World Wetland Day

“The science is clear. Wetlands are the most effective carbon sinks on our planet.” This strong and positive statement is from Martha Rojas Urrego, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, to mark 2019’s World Wetlands Day with the theme of ‘Wetlands and Climate Change’. Although rainforests have long been viewed as the ‘lungs […]

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Jamuna Tudu an Indian environmental activist has been awarded India’s fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri!

Several efforts are being made to protect forests by both the Central and state Government, but ‘Lady Tarzan’ Jamuna Tudu’s fight for environmental protection has stood out. Her decade-long struggle to preserve the forests in Chakulia, East Singhbhum of Jharkhand has even put her life in danger at times as she took on the mafia […]

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‘Trees for Tigers’ Sundarbans, West Bengal,

Field Visit Update: December 27-28, 2018 Summary: Grow-Trees have been implementing mangrove tree plantation programme as ‘Trees for Forest and Wildlife’ consecutively for seven years at the periphery of Sunderban Tiger Reserve, West Bengal. The programme is being carried out with support from Tata Chemical Foundation for the mangrove plantation. The programme involves plantation of […]

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