Meet Munmuni Payeng: Jadav Payeng’s daughter is carrying forward his forest legacy, working with local communities to grow a million native trees and restore Assam’s fragile landscapes
Jadav Payeng transformed a barren sandbar in Assam into Molai Forest through decades of tree planting. His daughter, Munmuni Payeng, is continuing the family’s conservation mission through community-led reforestation, including a project to grow one million native trees on vulnerable river islands. (Image: sanctuarynaturefoundation) Jadav Payeng did not begin with a grand plan to build…