In speaking at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji emphasized, “Mother Earth is sacred. She does not need us but we need Her. She can survive without us, but we cannot survive without Her. Therefore protecting the Earth, our air, our water and our land is essential for us and our future. If there is No Water there will be No Peace. When there is More Water there will be More Peace. This is the reason we are bringing faith leaders and faith based organisations together in GIWA to lead and be the change that is needed in the world. We have just undertaken a week of Hariyali Yatra across several places of India planting thousands of trees, bringing communities together and inspiring millions to plant at least 11 trees during this monsoon season. We all must act and we must act now- for this our togetherness is key.”