A man from Turkey, Hikmet Kaya, is proof that our hard work and good intentions lead to big rewards. This retired Turkish forest management chief posed in front of the empty land that he and his team helped transform into a rich forest, though the results were visible many years […]
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This Man Planted a Tree Every Day for 35 Years and Created a Forest Bigger Than Central Park
Even though it may take a village to raise a kid, it only takes a man to plant a forest. And, this man from India is a perfect example of this. Back in 1979, the then 16-year-old Padma Shri Jadav Payeng was devastated when we came across a bunch of […]