It has become a habit of ours to add greenery where it is needed and where it is not. Even if we do not agree that God's own land no longer has any of its old 'green charm,' foreign tourists visiting here will not agree to the old claim. This green is not just a color; it is also a combination of diverse habitats in the flora. Thousands of green spaces under the state government are being prepared for the Malayalis who pride themselves on the abundance, forest cover, and plant diversity and breathe with overconfidence in the ambient air. Haritha Kerala Mission! The goal is simple: clean air!

It is estimated that their number has reduced to 2324 in the state where there were 2800 green trees. From water shortages and climate change to illegal encroachment, the causes are many, but the result is the same: Malayalis don't get good air to breathe! Although the figures of increasing deforestation and decreasing forest area are familiar to us, the damage to the flora and fauna including mangroves and swamps is not so fast in our figures! We also don't remember the fact that each of these is a unique habitat for hundreds of rare plant and animal species that cannot exist anywhere else. Haritha Kerala Mission is a project that is planned to be completed in one year with the aim of protecting such mangroves.

The mission also intends to expand the rest of the green areas in each district and create five model green areas. The objectives of the project are to make these groves as small forests as places for people to enjoy and learn, to install boards on the trees stating their Malayalam and scientific names and to provide opportunities for students to study. While the remaining green spaces should be preserved beyond all exploitation, turning them into places for recreation and entertainment is counterproductive. We must recognize the primary natural lesson that forests, mangroves, and mangroves cannot be cultivated artificially. Nature's greenhouses, which are the basis for human existence, are not meant to be exhibition halls.

Instead of cutting mangroves for the development of railway lines, seven and a half acres of mangroves will be grown in southern districts! There is also a plan to build green fields on 25 acres owned by Kollam Chavara KMML. Green islands are made in the name of Devaharitham on the lands owned by the Devaswom Board. Although we cannot create and maintain new forests, mangroves and swamps or create space for natural ecosystems, we can plant trees and plants. Plan, name and purpose are good. But none of the above-mentioned places should be kept as a completely protected area where even human smell does not rise. It will be the greatest green justice for nature and the future of mankind. If this is not done, tomorrow we will have to resort to artificial means even for clean air!