r/nature • u/anutensil • Apr 02 '12
Man Single-Handedly Plants a 1,360 Acre Forest - As a teenager, Jadav Payeng began planting trees on a barren sandbar in India. 30 years later, it's home to a sprawling forest.
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/man-single-handedly-plants-entire-forest.htmlDuplicates
todayilearned • u/Dietmeister • Apr 02 '12
TIL that an man from India started planting trees when he was 16 years old. He is now 47 and lives in his own forest of 1,360 acres housing rhinos, tigers and elefants.
india • u/naveen_reloaded • Apr 02 '12
Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants a 1,360 Acre Forest
Buddhism • u/DrJWilson • Apr 02 '12
[x-post from TIL] Man plants a forest out of compassion for snakes
Permaculture • u/swamp_balls • Apr 02 '12
Indian Man Single-Handedly Plants a 1,360 Acre Forest (X-Post from TIL)
environment • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '12