Stressing the urgency of addressing global environmental challenges, speakers at the 44th Foundation Day and Award Ceremony of the Orissa Environmental Society (OES), held in the city Saturday, called for collective action to protect and preserve nature.

The event was attended by OES working president Jayakrushna Panigrahi, former Police DG and OPSC chairman Satyajit Mohanty, UNDP Odisha head Abha Mishra, and other dignitaries.

Mohanty, in his address, highlighted that challenges such as global warming, pollution, and biodiversity loss pose serious threats to ecological balance.

He urged greater public participation in initiatives aimed at preserving environmental quality. Delivering the Prasanna Kumar Dash Memorial Lecture on the theme “Funding Resilience, Not Disasters, Through Nature

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