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\n“Molai” is what the locals call him.\u00a0 This nickname is derived from the Indonesian term “mulai” which means “to begin”.<\/p>\n
How did Jadav “Molai” Payeng become a hero?\u00a0 It all started in 1979 when he was only 16 years old.\u00a0 A devastating flood washed away a large portion of forest on the coast of Jorhat, Assam, India.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jadav went to the coast and saw the wildlife dying because they did not have any more shade and nutrients from the trees.\u00a0 He came upon a riverbank littered with dead snakes.\u00a0 \u201dThe snakes died in the heat, without any tree cover. I sat down and wept over their lifeless forms\u201d, Jadav stated in “The Times of India”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jadav knew he had to rebuild, but no one thought it would be possible.\u00a0 A local forestry told him that bamboo was the only thing that would grow.\u00a0 So what did he do?\u00a0 He started planting bamboo.\u00a0 Then he brought in red ants to help the soil.\u00a0 Before he knew it, the soil was good enough to start supporting other plants.\u00a0 30 years later, the forest grew to a stunning 1,360 acres!!!!<\/p>\n
On top of that, this miracle forest became the home of several endangered animals including rhinos and tigers (about 2,000 left in the wild).
Jadav now has help from the local forestry.<\/p>\n
Jadav “Molai” Payeng has created good news for years to come \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Peace & Love,
Jon
The Good World News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"