Women are the Pivot of Environmental Conservation: Prof. B. D. Tripathi

Women are the pivot of environmental conservation because they are the primary care taker of all natural resources like air, water, soil, forest, rivers etc. and more sensitive for nature than the men. Matching energy waves of women’s with the flow of energy in nature makes them extreme sensitive. Both the mother earth and women are regarded as producer of life and both are responsible for its nourishment and caring. Apart both have high tolerance capability. In recent years all over the world exploitation of natural resources are being done by men for leading luxury live and to improve their financial position. Whereas women use the natural resources to cater their basic needs i.e. food, fodder and fuel etc. From the recorded history it is revealed that the first movement of plant protection was started by Smt. Amrita Devi against the deforestation activities of Raja Jodhpur, in Rajasthan. Later this movement was continued by Mr. Chandi Prasad and popularized as “CHIPKO MOVEMENT” in India. Similarly, in Kenya a woman named Wangari Maathi has started plantation activities with the help of a small women group in Maathais Backyard on June 5th, 1977 and Thirty Million plants were planted till the year 2005. She was awarded with the Noble Prize for her noble work done for the environmental conservation.

Based on my last 40 year’s experiences, I am of the opinion that Environmental Education be started at very beginning of the child development and it should be given in form of ‘SANSKAR’, then only real objectives of the environmental conservation shall be achieved. Since women as mothers are the first and most effective teacher of the child, she may play leading role in developing natural affection and love in developing minds of the child towards nature and natural resources. Such early age moral development for nature and natural resources may be easily accepted by developing minds of the child and SANSKAR will carryover throughout the life. It is proven fact that since beginning of life on the earth women are considered as good manager for the sustainable development of a family. If we believe in the principle of “Vashudhaiv Kutumbkam” (Earth as a family) then united women efforts shall only be the remedial measures for environmental conservation.

(Delivered lecture as the Chief Guest on 8th April, 2011 at Arya Mahila P.G.College and published on 9th April, 2011 in many national Newes Papers i.e. Times of India, Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala etc.)