“ My contribution to environmental protection

I’m honored to be here representing the youth to speak about one of the most popular issues-Environment. Environmental problems concern not only adults, but also the upcoming generations. In our times, we teenagers have witnessed more global warming and extreme weather and we realize it’s our responsibility as well to maintain the ecosystem’s balance. To do this, everyone, from a student to the president of a nation, needs to contribute to the fight against climate change.

I have an experience of such contribution. As the student union president, I realized I must start even single-handedly with myself to protect our environment. Therefore, I organized an action program in which we turned off our school’s entire electricity for a whole day. There was no electronic device at all, not even cellphones. We saved approximately twenty cubic meter wood, and oxygen that is enough to sustain two people for forty years.

There are other people who are contributing too. One example is a boy named “Buynhishig”. Over the last three years, he has cleaned River Selbe by collecting garbage along the coast for three kilometers and throwing them into recycle bins every day. He was only nine when he started doing this. Now he’s the eco-student of his school. His friends clean the river with him.

These small yet significant contributions actually enhance our environment. Regardless of their size, they can have enormous effects. Buynhishig has influenced his friends and I influenced my schoolmates. Little contributions lead to bigger results. It’s our duty to start such small movements. I hope this encourages you in your own field to take the first step like I did. We are the ones who have to take care of the environment. Let’s recycle our trash, ride a bike, plant a tree, turn off our electricity, clean our surroundings. It’s you, me and everyone else who have power to save the mother Earth.”