Meera Chandran: https://30stades.com/2022/07/22/meera-chandran-quit-tcs-to-fight-invasive-plants-restore-degraded-forests-western-ghats/ This woman quit TCS to fight invasive plant species & restore degraded forests of the Western Ghats
So far, her non-profit Forest First Samithi has restored over 300 acres of land in Wayanad (Kerala) and Kodagu in Karnataka in the Western Ghats.. Forest First Samithi wants to expand its scope by restoration of more degraded areas, training more people in Wayanad and Kodagu regions, promoting native floral species knowledge, and helping establish more nurseries of native plant species in the region. ..Forest First distributed fuel-efficient cookstoves in 118 homes and installed 80 solar home lighting for forest fringe villages in 2021 with CSR support. “We have extended this support to include temporary forest watchers along with our team of restorers,” she says. Solar home lighting has reduced their power bills by 30 percent aiding the community to have basic lighting and cell phone charging during monsoon when power cuts are more frequent.