Speech "Save Our Earth"

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
First of all, let us praise to the Almighty Allah SWT, because of His Blessing we are able to attend this English speech contest. Secondly, may peace be upon the prophet Muhammad Saw who has guided us from the darkness into the brightness.
I also would like to say many thanks to the juries and MC who have given me opportunity to deliver an English speech in front of you all.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
The title of my speech is “Save Our Earth”.
As we know, people from all over the world always commemorate Earth Day every 22nd April. The idea of earth day is based on the awareness to save this world from the environmental destruction. It aims at making global movements to participate actively in saving our earth – the only planet in which we live.
Our country, Indonesia, which is known as the emerald of equator, has an important role to keep the balance of world ecological system. 63 percent (or 1,134,000 km2) of our land territory is still as a forest. Meanwhile, the water area is more than 317,000,000 km2. 17 percent of world plant and animal species live in Indonesia. It indicates that the ecosystem and environmental condition in Indonesia will affect the world. In other words, the environmental damage in Indonesia will influence the sustainability of world environment.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
One of the causes of environmental damage is deforestation, or known as the destruction of forest. The deforestation has caused many disasters in this world, including Indonesia. Floods, earthquakes and landslides are examples of killing disasters which make us realize that the existence of forest is very important.

In Addition, another effect of deforestation is related with the global warming or the increase of global surface temperature which is mainly caused by the greenhouse effects. We all know, one of the most crucial issues in celebrating Earth Day is the global warming. It warns us that our earth is in danger and we should participate actively to take care of our environment.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
The question is, what is the relationship between Earth Day, global warming, deforestation, and Indonesia?
Indonesia lies in the equator, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Because of its location, Indonesia is rich of rainforests. Scientists state that the function of rainforests is as the lungs of the world. They absorb greenhouse gas emissions, turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into oxygen (O2). It means that if deforestation keeps going on, the greenhouse effects can not be reduced and finally the global warming will keep increasing.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
We live in the same world; in this earth. The importance of saving our environment, especially our rainforests, is the need for all of us, for human being to survive. It is not only for us, but also for our next generatio.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
There are some small tips to save our earth,
Tip #1 Turn off the lights and other electrical appliances
Remember to turn off the lights and other electrical appliances whenever you leave the room, even if it is only for a few minutes. You could leave the electricity running for hours, forgetting completely that it is on. Following this tip will not only save the environment, it will also lower you electricity bills and save you a lot of time fixing light bulbs that are fused.

Tip #2 Use Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags
A huge change in the world can be made if one person uses Eco-friendly bags. Think about all the plastic bags you have ever received. That tremendous stream of plastic bags that are coming into your home and cluttering the place can stop. Eco-friendly bags are easy to find. You can find them for a really sensible price at your local supermarket.

Tip #3 Use Less Gas
Gas is getting more expensive every day, and more harmful too! You can save gas by walking or riding your back when possible, carpooling with other people to get to places, or taking the public bus, metro or train to get to work.

Tip #4 Use A Compost Bin
A compost bin can be very useful to recycle things. You can compost your vegetable scraps, leaves, yard debris, and other small pieces of junk that can be recycled.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
We’ve had a lot of fun today talking about our earth, So, let me end my talk the way I  began it, thankyou for your attention..
Wassalammu’alaikum wr.wb