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The city of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=bengaluru&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Bengaluru</a> got Kapil Sharma- a software professional from Chattisgarh as its resident over 11 years ago. 
 
And, that’s when its grass turned greener. 
 
Perturbed by the decreasing green cover in the city, Kapil started taking out time on the weekends to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=plant+trees&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">plant trees</a> across <keyword id="6354321" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</keyword>. 
 
This was back in 2007. Eight years later, he has single-handedly planted over 35,000 saplings all over Bengaluru and organized numerous plantation drives apart from co-founding a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=NGO&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">NGO</a> dedicated to saving the <keyword id="6356826" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="environment">environment</keyword> called ‘<keyword id="1765488" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="saytrees">SayTrees</keyword>.’ 
 
One of the main reasons he had moved to Bengalaru was because he loved its huge green spaces, pleasant weather and the canopies of trees within the city, but seeing them decline right in front of his eyes and the weather getting hotter due to the reduction of green cover, he decided it was time to do something. 
 
He initially started with planting a few saplings near his house and on the way to his office, but realized that it was not enough. 
 
He then approached the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in order to get more information about places he could go and plant more saplings. Time became an issue as he had a full-time job and so he visited BBMP offices on Saturdays to find officials as passionate about the cause as he was. 
 
Soon enough, Kapil was joined by like-minded environment enthusiasts in his endeavor which led to him starting the organization SayTrees. 
 
 
 
His work starts with first zeroing in on a location for planting saplings and then approaching the government for permission. Once that hurdle is cleared, he works aggressively towards promotion of the tree plantation drive on social media spreading the word and in some cases getting more people to join him. 
 
To ensure a high survival rate for the saplings, Kapil and his team take certain precautions during the plantation drive itself. 
 
Firstly, they focus on planting saplings that are already 8 to 12 feet tall and two to three years old as these require lesser case and have a higher survival rate. Additionally, they also chose locations which do not see excessive human and animal intervention. 
 
Kapil’s job is however not over as soon as the saplings are planted. He ensures that he takes care of them for as long as possible. 
 
For a few months, the SayTrees team waters the saplings and regularly watches over them, beyond which they try engaging the local communities to take care of the plants. 
 ‘<keyword id="685296" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="plant-trees">Plant trees</keyword>, plant hopes’ is the team’s motto. And, that’s exactly what they want you to be doing. 
 
The next time you’re in Bengaluru marveling about its brilliant weather or enjoying the shade under a tree, you know which man to thank. 
 
Image credit: SayTrees

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Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 28 (ANI): To attain a better understanding of <keyword id="2966017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="forest-ecology" source="Orion">forest ecology</keyword> in the urban landscape, Aaranyak organised an event titled Nature's Wonderland - A journey of curiosity, supported by Wipro Foundation and LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd. (LASA), focusing on forest biodiversity at the RReserve Forest, Kamrup District. Ten students of Rani High School participated in the journey accompanied by their faculty, Prarthana Mudoi and Kakali Buragohain organised on Sunday. "Deforestation, the urban heat island (UHI) effect, freshwater scarcity, pollution, flash floods and climate change are the pertinent issues clouding the metropolis," Aaranyak stated in a press statement. With cities becoming the locus of economy, trade, and logistics, landscapes around the world are changing due to rapid urbanisation. Cities are swelling with population influx in search of education, employment, lifestyle, and health care at the cost of natural resources like land, air, forests, rivers, streams, wetlands, croplands, etc. Aaranyaks Biologist, Jigyas Boruah briefed the participants about the art and science of birdwatching, and the use and adjustment of binoculars to take pleasure in birdwatching. Baruah described the ecology and habitat characteristics of the birds, Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus), Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus), Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus), White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Black-crested Bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris), spotted by the students while trailing in the Reserve Forest. Amid the environmental challenges, Guwahati, the bowl-shaped city dotted by green-covered hills, is thriving due to the presence of forest in the city as well as in the periphery of the city. "These forests provide multiple environmental services like heat mitigation, air and noise pollution reduction, groundwater recharge as well as other nature-based solutions, and socio-economic and psychological benefits," Aaranyak further said. Aaranyaks environmentalist Tanvi Hussain gave the participants an insight into the satellite-based navigation device, GPS and the process of trilateration for determining the geo-location of a place widely used in all modern gadgets. The nature enthusiasts relieved their uphill climb tiredness meditating to the trickling music of the Kopili stream. While Aaranyaks Wasima Begum carried out a biodiversity understanding and story-telling session Leaves Museum by the fallen leaves collected by the students on the trail. A group of students arranged the collected leaves as a flower to outline the variety and variability of flora and fauna. Another group arranged the leaves to depict Lord Ganesha to outline the shrinking of wild habitats emphasizing Human-Elephant coexistence. The activity threw light on the enthusiasm and awareness of the <keyword id="4550079" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="GenZ" source="Orion">GenZ</keyword> on environmental issues and biodiversity conservation. The coordination and conduction of the journey were shouldered by Aaranyaks Pranab Goswami and Wasima Begum facilitated by Bijay Kalita and Bikash Goyari. (ANI)

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