 For every action to happen there is this first need to have an intellectual understanding and there is a sense of urgency So I'm addressing this question from a larger context not just planning trees. How to have a persistent sense of urgency now The planting trees thing came up Essentially because we wanted to save the soil of Tamil Nadu. We were not thinking of saving the world Because the soil is getting destroyed so rapidly Once you destroy the soil It doesn't matter what you do what your intentions may be you're willing to do Put the whole economy of the nation into planting trees. It's not going to work So saving the soil was our most important person concerned That's why we went to the farmers and told them to bring in a certain amount of trees into their farm about once spreading awareness and Identity identity is not an issue because in this country Particularly in this culture. There is a very strong identification with the land still 70% of the population is in agricultural activity and Even those people who are in the city they spend still at least I would say 10% or 15% of the urban population in the country still goes back to their village roots At least for a short period of time in a year. So they still have that agro connection Probably in in larger I mean in other countries in the world Most of them will never go back to the village But here they still go back because their relatives are in the village half the families in the village So they have that identity with the land. We have to exploit that identity now We have to make that identity grow in them that your identification Fundamentally ease with the land because what you call as myself this very body is a piece of this planet So this is this is the identification which we brought up out with project green hands When I just this one thing just fired up millions of people when I told them See what you exhale is the trees inhalation what the trees exhale is your inhalation What does that mean? That means half your lungs is hanging out there It's not a tree is one part of your lung When they when they saw something so simple. Yes, it's true. I cannot breathe with these lungs unless that lung is breathing So that is my extended lung So protecting that becomes natural So this identification is already there. We have to enhance it and strengthen it particularly in the younger generation We're going to be active in the next 25 years We have to strengthen this identification People are identified with their caste creed religion nationality all this is fine But the most fundamental identity is you are a piece of this planet You're very body that you carry is a piece of this planet and half your lungs is hanging out there on the tree I wanted to feel it Not just think it's a great idea. It's not an idea. It is a reality that we're living, isn't it? This reality has to sink into people. You don't have to talk about identifying themselves with the tree If if you sit in front of a tree or under a tree and breathe Consciously, you know, there's a big difference There's a big difference sitting in the building and breathing sitting under a tree and breathing There is a big difference one can feel it. I want people to feel it But they're not enough trees for all of us to sit under We need to plant them. I would like to especially acknowledge Jack Ivoroshe 50 million trees in the next three Her company is doing seven thousand megawatts of power from just I want you to see them not as people I want you to see them as solutions for the future They are the solutions for the future. What we need to do is Right now. They're just two sitting here. We need to do Multiplication we need to increase their numbers We need to increase their numbers means they must be recognized people should know that people are making this contribution I wanted to talk about it a French man is coming to Tamil Nadu on planting 15 million trees in Tamil Nadu I want you to talk about it. It's very important that we constantly talk about solutions The important thing is that everybody talks about it That everybody doesn't drop their hands everybody says yes, there's a solution people are working for it What can I do? What can I do will naturally come when you see people who create solutions are recognized in the world Definitely more people will look for solutions. That's what we need to do. Thank you very much If drastic measures aren't taken soon by the time I grow up, there won't be any fish left in the sea Rain forests and clean air will be a thing of the past Polar ice caps will be gone Oceans will rise and entire countries will disappear Life will change in ways. You can't even imagine There could be famine Worldwide epidemics life expectancy will be lowered. We are not just talking about the future We are talking about my future