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Environmental Pioneers club - Muslim Ladies' College, Muslim Ladies' College, Colombo 04, Colombo (2026)

09/10/2026

World Salmon Day
October 8

World Salmon Day is observed on October 8 as an opportunity to appreciate salmon and learn about their amazing life cycle. Salmon are remarkable fish that are well known for travelling between freshwater rivers and the ocean. Their journeys are among the most impressive migrations in the natural world.

Salmon usually begin their lives in freshwater rivers and streams. As they grow, many species travel towards the ocean, where they spend part of their lives feeding and growing. When they become adults, they make an incredible journey back towards freshwater to reproduce. Their ability to return to their home rivers is one of the most fascinating parts of their life cycle.

Salmon have an excellent sense of smell. This helps them recognize and locate the waterways where they were born. During their migration, they may face strong currents, waterfalls and many other challenges. Their journey requires great strength and energy.

Salmon are very important to aquatic ecosystems. They are part of food webs and provide food for many animals, including birds, bears and other wildlife. When salmon return to rivers, nutrients from their bodies can also become part of the surrounding ecosystem.

Salmon need clean and healthy water to survive. However, they face many threats today. Water pollution, destruction of river habitats, rising water temperatures, overfishing and obstacles such as dams can make their migration and survival more difficult. Climate change can also affect the temperature and conditions of rivers and oceans.

Protecting salmon means protecting their rivers, streams and ocean habitats. We can help by reducing pollution, keeping waterways free from waste, protecting natural habitats and supporting the conservation of aquatic ecosystems.

Fun Facts About Salmon

1. Salmon can live part of their lives in freshwater and part in saltwater.
2. Many salmon return to the river where they were born to reproduce.
3. Salmon have an excellent sense of smell.
4. They can swim against strong currents.
5. Some salmon travel very long distances during their migration.
6. Salmon are an important food source for many wild animals.
7. Salmon are an important part of aquatic food webs.
8. Different species of salmon have different life cycles and habitats.
9. Clean, cool water is important for many salmon populations.
10. Salmon migrations are among the most remarkable journeys made by fish.

World Salmon Day reminds us that rivers and oceans are connected and that protecting one part of an ecosystem can help many different species. By caring for our waterways and reducing pollution, we can help salmon and countless other aquatic animals survive.

Let us use World Salmon Day to appreciate these amazing fish and take action to protect the rivers, oceans and natural habitats they depend on.

09/10/2026

World Octopus Day
October 8

World Octopus Day is celebrated every year on October 8 to appreciate one of the most fascinating and intelligent creatures found in the ocean. Octopuses are marine animals belonging to the mollusk group. They live in oceans around the world and can be found in many different habitats, including coral reefs, rocky areas and the deep sea.

The octopus is easily recognized by its eight arms. Its arms are covered with suckers that help it hold and explore objects. Octopuses are also known for their intelligence and ability to solve problems. They can learn from their surroundings and use different methods to find food and protect themselves from danger.

One of the most amazing abilities of an octopus is camouflage. An octopus can change the colour and appearance of its skin to blend into its surroundings. This helps it hide from predators and also allows it to approach prey without being easily noticed. Some species can even change the texture of their skin to look more like rocks or other objects around them.

Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. Their blue blood contains a copper-based protein that helps transport oxygen. They also have no bones, which makes their bodies very flexible. Because of this, an octopus can squeeze through surprisingly small openings.

Octopuses play an important role in marine ecosystems. They are predators that help maintain the balance of other marine animal populations. At the same time, they are also food for larger ocean animals. This makes them an important part of the marine food web.

Unfortunately, marine pollution, plastic waste, habitat destruction, climate change and other human activities can affect octopuses and their habitats. Keeping oceans clean and protecting marine ecosystems are important steps towards protecting these incredible animals.

Fun Facts About Octopuses

1. An octopus has three hearts.
2. Its blood is blue.
3. An octopus has eight arms, not tentacles.
4. Octopuses have no bones.
5. Their suckers help them touch, hold and explore objects.
6. They can change their colour to camouflage themselves.
7. Some octopuses can change the texture of their skin.
8. Octopuses are considered highly intelligent invertebrates.
9. They can squeeze through very small spaces because their bodies are flexible.
10. Some octopuses use shells, rocks or other objects as shelter.

World Octopus Day is a wonderful opportunity to learn about these intelligent and mysterious animals. By reducing plastic pollution, keeping the ocean clean and protecting marine habitats, we can help create a safer world for octopuses and other sea creatures.

Let us appreciate the amazing octopus and remember that every creature in the ocean has an important place in nature.

09/10/2026

World Badger Day – October 6

World Badger Day is observed every year on October 6 to create awareness about badgers and highlight their importance in nature. Badgers are fascinating mammals that are known for their strong bodies, short legs, powerful claws and distinctive markings on their faces. They belong to the Mustelidae family, which also includes animals such as otters, weasels and ferrets.

Badgers are mainly nocturnal animals, which means they are most active during the night. They spend much of their time in underground homes called setts. These homes provide shelter from predators, harsh weather and other dangers. Badgers can be found in different habitats, including forests, grasslands, farmlands and open countryside.

Badgers are omnivores and have a varied diet. They may eat insects, earthworms, small animals, fruits, roots, seeds and other available food. Their strong claws help them dig through soil while searching for food. Their digging behaviour also has an important role in the ecosystem because it helps loosen and mix the soil, allowing air and nutrients to move through it.

Badgers are valuable members of the natural environment. By feeding on insects and small animals, they help maintain a balance between different species. Their abandoned setts can also provide shelter for other animals. In this way, badgers can contribute to the biodiversity of their habitats.

Although badgers are adaptable animals, they can face several threats. Loss of natural habitats, roads and traffic, pollution and conflicts between humans and wildlife can affect their survival. Protecting natural habitats and allowing wild animals to live safely are important steps towards conserving badgers and other wildlife.

World Badger Day reminds us that every animal has a role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. By learning about badgers, respecting wildlife and protecting natural habitats, we can help create a safer environment for these remarkable animals and many other species.

Fun Facts About Badgers

Badgers have strong claws that are specially adapted for digging.

They are mostly active at night.

Their underground homes are known as setts.

Badgers have an excellent sense of smell.

Some badgers can dig very quickly when searching for food or shelter.

Badgers belong to the same animal family as otters and weasels.

Their digging can help improve the condition of the soil.

Protect Wildlife, Protect Nature

World Badger Day is a reminder that wildlife conservation begins with understanding and respecting the animals that share our planet. Every species, including the humble badger, has a valuable place in nature.

09/10/2026

World Animal Day 🐾

Animals are a very important part of our world. 🐶🐱🐘 They live in forests, oceans, villages and even in our homes. Some are our pets, while others live freely in nature. Even though animals cannot speak like us, they have feelings and need food, water, love and a safe place to live.

World Animal Day is celebrated on 4th October every year. 🌎🐾 It reminds us to treat animals with kindness and respect. Sadly, many animals are losing their homes because of deforestation, pollution and other human activities. Some animals are also treated badly, which is really sad. 😔

We can help animals in simple ways. We can give water to thirsty animals, avoid littering and never hurt animals for fun. We can also protect their habitats and learn more about endangered animals. 🌱🦋

I believe every animal deserves to live safely and happily. ❤️ Even a small act of kindness can make a difference. Let’s be kinder to animals and protect the beautiful world we share with them! 🐾🌍

F. Manaal Asurudeen
Environmental Pioneer
2024 batch

07/10/2026

Introduction

Animals are a beautiful gift from Allah to this world. They make our world colorful, balanced and alive. From the big elephant to the small ant, every animal has a right to live safely. But today, many animals are in danger because of humans.

Why are animals in danger?

Deforestation
We cut down forests, so animals lose their homes.

Pollution Plastic and garbage in rivers and seas kill fish, turtles and birds.

Hunting

Some people illegally hunt tigers, elephants and other animals for money.

Climate Change
The weather is changing and animals cannot find food and water.

Why should we save animals?

Animals keep nature in balance. If bees die, we will have no fruits and flowers.

Many animals help us. Cows give milk, and dogs protect us.

Islam teaches us to be kind to animals. The Prophet said that feeding an animal is Sadaqa charity.

It is our duty to protect Allah's creations.

How can we save animals?

Do not litter. Keep forests, beaches and rivers clean.

Plant more trees. Trees are homes for birds and animals.

Be kind. Never hit or hurt an animal. Give food and water to stray animals.

Say no to products made from animal skin, teeth or fur.

Make awareness. Tell your friends and family to protect animals.

Conclusion

If we save animals today, we save our future tomorrow. Let us all promise to protect, feed, care and respect every life, because every life matters

Slogan
Protect, Feed, Care, Respect
Every Life Matters

Zahra Yazeer
Environmental Pioneer
2024 Batch

07/10/2026

බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතා දිනය – ඔක්තෝබර් 7

සෑම වසරකම ඔක්තෝබර් 7 වන දින බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතා දිනය ලෙස සැමරීමේ අරමුණ වන්නේ බලශක්තිය නිසි ලෙස භාවිත කිරීම පිළිබඳව ජනතාව දැනුවත් කිරීමයි. අපගේ දෛනික ජීවිතයේදී විදුලිය, ඉන්ධන සහ අනෙකුත් බලශක්ති ප්‍රභවයන් විශාල වශයෙන් භාවිත කරනු ලබයි. එබැවින් බලශක්තිය අරපිරිමැස්මෙන් හා කාර්යක්ෂමව භාවිත කිරීම අප සැමගේ වගකීමකි.

බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතාව යනු අවශ්‍ය කාර්යය සිදු කර ගැනීම සඳහා අවම බලශක්ති ප්‍රමාණයක් භාවිත කිරීමයි. අවශ්‍ය නොවන විදුලි පහන් සහ විදුලි උපකරණ ක්‍රියා විරහිත කිරීම, බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂම LED බල්බ භාවිත කිරීම, විදුලි උපකරණ නිසි ලෙස නඩත්තු කිරීම සහ ස්වභාවික ආලෝකය හැකි තරම් භාවිත කිරීම මඟින් බලශක්තිය ඉතිරි කරගත හැකිය.

බලශක්තිය අපතේ යාම අඩු කිරීමෙන් විදුලි බිල්පත් වියදම් අඩු කර ගැනීමට පමණක් නොව පරිසරය ආරක්ෂා කිරීමටද හැකිය. විශේෂයෙන් පොසිල ඉන්ධන අධික ලෙස භාවිත කිරීමෙන් හරිතාගාර වායු විමෝචනය වැඩි වී දේශගුණික විපර්යාසයට බලපෑම් ඇති විය හැකිය. එබැවින් බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතාව පරිසර සංරක්ෂණයටද වැදගත් වේ.

පාසලේදී මෙන්ම නිවසේදීද අපට බලශක්තිය ඉතිරි කිරීමේ පුරුදු ඇති කරගත හැකිය. භාවිත නොකරන විදුලි උපකරණ ක්‍රියා විරහිත කිරීම, චාජර් අවශ්‍ය නොවන විට විදුලි සොකට්ටුවෙන් ඉවත් කිරීම සහ දිවා කාලයේදී ස්වභාවික ආලෝකය භාවිත කිරීම වැනි සරල ක්‍රියා මඟින් විශාල වෙනසක් ඇති කළ හැකිය.

බලශක්තිය සීමිත සම්පතක් බැවින් එය වගකීමෙන් භාවිත කිරීම අප සැමගේ යුතුකමකි. බලශක්ති කාර්යක්ෂමතා දිනයේදී පමණක් නොව සෑම දිනකම බලශක්තිය අරපිරිමැස්මෙන් භාවිත කරමින් පරිසර හිතකාමී අනාගතයක් ගොඩනැගීමට අපි එක්ව කටයුතු කරමු.

05/10/2026

ලෝක වාසස්ථාන දිනය

ඔක්තෝබර් 5

ලෝක වාසස්ථාන දිනය සෑම වසරකම ඔක්තෝබර් මාසයේ පළමු සඳුදා දින සමරනු ලබන වැදගත් ජාත්‍යන්තර දිනයකි. මෙදින මිනිසුන්ට ආරක්ෂිත, සුදුසු සහ යහපත් වාසස්ථාන ලබාදීමේ වැදගත්කම පිළිබඳව ලෝකයේ අවධානය යොමු කරයි. 2026 වසරේ ලෝක වාසස්ථාන දිනය ඔක්තෝබර් 5 දිනට යෙදී ඇත.

වාසස්ථානයක් යනු මිනිසුන් ජීවත් වන නිවස පමණක් නොව, ඔවුන්ගේ දෛනික ජීවිතයට අවශ්‍ය ආරක්ෂිත පරිසරය, මාර්ග, ජලය, සනීපාරක්ෂක පහසුකම් සහ අනෙකුත් පොදු සේවාවන් ඇතුළත් පුළුල් පරිසරයකි. සෑම පුද්ගලයෙකුටම ආරක්ෂිත සහ සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න වාසස්ථානයක් හිමිවීම මූලික අවශ්‍යතාවකි.

ලෝකයේ ජනගහනය වැඩිවීම, නගරීකරණය, දේශගුණික විපර්යාස සහ ස්වාභාවික ආපදා හේතුවෙන් බොහෝ ප්‍රදේශවල වාසස්ථාන සම්බන්ධ ගැටලු ඇතිවෙමින් පවතී. ගංවතුර, නායයෑම්, නියඟ සහ අනෙකුත් ආපදා මිනිසුන්ගේ නිවාස හා ජීවන පරිසරයට විශාල බලපෑමක් ඇති කළ හැකිය.

හොඳ වාසස්ථානයක් පරිසර හිතකාමී වීමද ඉතා වැදගත්ය. ගස් සිටුවීම, ජලය හා විදුලිය අරපිරිමැස්මෙන් භාවිත කිරීම, අපද්‍රව්‍ය නිසි ලෙස බැහැර කිරීම, ප්ලාස්ටික් භාවිතය අවම කිරීම සහ හරිත ප්‍රදේශ ආරක්ෂා කිරීම මගින් අපගේ වාසස්ථාන වඩාත් පිරිසිදු හා සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න කළ හැකිය.

මෙම දිනය අපට මතක් කර දෙන්නේ සෑම කෙනෙකුටම ආරක්ෂිත, පිරිසිදු සහ සුදුසු වාසස්ථානයක් අවශ්‍ය බවයි. අපගේ නිවස පමණක් නොව, අප ජීවත් වන ගම, නගරය සහ මුළු පෘථිවියම අපගේ වාසස්ථානය ලෙස සලකා එය ආරක්ෂා කිරීම අප සැමගේ වගකීමකි.

05/10/2026

Animals – An Important Part of Our World

Animals have always been a fascinating part of our world. From the smallest insects to the largest elephants, every species has its own unique characteristics and plays a role in nature. Whether they live in our homes, deep in forests or beneath the oceans, animals are closely connected to the world we live in.
There is an incredible variety of animals on Earth. Some, such as dogs and cats, have become close companions to humans, while others live independently in their natural habitats. Birds fill the skies with their songs, marine animals inhabit the oceans, and wild animals contribute to the balance of ecosystems. Each species has a purpose, even if we do not always notice it.
Animals are also valuable to human society. Throughout history, people have depended on animals for food, transportation, farming and companionship. Today, many animals are kept as pets and provide people with comfort and happiness. More importantly, animals play an essential role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Bees pollinate plants, birds spread seeds, and predators help control the populations of other animals.
Unfortunately, many animals are now threatened by human activities. Deforestation, pollution, illegal hunting and climate change are destroying their natural habitats. As a result, several species have become endangered, and some have already disappeared from the planet. The loss of even one species can have an effect on the entire ecosystem.
Protecting animals is therefore a responsibility that belongs to all of us. We can contribute by keeping our environment clean, reducing plastic waste, planting trees and respecting wildlife. Governments and organisations must also take stronger measures to prevent illegal hunting and protect endangered species.
Animals may not be able to communicate with us through words, but they are living creatures that deserve kindness and respect. A world without animals would be very different and far less beautiful. By protecting them today, we are also protecting the balance of nature and the future of our planet.

G Manha Murshid
Environmental pioneer
2024 Batch

04/10/2026

ලෝක සත්ත්ව දිනය – ඔක්තෝබර් 4

ලෝක සත්ත්ව දිනය සෑම වසරකම ඔක්තෝබර් 4 වන දින සමරනු ලබන වැදගත් ජාත්‍යන්තර දිනයකි. ලොව පුරා සිටින සියලුම සතුන්ගේ සුභසාධනය, ආරක්ෂාව සහ අයිතිවාසිකම් පිළිබඳව ජනතාව දැනුවත් කිරීම මෙහි ප්‍රධාන අරමුණකි. මෙම දිනය සතුන්ට කරුණාවෙන් හා වගකීමෙන් සැලකීමේ වැදගත්කම අපට මතක් කර දෙයි.

සතුන් පරිසර පද්ධතියේ ඉතා වැදගත් කොටසකි. වනාන්තර, සාගර, ගංගා සහ තෙත්බිම් වැනි පරිසර පද්ධතිවල සමතුලිතතාවය පවත්වා ගැනීමට ඔවුන් විශාල දායකත්වයක් ලබා දෙති. පරාගණය, බීජ පැතිරීම, ආහාර දාමය පවත්වා ගැනීම වැනි ස්වභාවික ක්‍රියාවලීන් සඳහාද සතුන්ගේ දායකත්වය ඉතා වැදගත් වේ.

අද වන විට වාසස්ථාන විනාශය, පරිසර දූෂණය, දේශගුණික විපර්යාස, නීති විරෝධී දඩයම් කිරීම සහ වනජීවී වෙළඳාම වැනි හේතු නිසා බොහෝ සත්ත්ව විශේෂ තර්ජනයට ලක්ව ඇත. එබැවින් සතුන්ගේ වාසස්ථාන ආරක්ෂා කිරීම, වනාන්තර හා සාගර පරිසරය සුරැකීම සහ වනජීවීන්ට හානි නොවන ලෙස කටයුතු කිරීම අපගේ වගකීමකි.

ලෝක සත්ත්ව දිනයේදී සතුන්ට ආහාර හා ජලය ලබා දීම, අසරණ සතුන්ට උපකාර කිරීම, සතුන්ට හිංසා නොකිරීම සහ වනජීවීන් ආරක්ෂා කිරීම වැනි යහපත් ක්‍රියා සිදු කළ හැකිය. පාසල් මට්ටමින් සත්ත්ව ආරක්ෂාව පිළිබඳ දැනුවත් කිරීමේ වැඩසටහන්, පෝස්ටර් තරග සහ පරිසර වැඩසටහන් පැවැත්වීමෙන්ද මෙම පණිවිඩය තවදුරටත් පැතිරවිය හැකිය.

සතුන් අපගේ පෘථිවියේ අප සමඟ ජීවත් වන ජීවීන් පමණක් නොව, ස්වභාවධර්මයේ සමතුලිතතාවය පවත්වා ගැනීමට උපකාර කරන වැදගත් ජීවීන්ය. එබැවින් සතුන්ට ආදරය කිරීම, ඔවුන්ට කරුණාවෙන් සැලකීම සහ ඔවුන්ගේ වාසස්ථාන ආරක්ෂා කිරීම අප සැමගේ වගකීමකි.

04/10/2026

🎯 திட்டத்தின் நோக்கம்:-
பாடசாலை மற்றும் வீடுகளில் உருவாகும் உணவுக் கழிவுகள், காய்கறி மற்றும் பழத்தோல், உலர்ந்த இலைகள் போன்ற இயற்கைக் கழிவுகளை பயனுள்ள இயற்கை உரமாக (Compost) மாற்றுவதே இத்திட்டத்தின் முக்கிய நோக்கமாகும்.

♻️ பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய கழிவுகள்

❇️காய்கறி மற்றும் பழத்தோல்கள்
❇️மீதமான உணவுப் பொருட்கள்
❇️தேயிலைத் தூள் மற்றும் காபிக் கழிவு
❇️உலர்ந்த இலைகள்
புல் மற்றும் சிறிய தாவரக் கழிவுகள்
❇️முட்டை ஓடுகள்

🚫 சேர்க்கக்கூடாதவை

⭕பொலித்தீன் மற்றும் பிளாஸ்டிக்
⭕கண்ணாடி
⭕உலோகப் பொருட்கள்
⭕இரசாயனக் கழிவுகள்
⭕எண்ணெய் அதிகம் கலந்த உணவுக் கழிவுகள்

🔄 இயற்கை உரம் தயாரிக்கும் முறை

இயற்கைக் கழிவுகளைச் சேகரித்தல்
⬇️
கழிவுகளைப் பிரித்தல்
⬇️
Compost தொட்டி/குழியில் இடுதல்
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உலர் இலைகள் + ஈரமான கழிவுகளை அடுக்குதல்
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தேவையான ஈரப்பதத்தைப் பேணுதல்
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அவ்வப்போது கிளறுதல்
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உரம் தயாரானதும் சலித்துப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🌍 சுற்றாடலுக்கான முக்கிய நன்மைகள்
✅ குப்பைத் தொட்டிகளுக்குச் செல்லும் இயற்கைக் கழிவுகளின் அளவு குறையும்.
✅ பாடசாலை மற்றும் சுற்றுப்புறம் தூய்மையாக இருக்கும்.
✅ மண்ணின் வளத்தை மேம்படுத்த உதவும்.
✅ பசுமையான பாடசாலை சூழலை உருவாக்க உதவும்

👥 சமூகத்திற்கான பயன்கள்

🔵 மாணவர்களிடம் சுற்றாடல் பொறுப்புணர்வு வளர்க்கப்படும்.
🔵 வீடுகளிலும் இயற்கைக் கழிவுகளை முறையாக நிர்வகிக்கக் கற்றுக்கொள்வார்கள்.
🔵 தோட்டப் பயிர்களுக்கு இயற்கை உரத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தும் பழக்கம் ஏற்படும்.
🔵 கழிவு என்பது வெறும் குப்பை அல்ல; மீண்டும் பயன்படும் வளம் என்பதை உணர்த்தும்.
🔵 எதிர்கால சந்ததியினருக்கான தூய்மையான சூழலை உருவாக்க உதவும்.

“கழிவை குப்பையாகப் பார்க்காதீர்கள்!
அதை வளமாக மாற்றுங்கள்.
இயற்கையைப் பாதுகாப்போம் –
பசுமையான எதிர்காலத்தை உருவாக்குவோம்!” 🌍♻️🌱

Aysha Amaani
Environmental Pioneer
2024 Batch

Environmental Pioneers club - Muslim Ladies' College

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