Himalaya biodiversity script

The video starts with a wide shot of planet Earth from space.

VO
Let's take a look back at our planet. The planet that has nurtured and hosted life for the
last 3.7 billion years. This is the Earth. Our Home.

"Himalaya - Rebuilding Earth" slowly fades in and comes as the title on the screen.
The visuals zoom into the earth. We can see an outline of India on the earth. We can also
see green areas on India's globe view implying the forestlands of India. In aesthetic drone
shots following the birds flying, we see the forests of India.

VO
Our planet's heartbeat lies in its forests. They not only cool our planet, but, they also
provide food, medicine, and shelter to billions of species.

We cut to wildlife shots of monkeys and birds eating fruits from trees, and birds feeding
their young ones. Shots of monkeys happily spending their time with their young ones in the
trees. Worms and ants moving on land. Time-lapse shot of a plant sapling growing up from a
seed to a plant.

VO
Even though forests cover only seven percent of the earth's total area, forests play a vital
importance in the health of our home, our planet Earth. Without forests, our earth stops
breathing, and life ceases to exist.

Drone shots of forests in Karnataka. In an overhead drone shot, "KARNATAKA" gets written
on the screen.
VO
Karnataka, the land of black soil, which lies in the heart of India, was once one of the
greenest cities in India.

Drone shots of drylands. Shots of ants walking in a line on a cut-down tree. Shots of birds
flying away looking for new homes. Shots of various animals moving away from the forest
with their young ones.

VO
However, over the last couple of decades, Karnataka has been losing out on its greenery.
This has caused millions of species to lose their habitat and look for new homes.

We cut to a time-lapse shot of a healthy plant going through its bad stage of withering and
finally dying out. Cut to a shot of Himalaya Wellness’ employee looking over a barren field of
land.
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The stability of our nature could no longer be taken for granted. We, at Himalaya
Wellness Company, realized that with our help, the world can recover.

Under the supervision of the Himalaya employee, we see shots of people in Ngos in
Karnataka and local villagers planting the tree saplings. In a wide shot, we see the tree
plantations that Karnataka NGOs has planted.

VO
About 10 long years ago, in 2012, Himalaya, in partnership with visionary NGOs and local
communities, pledged to plant 10 million trees to get the world back on its feet.

Aerial shots of forests in Meghalaya. "Meghalaya" in big font appears on the screen. We cut
to shots of farmers doing vermicomposting, beekeeping, and mushroom cultivation. We cut
to shots of the farmers and their children happily eating food along with their parents and
going to school happily. Shots of women and men planting the saplings and watering them.
Shots of children in Meghalaya also planting saplings.

VO
Himalaya's tree planting initiative also spread all the way to Meghalaya. In Mawphlang
and Perkseh in Meghalaya, Himalaya taught farmers to do vermicomposting, beekeeping,
and mushroom cultivation to have a secondary livelihood.
Meghalaya is now greener than ever before.

We cut to shots of forests in Pune. In an overhead drone shot, "PUNE" gets written on the
screen.
VO
At about 560 m from the main sea level, lies Pune, the Queen of Deccan.

We cut to shots of Pune’s forests. Shots of NGOs and villagers in Pune planting tree saplings.
We show a group of old men wielding axe planting the plant sapling. We intercut between
multiple time-lapse shots of plants growing from sapling to a bigger plant. We cut to a wide
shot of the huge plantation and sees the plantation in all its glory.

VO
Pune, with over 2.3 million trees, was once one of the greenest cities in India. However,
the state with one of the highest forest density, has also been losing out on its greenery.
With the efforts of Himalaya along with local NGOs, Pune is regaining its forest cover and
is on the road to its former glory.

We see a shot of India’s map. In the map, we see that forests slowly rise up in areas of Pune,
Karnataka, and Meghalaya. The green color slowly spreads and covers the areas in the map.
We cut to shots of birds coming back to the forests. Shots of monkeys coming back to
forests. Shots of monkeys feeding their younger ones. Shots of several animals and birds
existing happily with their family in their space.
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10 years later, Himalaya has planted 1 million trees all over India. The forests are now
thriving and our earth is breathing better.

We cut to shots of forests. Shots of small buds of new trees growing. Shots of children and
adults planting trees. We intercut between shots of people planting trees in Meghalaya,
Pune, and Karnataka. We cut to a shot of Earth from space, where we see the green
spreading all over the Earth.

VO
Forests store and capture more carbon than any other habitat on land. They are our
planet's treasure trove of diversity. If we are to ensure a future where humans and nature
can thrive, what we do in the next 20 years will determine the future of all life on earth.
Forests protect us. Forests heal us. Forests nourishes us. Help the earth breathe better.
Join hands with Himalaya for a greener future.