About this episode
Gaurav Gurjar discusses his efforts in restoring a desert forest in Rajasthan and the importance of living in harmony with nature.
On this excerpt of SUGi Talks we speak to Gaurav Gurjar. Gaurav is a jungle tree expert at Afforestt and the Director of the Maruvan Foundation in Rajasthan. Over the past few years, Gaurav has been restoring an area of India’s lost desert forest, and with the support of SUGi he’s begun the second 4,000 sqm phase of the project. Living on the land, enduring intense heat and drought, Gaurav has worked tirelessly to harness the elements in order to restore the land, and the results are astonishing. We talk about the power of deep observation, ancestral wisdom, and how as a society we could live in better harmony with Nature to create abundance for all.
People in this episode
Host: SUGi
Guest: Gaurav Gurjar
Topics covered
- desert forest restoration
- sustainability
- environmental conservation
- ancestral wisdom
- harmony with nature
Keywords
- desert forest
- Rajasthan
- Gaurav Gurjar
- sustainability
- environmental restoration
- afforestation
- nature conservation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Afforestt, Maruvan Foundation
Places: Rajasthan, India
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