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Dia Mirza Advocates for Environmen­t

Today, more than ever, we, as a planet, are called to reflect on our relationsh­ip with the nature she says.

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From being an actor-producer to being a UN Environmen­t Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza juggles her myriad of roles with ease. For the last couple of years, she has been actively focussing her conversati­ons on environmen­tal and wildlife conservati­on.

And now that an invisible virus has engulfed the world, the Sanju actress believes that everything bears unmistakab­le ties with nature.

While celebratin­g the Internatio­nal Day for Biological Diversity, the actress says, “Today, more than ever, we, as a planet, are called to reflect on our relationsh­ip with the nature.

“The pandemic has highlighte­d how our bond with the environmen­t has existed well-before everything else. Everything we do is ultimately tied to nature to create one people and planet.”

However this year, Dia feels that everything seems difficult right now, and this is an opportunit­y to reflect and find solutions. “I truly believe that nature repairs itself and never stops giving. But we must learn to give back as well.”

The actress intends to continue #DownToEart­hWithDee a series of dialogues to reconnect with nature – that she started on April 8 with R. Madhavan, Zoya Akhtar, Swanand Kirkire, Gaur Gopal Das, and Ankur Tiwari.

“Creative arts, cinema, documentar­ies, and photograph­y are powerful tools for social change and conservati­on, I urge people to adapt and adopt a lifestyle that increases the resilience of nations and communitie­s as we recover from this pandemic,” she concludes.

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