Jeff Bezos pledge to biodiversity, Active pups have better mental health

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Last week, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and a few more billionaires pledged $5 billion towards protecting land and water. This money was to be used to conserve biodiversity – as in, taking care that a wide variety of species of birds, animals, trees and plants thrive well. Some of us might think of managing global warming by riding bicycles instead of cars, it would serve us well to remember that protecting the earth and conserving our trees and birds and animals, are equally important.

This fund pledges to involve indigenous communities in its effort to improve biodiversity. An ICCA consortium report finds that the indigenous tribes conserve more than 20% of our forests. Whereas, the government controlled wildlife parts cover about 14% of our forests. They also found that the quality of ecological balance maintained by the indigenous communities through their practices was fairly good, and in some cases, superior to the government controlled forest areas. This is the first time that the contribution by the indigenous communities has been acknowledged on a global platform by philanthropists. Link to the report can be found here

In a study by the University of Washington, pups that stayed active when young were found to be mentally strong as they grew older, and avoided dementia. This could have implications for our young ones as well. Staying fit with active physical exercise right from a young age could help us maintain good mental health, in our old age. Link to a report to this can be found here https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/dog-walks-dementia-study-exercise-b1924672.html