Forests are among the richest expressions of life on our planet. Trees are, of course, the most visible part of a forest. But the other living things that depend on the habitat they create are just as important: the animals, the birds, the insects, the flowers, the plants, and the fungi. Each living thing is necessary to weave the rich tapestry of forest life, which is the source of so much of our food, fuel, fiber and fertilizer - not to mention medicine, spices and people's livelihoods.

When we cut down trees, all these living beings are destroyed, the ground water recedes, the soil erodes and the amount of deadly carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere. When we pollute our rivers, we also destroy myriads of other living things and undermine equally important life processes. 

Recycling of paper, by using waste such as used paper, cotton rags and unwanted biomass, helps save trees and minimize pollution. Today recycled paper is made by school children at their schools, and by highly skilled villagers, most of whom where impoverished women, and so creates jobs and incomes while saving the environment.

One ton of recycled paper could save three tons of wood and 100 cubic meters of water, and create Rs. 40,000 in wages, giving us :

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