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Trees for Life was founded in 1984 by Balbir Mathur, an India-born American businessman. While working as an international business consultant, Mathur had several life-changing experiences, and went through an illness that left him unable to walk for two years. After his illness he started helping people in India plant fruit trees.
In 1986, he formed Trees for Life, with the aim of restoring the Caledonian Forest and its wildlife to the Scottish Highlands. [1] The charity works in partnership with the Forestry Commission, the National Trust for Scotland and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at a number of sites to the west of Loch Ness and Inverness. [2]
Trees For Life was established in 1981 two weeks after a visit from Richard St. Barbe Baker, the founder of the International Tree Foundation, then known as Men of the Trees. [1] It was originally the South Australian branch of Men of the Trees, and became Trees For Life two years later. [1] The first tree was planted in 1982 at One Tree Hill. [3]
Trees for Life was founded in 1986 by Alan Watson Featherstone, as a project under the Findhorn Foundation. Practical work began in 1989, and the first volunteer week was held in 1991. Practical work began in 1989, and the first volunteer week was held in 1991.
Trees for Life may refer to: Trees for Life (Scotland), a charity restoring the Caledonian Forest; Trees for Life (United States), a non-profit organisation helping ...
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In January 2013, Buchanan presented and partially filmed The Polar Bear Family & Me for the BBC, covering the life of a polar bear and her cubs in the spring, summer, and autumn. [ 11 ] In 2013 Buchanan became a patron of Trees for Life , a conservation charity working to restore the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland. [ 12 ]
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