The origins of Coop Forest and Sustainable Living in Salem | Piyush Manush | TEDxJIPMER

Описание: Piyush Manush is an environmentalist from Tamil Nadu, India. He was one of the founding members of the Salem Citizen’s Forum, a collective of urban citizens that engaged in people welfare activities and improving public delivery systems. He created the "Coop Forest" in 2009, an initiative for forest preservation on 1.5 acres of hilly land in Dharmapuri. He initiated and has been instrumental in reviving water bodies such as Ammapettai Lake, Kundukkal Lake, Ismailkhan Lake, Arisipalayam Pond and Pallappatti well etc. across districts of Salem and Dharmapuri. Piyush Manush is an environmentalist from Tamil Nadu, India.He was one of the founding members of the Salem Citizen’s Forum, a collective of urban citizens that engaged in people welfare activities and improving public delivery systems. He created the "Coop Forest" in 2009, an initiative for forest preservation on 1.5 acres of hilly land in Dharmapuri.He initiated and has been instrumental in reviving water bodies such as Ammapettai Lake, Kundukkal Lake, Ismailkhan Lake, Arisipalayam Pond and Pallappatti well etc. across districts of Salem and Dharmapuri. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx