PANAJI: The Parish Social Action Forum, Colva, will organise an environmental awareness programme titled ‘Our Villages, Our Future: The Environment and our role in saving our villages & its biodiversity’ on August 22 at 3.45 pm at the Colva Church Parish Hall.
Held under the theme ‘Let’s act today for a better tomorrow’, the session will focus on protecting ecosystems, preserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development. It will also discuss issues such as loss of green cover, tree felling, concretisation, threats to water bodies and wetlands, farmland conversion, waste management and habitat destruction. Environmental architect Elsa Fernandes will be the speaker.
