Indian climate activist gets prestigious UN land conservation award

Shyam Sundar Jyani, a Rajasthan-based climate activist, has won the prestigious United Nations' Land for Life Award for his environment conservation concept, Familial Forestry.

Rajasthan-based climate activist Shyam Sundar Jyani's environment conservation concept, Familial Forestry has won this year's prestigious United Nations' Land for Life Award. The announcement was made on Thursday by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The winner of the #Land4LifeAward 2021 is Familial Forestry @ProfShyamJyaniFor 15 years, they have worked with hundreds of villages to plant trees in Rajasthan #IndiaTheir idea to make the tree a green family member is really taking root.https://t.co/9lpNEoMtR7 pic.twitter.com/Vzyxx8wB6K