A year of drought, extreme temperatures and rising costs has hit the the animal kingdom hard with wildlife perishing from the effects of development, lack of funding and climate change.

Uganda tightens laws to save wildlife, Australian programme to train vets

<p>We have heard of dinosaurs and dodos going extinct, and we are talking about how pandas and polar bears may go extinct. But the issue now is of soil extinction. How is soil becoming extinct? We must understand, that if you add enough organic content to sand, it will become rich soil. Similarly, if you take away all the organic content from soil, it will become sand. Today, we are turning soil into sand because there is no organic material anymore – no leaves or animal waste.&nbsp;</p>

<p>For any soil to have agricultural potential, it must have a minimum of 3–6% organic content. But in large parts of the world, it is well below 1%. In 60% of India’s soil, it is below 0.5%. Our ability to grow food itself is disappearing because we are turning the land into a desert. Right now, United Nations statistics say that the world may have agricultural soil only for another 80–100 crops. This means after 45–60 years, there could be severe food shortages, and getting rich soil will become the basis of wars on this planet.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Soil extinction is a new term, but soil extinction itself is not new. For the last 100–150 years, we have been unfolding this process, and now it has reached a cusp. If we take concrete action now, then in the next 25–30 years, we could turn the soil around quite reasonably. But if we wait to act after 50 years, it will take 100–150 years to turn the soil around. That means four or five generations will go through terrible states of life because of the weak condition of soil. That is why the urgency.&nbsp;</p>

<p>We have the opportunity to turn this around. To ensure that soil has at least 3–6% organic content in every nation across the planet, it must get enshrined in government policy. This is why I am doing a lone motorcycle ride from London to southern India, covering 30,000 km and 27 nations in 100 days. It is not a joyride. Along the way, we have fixed up appointments with various heads of state, agriculture and environment ministers, influencers and well-known personalities. We have also prepared a general policy document with special editions for each region of the world. We have written to 730 political parties in the world to bring soil regeneration into their political agendas. The idea behind this motorcycle ride is just for this – if I fly into different countries, doors will not open. They have to see that I am staking my life a bit.&nbsp;</p>

<p>So we will do this, but people need to be on board. If people don't care, why will any government do anything? A government is there only to manifest the people's mandate. That is the responsibility that people have. We are trying to move sixty per cent of the world's electorate, that is at least 3.5 billion people, to speak up about their concern for soil. You don't have to go and fix the soil; you just have to make your voice loud and clear. This does not mean you have to go out and shout on the street – use technology: Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, or whatever you have. Every day, spend 5–10 minutes and say something about soil. It will all get aggregated on the social media. If we can get 4 billion people talking about soil during these 100 days, no government on the planet can ignore it. Let us make it happen.</p>

<p>Note: As part of the Save Soil Movement, Sadhguru on 21st March 2022 embarked on a lone motorcycle journey of 30,000 km across 27 nations passing through the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to raise awareness and build political consensus for urgent policy initiatives to prevent soil extinction. Sadhguru began the 100 days journey from London on March 21 and will culminate his journey in southern India, where Isha is implementing the ambitious Cauvery Calling project. The 12-year project will support farmers to plant 242 crore trees on their own farmlands through tree-based agriculture, bringing one-third of Cauvery basin under tree cover.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Save Soil Movement aims to reach 3.5 billion people globally or 60% of the world’s electorate who can vote to Save Soil. It is critical to get the whole world concerned and talking about this issue; to create a global momentum that cannot be ignored. To know more and to join the movement visit: <a href="https://consciousplanet.org/">Savesoil.org</a></p>


We have heard of dinosaurs and dodos going extinct, and we are talking about how pandas and polar bears may go extinct. But the issue now is of soil extinction. How is soil becoming extinct?

We have heard of dinosaurs and dodos going extinct, and we are talking about how pandas and polar bears may go extinct. But the issue now is of soil extinction. How is soil becoming extinct? We must understand, that if you add enough organic content to sand, it will become rich soil. Similarly, if you take away all the organic content from soil, it will become sand. Today, we are turning soil into sand because there is no organic material anymore – no leaves or animal waste. For any soil to have agricultural potential, it must have a minimum of 3–6% organic content. But in large parts of the world, it is well below 1%. In 60% of India’s soil, it is below 0.5%. Our ability to grow food itself is disappearing because we are turning the land into a desert. Right now, United Nations statistics say that the world may have agricultural soil only for another 80–100 crops. This means after 45–60 years, there could be severe food shortages, and getting rich soil will become the basis of wars on this planet. Soil extinction is a new term, but soil extinction itself is not new. For the last 100–150 years, we have been unfolding this process, and now it has reached a cusp. If we take concrete action now, then in the next 25–30 years, we could turn the soil around quite reasonably. But if we wait to act after 50 years, it will take 100–150 years to turn the soil around. That means four or five generations will go through terrible states of life because of the weak condition of soil. That is why the urgency. We have the opportunity to turn this around. To ensure that soil has at least 3–6% organic content in every nation across the planet, it must get enshrined in government policy. This is why I am doing a lone motorcycle ride from London to southern India, covering 30,000 km and 27 nations in 100 days. It is not a joyride. Along the way, we have fixed up appointments with various heads of state, agriculture and environment ministers, influencers and well-known personalities. We have also prepared a general policy document with special editions for each region of the world. We have written to 730 political parties in the world to bring soil regeneration into their political agendas. The idea behind this motorcycle ride is just for this – if I fly into different countries, doors will not open. They have to see that I am staking my life a bit. So we will do this, but people need to be on board. If people don't care, why will any government do anything? A government is there only to manifest the people's mandate. That is the responsibility that people have. We are trying to move sixty per cent of the world's electorate, that is at least 3.5 billion people, to speak up about their concern for soil. You don't have to go and fix the soil; you just have to make your voice loud and clear. This does not mean you have to go out and shout on the street – use technology: Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, or whatever you have. Every day, spend 5–10 minutes and say something about soil. It will all get aggregated on the social media. If we can get 4 billion people talking about soil during these 100 days, no government on the planet can ignore it. Let us make it happen. Note: As part of the Save Soil Movement, Sadhguru on 21st March 2022 embarked on a lone motorcycle journey of 30,000 km across 27 nations passing through the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to raise awareness and build political consensus for urgent policy initiatives to prevent soil extinction. Sadhguru began the 100 days journey from London on March 21 and will culminate his journey in southern India, where Isha is implementing the ambitious Cauvery Calling project. The 12-year project will support farmers to plant 242 crore trees on their own farmlands through tree-based agriculture, bringing one-third of Cauvery basin under tree cover. The Save Soil Movement aims to reach 3.5 billion people globally or 60% of the world’s electorate who can vote to Save Soil. It is critical to get the whole world concerned and talking about this issue; to create a global momentum that cannot be ignored. To know more and to join the movement visit: Savesoil.org

Sadhguru: Why I am riding motorcycle for 30,000 kms in 100 days

2/5th of the world's plants are at the risk of extinction and scientists are racing against time to save the planet. Watch report.

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<p>They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. But in this case, these pictures&nbsp;convey so much more.</p>

<p>The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards can easily be labelled as one of the quirkiest award series that is linked to the cause of conservation. It is a world renowned photography competition focused on animals, with an aim to bring forth humour while spreading the message of conservation.</p>

<p>Have a look at some of the winning entries in the year 2016:&nbsp;</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tom Stables timed his shot to perfection to capture one of those days ... we&#39;ve all had them. It was another Highly Commended shot. Enjoy. <a href="https://t.co/p3exPrL9AB">pic.twitter.com/p3exPrL9AB</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/799347920915075077">November 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anup Deodhar shot this stunningly proud base guitarist/warrior/pole vaulter lizzard to get Highly Commended in this years awards. <a href="https://t.co/qZDFMEHtxD">pic.twitter.com/qZDFMEHtxD</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/799158017417740288">November 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The 2016 Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year is Angela BOHLKE from the USA. An amazing hilarious image. Huge congratulations. <a href="https://t.co/RKvRAxV6Sv">pic.twitter.com/RKvRAxV6Sv</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/797007698193776640">November 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">One more from our final 40. Judging next week. Look out for the winners. Sign up for our updates at <a href="https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z">https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z</a> <a href="https://t.co/QpuxSXzGxi">pic.twitter.com/QpuxSXzGxi</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/791149825127505920">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">One of the top 40 in with a chance. Winner revealed on the 9th November... stay tuned... <a href="https://t.co/ALT1RjkuYl">pic.twitter.com/ALT1RjkuYl</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/790099137249284097">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Not sure who looks more silly... two animals in one for the competition. Follow us on for more hilarious imagery. <a href="https://t.co/VmgLLW3AC0">https://t.co/VmgLLW3AC0</a> <a href="https://t.co/GskSt8qvTN">pic.twitter.com/GskSt8qvTN</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/784294384363712513">October 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The competition is over, the judging has started. Keep up to date by signing up at <a href="https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z">https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z</a>. We feel like this right now!!! <a href="https://t.co/ChYLQio16u">pic.twitter.com/ChYLQio16u</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/784039981794852865">October 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sign up to our newsletter at <a href="https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z">https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z</a> and stay up to date...and laugh at this while you do just that. <a href="https://t.co/9i1ECgus4o">pic.twitter.com/9i1ECgus4o</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/782669743446749184">October 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Big night out? Or whatever caption you think works! <a href="https://t.co/qHjQWMgqzD">pic.twitter.com/qHjQWMgqzD</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/773117449717841920">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Another runner up from the 2015 awards. Name the animal and you can enter the 2016 competition. Or enter anyway!!!! <a href="https://t.co/C5mZYBVfPE">pic.twitter.com/C5mZYBVfPE</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/748236988357173248">June 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">WINNERS announced last night, v exciting Well done Julian Rad, Liam Richardson and Oliver Dreike <a href="https://t.co/QjSaK108Ef">pic.twitter.com/QjSaK108Ef</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/664774512425177088">November 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">One week to go for the deadline!! Enter your funny wildlife pics now at <a href="http://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z">http://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z</a> win a safari / nikon <a href="http://t.co/R1KFF84U1b">pic.twitter.com/R1KFF84U1b</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/646947498116952064">September 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are lucky enough have Martin Le-May&#39;s extraordinary image of the woodpecker and weasel on its back entered <a href="http://t.co/lUM9NL2Zfx">pic.twitter.com/lUM9NL2Zfx</a></p>
&mdash; Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) <a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyPhotoAward/status/636106001901592576">August 25, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<p>(Contributed by: Zeba Khan)</p>


The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is an initiative that hopes to help conserve animals and birds through funny pictures

They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. But in this case, these pictures convey so much more. The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards can easily be labelled as one of the quirkiest award series that is linked to the cause of conservation. It is a world renowned photography competition focused on animals, with an aim to bring forth humour while spreading the message of conservation. Have a look at some of the winning entries in the year 2016: Tom Stables timed his shot to perfection to capture one of those days ... we've all had them. It was another Highly Commended shot. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/p3exPrL9AB — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) November 17, 2016 Anup Deodhar shot this stunningly proud base guitarist/warrior/pole vaulter lizzard to get Highly Commended in this years awards. pic.twitter.com/qZDFMEHtxD — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) November 17, 2016 The 2016 Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year is Angela BOHLKE from the USA. An amazing hilarious image. Huge congratulations. pic.twitter.com/RKvRAxV6Sv — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) November 11, 2016 One more from our final 40. Judging next week. Look out for the winners. Sign up for our updates at https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z pic.twitter.com/QpuxSXzGxi — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) October 26, 2016 One of the top 40 in with a chance. Winner revealed on the 9th November... stay tuned... pic.twitter.com/ALT1RjkuYl — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) October 23, 2016 Not sure who looks more silly... two animals in one for the competition. Follow us on for more hilarious imagery. https://t.co/VmgLLW3AC0 pic.twitter.com/GskSt8qvTN — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) October 7, 2016 The competition is over, the judging has started. Keep up to date by signing up at https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z. We feel like this right now!!! pic.twitter.com/ChYLQio16u — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) October 6, 2016 Sign up to our newsletter at https://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z and stay up to date...and laugh at this while you do just that. pic.twitter.com/9i1ECgus4o — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) October 2, 2016 Big night out? Or whatever caption you think works! pic.twitter.com/qHjQWMgqzD — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) September 6, 2016 Another runner up from the 2015 awards. Name the animal and you can enter the 2016 competition. Or enter anyway!!!! pic.twitter.com/C5mZYBVfPE — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) June 29, 2016 WINNERS announced last night, v exciting Well done Julian Rad, Liam Richardson and Oliver Dreike pic.twitter.com/QjSaK108Ef — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) November 12, 2015 One week to go for the deadline!! Enter your funny wildlife pics now at http://t.co/ZBPJDUnV3z win a safari / nikon pic.twitter.com/R1KFF84U1b — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) September 24, 2015 We are lucky enough have Martin Le-May's extraordinary image of the woodpecker and weasel on its back entered pic.twitter.com/lUM9NL2Zfx — Comedy Wildlife Phot (@FunnyPhotoAward) August 25, 2015 (Contributed by: Zeba Khan)

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