His endeavours on Majuli island in northern India went entirely unnoticed for decades. The Forest Man of India, Jadav Payeng, planting a tree in his sandbar (Picture: Shutterstock) It was only ...

Majuli is the world's largest river island, and 39 years after Payeng planted his first sapling, the trees cover more than 1,360 acres. Named Molai Forest in his honor, it's about 1.6 times larger ...

The sandbar is the world’s largest river island, Majuli. And, oh yeah ... crowdfunded on IndieGogo to complete his short film, Forest Man. You can see it in full on YouTube: Get the best ...

Jadav Payeng, who is also known as the "Forest Man of India," has ... a distressing scene on M juli. Assam's Majuli is the world's largest river island in India's Brahmaputra river.

Environmental activist Jadav Payeng, popularly known as the "forest man of India", has said that ... to plant trees on 2,000 hectares at the Majuli island in Assam, which will provide food to ...

Forest authorities in Majuli have now strictly prohibited the felling of trees on the island. Deforestation is known to accelerate erosion, as removing vegetation reduces the soil’s ability to ...