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These organisations believe that the youth are the citizens of tomorrow– they need to be educated on the environment.

Those who sell other types of wood under the guise of Nilambur teak will be blocked from the market, thereby protecting native cultivators, who had previously lost out because of competitive pricing

Trees have nurtured life since time immemorial, and render services which are nearly impossible to be provided by any other means.

One needs to keep in mind that the process requires complete commitment on the planters’ behalf, for any kind of lapse could result in failure and loss of a tree.

Meet 48-year-old M Yoganathan, a bus conductor working with the Tamil Nadu State Road Transport Corporation (TNSTC), who has single-handedly planted over 1 lakh trees in the last 28 years.

Felling of trees should be considered an exception rather than a rule, says the Karnataka High Court

To bring back biodiversity, we need to save our trees. Relocation of grown trees is a feasible possibility as proved by the Vata Foundation.

'It isn't important to just plant trees, we need to learn to nurture them as well.'

Yoganathan has spent over 28 years planting trees and spreading awareness about the importance of tree and wildlife conservation.

All living things are prone to disease and decay. Somehow, very few of us attribute illness to trees.