Mighty Mountains?

Mountains are a common sight on this planet.
They make up one-fifth of the world's landscape.
Mountains are an important source of water, energy and biological diversity.
About 80 per cent of our planet's fresh water originates in the mountains.
Mountain ecosystems are essential to the well-being of the global environment.
Mountain environments are essential to the survival of the global ecosystem.
Mountains are the home for several natural resources.
The wild vegetation is surrounding the mountains.
The beautiful and rich greenery of the mountains and the rare medicinal plants of the mountains are endangered.
Mountains are rich in minerals.
Mountains are blessed with rare and valuable metals.
The precious stones of mountains find their application in modern living.
The thick forests of the mountain ecosystem bring rainfall. This prevents increase in temperature.
Mountains are susceptible to rough weather and accelerated soil erosion.
This has resulted in degradation of mountain ecosystem.
This has caused rapid loss of habitat and genetic diversity.
Due to increasing water scarcity, it is becoming increasingly important to protect the mountain ecosystem.
It becomes man's responsibility to protect the beauty, serenity, tranquility and peace of Mountains
Climate changes, population growth, deforestation, are the problems confronting the "water towers of the world".
Modern activities like tourism, hiking, trekking, development, mining, urbanization is eroding the landscape of many mountain ranges and has resulted in Concrete Jungle!!!

"Save our Mighty Mountains "

"Grow without damaging the environment"