Environmental Networking Platform for Children and Youth by SAMSUNG E&A
Stay connected with Eco-generation :
| Share 
| 
- Home >
- Our Actions >
- Ambassador report
11
Comments
[thematic report] People who have endeavoured to better the environment |
|---|
|
by Arjun Anand | 19-03-2020 16:06
|
|
Hello to all the members of Tunza, Ambassadors and my dear friends, Today I will be informing you about 2 people who have endeavored for the environment: 1. Saalumarada Thimmakka is a 106 year old environmentalist from Karnataka. She is someone who has struggled for the environment, even at an age like this. Thimmakka has been listed in BBC’s most influential & inspirational 100 women. For planting 8000 trees in 80 years, she became the oldest person to feature in the list. Although she lives an ordinary life, she is not an ordinary woman. She planted and nurtured 384 banyan trees lined in a five-km stretch some 80km from Bangalore, India. Thimmakka, popularly known as ‘Vriksha Mathe’ (mother of trees) was awarded the country’s fourth highest civilian award for her tireless effort to make the planet green. 2. Sunderlal Bahuguna is an environmentalist from India. He has spent his life working to educate Indian villagers, protesting against environmental imbalance by the government and protecting the Himalayan Mountains. Mr. Bahuguna has had an active role within the Chipko and anti-Tehri Dam movements. The word ‘Chipko’ means 'embrace' or 'tree huggers' and this vast movement has been a imperative one in which many leaders, usually village women, have worked to protect the environment. Often they would chain themselves to trees so that loggers could not cut down the forests. Mr. Bahuguna has struggled for change in all of the above areas using peaceful resistance. Furthermore, Sunderlal Bahuguna has contributed globally through awareness raising measures concerning deforestation, the negative effects of liquor on mountain life, and the health of the Ganges River. References: 2. https://thelogicalindian.com/news/padma-shri-award-environmentalist-karnataka/ 3. https://www.thebetterindia.com/180411/chipko-movement-sunder-lal-bahuguna-environment/ 4. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/374178/sunderlal-bahuguna/ 5. https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/bahuguna-sunderlal 6. "About Thimmakka". thimmakkafoundation.org. Thimmakka Foundation. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
|
 .jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Previous : [Thematic Report] Father of th...
11 Comments
Thank you for sharing.
Posted 13-04-2020 15:20
Enjoyed reading this.
Thank you for this wonderful report
Posted 01-04-2020 08:36
Enjoyed reading this.
Thank you for this wonderful report
Posted 01-04-2020 08:36
Enjoyed reading this.
Thank you for this wonderful report
Posted 01-04-2020 08:36
Greeting from Nepal
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Warm regards
Susmita
Posted 29-03-2020 00:37
Thanks for the report
Posted 26-03-2020 18:33
Hello Arjun
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about People who have endeavoured to better the environment
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 21-03-2020 18:14
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well..
Thank you so much for sharing your report..
I really enjoyed going through your report..
It was wonderful and ofcourse worthy..
Hope to learn more from you..
Green cheers
Regards
Jasmine karki
Posted 21-03-2020 16:20
Thank you for the report
Posted 21-03-2020 13:41
Hi Arjun Anand~, this is Sang Su Lee.
8000 trees?!?! It is crazy~. I am glad that she has done a fantastic work in the world where logging and deforestation have become a routine. Her work will be remembered by future descendants. Education is indeed imperative. Having proper thoughts and knowledge helps people to behave appropriately. In this perspective, I guess Sunderlal Bahuguna is a really nice person.
Thank you for introducing two environmentalists.
Best,
Posted 20-03-2020 23:16
Hello Arjun Anand! This is mentor Taehyun.
Thank you for a report about two people who contributed their life to protect our environment. I didn't know both of them, and I'm glad to know them. And 106 years environmentalist, Saalumarada Thimmakka impressed me! The person like him always reminds me that environmentalist doesn't matter an age! When you have your own belief, you can save our earth!
Thank you for your report!
Green cheers!
Posted 19-03-2020 20:45