12-Year-old Girl Plants 150,000 Trees in India, Becoming a Reforestation Leader

12-Year-old Girl Plants 150,000 Trees in India, Becoming a Reforestation Leader
12-Year-old Girl Plants 150,000 Trees in India, Becoming a Reforestation Leader Youngest Indian environmental leader Prasiddhi Singh – submitted by Jacob Weissman YPL Prasiddhi Forest Foundation Called the Indian Greta Thunberg, this 12-year-old is on a mission to green India’s skies and minds. Armed with determination, a charming personality, and a great marketing concept, she’s planting a grassroots movement towards environmentalism that’s staggering to see in one so young. Prasiddhi presenting her vision – submitted by Jacob Weissman YPL Prasiddhi Forest Foundation At age 8, she won the Dal Puraskar, an Indian order of merit, and told the Times of India she had already planted 14 “fruit forests” in government schools, offices, and community areas with the help of thousands of volunteers. At just 12, she’s planted over 150,000 trees, founded the Prasiddhi Forest Foundation, undertook the restoration of mangroves and lakes, ran a TEDx, spoke at the UN Climate Change summit COP 28 and 29, a…