Actress Dia Mirza is one of those Bollywood actresses who is very conscious about the environment. The actress has been raising her voice for environmental protection for a long time. She is always seen inspiring people to save the environment and nature. The actress is also the ambassador of the United Nations Environment Goodwill. UN Secretary-General Advocate Dia Mirza always speaks out for change. She has contributed her efforts in the field of social change, conservation, and environment. The actress also participated in the ‘Youth Assembly 2047: Shaping India’s Future’ event on International Youth Day on August 12.

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In a conversation with one of the media houses, the actress shared her views on environmental protection and positive change. The actress said, ‘Everything we use in our daily lives comes from the earth and it should go back to the earth in a healthy form and shape for the earth and people. A few days ago, we told the world that we have used up the resources that the earth provides us every year, it is called ‘Earth Overshoot Day’. This happened in August, there are still four months left in this year and we have already exceeded our consumption or what the earth provides. This means that we are stealing from our children and future generations what they need to live, to be healthy, and to be happy.’

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Actress Dia Mirza urged people to reject single-use plastic and return to their roots. She said, ‘Change happens when we individually make a choice. So reject single-use plastic. Simple things that we can reject are bottles, cutlery, crockery, etc.

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Dia Mirza further said, ‘There are youths in villages in India who are starting steel banks, where big functions are being organized, without a single waste product, especially plastic products. So we need to go back to basics and return to our roots because our ancestors who lived and walked on this earth knew that we need to be less harmful to the earth. We are the ones who serve food on leaf plates, who serve water in metal vessels and earthen pots.’