Hard Hit By Climate Change, Villagers Raise a Forest on Their Own
Hard Hit By Climate Change, Villagers Raise a Forest on Their Own
The villagers work in a forest they planted to save themselves from the ravages of climate change. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS
By Umar Manzoor ShahMeghalaya, India, Sep 28 2022 (USNewsRank)
Some ten years ago, Sheemanto Chatri, a 39-year-old farmer hailing from India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, was reeling with distress. The unseasonal rainfall had washed away all the crops he had…
