2018 Year of papilios

Greetings from Friends of Nature.

Friends of Nature is an enthusiastic group of social activists engaged in environmental education, biodiversity conservation and so on. As part of its education & awareness programmes , Friends of Nature has decided to declare 2018 as the year of Papilios.

Papilios - a Simple word originated from Latin for Butterflies - are an indication of healthy ecosystem. Without these wonderful insects, many plant species would be unable to reproduce and eventually leads to gradual fall in their population. The long distance migration of butterflies leads to the distribution of pollens across groups of plants and geographies, thus assisting in genetic variation. Many birds and animals use butterflies as their meal. The pollution, habitat loss, climate change etc. decreases the population of the species.

Year of Papilios is our campaign for 2018 to explore the world of butterflies. The awareness campaign focuses from the local butterfly species to the most endemic species in our eco system. FoN, feels happy to invite students, youth and public to collaborate with our butterfly experts.

We as a family invite your esteemed attention and presence in our awareness campaign to protect the birds, butterflies, and dragonflies. As you are aware, it needs a huge sum of money and manpower. Our only investment is on your generosity. Thus we expect your contribution by all means to the campaign

with regards