dia mirza is an environmental advocate who also deservedly holds the position of un environment goodwill ambassador and united nations secretarygenerals advocate for sustainable development goals she is also the voice of environmental and wildlifeconservation in india as an actor dia believes that the creative arts cinema documentaries and photography are powerful tools for social change and conservationread alsodia mirza joins hollywood actor edward norton for unep documentary seriesdia mirza to star in unep documentary series with hollywood actor edward nortonactress dia mirza pulls bmcs ears wants mumbai to breathe clean airactressenvironmentalist dia mirza and other worried citizens have urged the brihanmumbai municipal corporation bmc to make efforts to curb pollution and ensure clean air for mumbaikars mirza along with sumaira abdulali awaaz foundation hema ramani beag shruti panchal and rasikathis is why she uses every platform available to her to reignite and strengthen the relationship between humans and natureon the occasion of world earth day etimes sat down with the actress for a freewheeling chat where she opened up about what prompted her to become a warrior for mother earth her idea behind opting for a sustainable wedding setting the right example for her children and more excerptswe have gone from celebrating mother nature on earth day to trying to sustain and protect her what are your thoughts regarding thisthe ipccs sixth assessment report which was released in march makes it very clear why we must reevaluate our relationship with mother earth it says very clearly that humancaused climate change is intensifying and that extreme climate events such as heat waves floods droughts and tropical cyclones will impact the most vulnerable among us to begin with and then all of us eventually if we dont make course corrections now we will have an irreversible climate crisis on our hands we are already at around 11c of average global warming but we still have time to stop this clock halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and invest resources and collective action in sustainable development as well as social and economic equity as many experts have pointed out this is the defining decade in our fight against climate change and we must do all we can to protect and restore our forests switch to climatefriendly food systems and become more energy efficient by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels it is heartening to see so many people and organisations working towards this goal but a lot more needs to be done on a global scale by world leaders and big businesses i am looking forward to seeing what kind of decisions are taken at the 2023 un climate change conference in dubaiyou participated in a beach cleanup campaign last year what are your plans this yearas a un environment goodwill ambassador and united nations secretarygeneral advocate for sustainable development goals i have the responsibility to disseminate information about sdgs and raise global awareness about climate issues and this year too i will continue to do the same the unep tide turners