JAMMU, April 7 -- In alignment with the constitutional mandate that enshrines the duty of the state and citizens to protect and improve the natural environment, The Law School, University of Jammu, in collaboration with NSS Campus Unit 3, organized an ecologically immersive program titled "Tree Talk." The event featured Shri O.P. Sharma, Retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K Government, who underscored the intrinsic value of nature beyond anthropocentric utility, emphasizing an ecocentric perspective where ecosystems and biodiversity hold rights independent of human interests.
Shri O.P. Sharma illuminated the deep ecological and cultural interconnectedness of native trees, particularly Palash (Butea monosperma) and Kantak Pal...