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Mother Earth Day: Sand dams crucial for climate resilience

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Apollo Group Chief Executive Officer Ashok Shah. [Courtesy]

Climate change, compounded by human activities such as deforestation, intensive agriculture, and wildlife exploitation, poses an existential threat to biodiversity and human well-being.

The theme of this year's Mother Earth Day, to be marked on Monday, April 22, 2024, underscores the critical importance of restoring and preserving our ecosystems.

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