The Wood Wide Web

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March 16, 2020

The Forest Man of India - The Man Who Planted Trees

An inspirational video about Jadav Payeng. Do you know of someone similar in Devon?

In 1979, Jadav Payeng started planting saplings in the middle of a barren wasteland in Assam. Every day, he planted one new sapling. 35 years later, that barren wasteland is a lush green forest, spread over 1360 acres, and still growing.

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