you, organizations, and communities to stand behind the Breath Donation Project and the Green Elders Care initiative. Together, we can:
– Save Our Forests: Stop unnecessary felling 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 elderly citizens in meaningful environmental activities.
Final Thoughts
Nature has forever favored us with the bounty of life. It’s time now for us to pay them back. Through pioneering projects like Breath Donation and Green Elders Care, each one of us can become a part of giving life to our planet—a tree, a project, and a breath at a time.
