As Himalaya & You progressed the youngsters became more and more involved in the activities. Creative ideas and imaginative solutions sprung out of their fertile minds! They debated, contested and ideated about the ways to go about this enormous task of protecting nature. One could feel their exasperation at the state of our planet and every one of them made an impassionate plea for collective action to stop environmental degradation.

The students had some interesting ideas about what we should do to protect the environment. They were positive and optimistic and believed wholeheartedly that it is still not too late to make a difference.

Meghana Murthy, a 9th Grade student of Innisfree House, wrote about the role of the youth in protecting the environment.

"Most of us always seem to be pessimists. We learn and talk about environmental problems a great deal, but little do we realise that there is so much time going to waste, when we can actually resolve these problems. The youth of today is trying to make best utilization of the time given to them to protect the environment. If you cannot do much, the least you can is try to recycle or reuse all the items you possess. Do not waste anything. If you have a piece of paper, make sure you have used every part of it completely, before recycling. Don't throw your old newspapers away. You might need it for something else (re-use)."

Another student, Bijil Abraham, an 8th Grade student of Presidency School, wrote about urbanization, giving us a blueprint of a future eco-friendly city in his prize-wining essay. He writes,

"Urbanization has caused such hazardous problems to the environment. It could be solved in the near future if people live in close proximity with wildlife. Japan is one such example where in they have restored the natural beauty in some place. The problems of urbanization can be solved if people build huge skyscrapers (thrice as large as today's highest skyscraper). This would mean that more space is left out. And these spaces can be converted back to forests, where wildlife can be reserved. In this scenario humans can have ¼ of the earth, and rest of it is converted back to forests where animals can roam about freely. If we follow this we can be more understanding, happy and healthier. The air will be fresher and the world would be a happier place to live in."