Environment

Shivshankar Chapule collects native seeds from forests for conservation Environment

Maharashtra man conserves 300 varieties of native trees and herbs; gives seeds and saplings for free

Shivshankar Chapule began collecting seeds of native trees and herbs in 2020 and set up a seed bank in Latur. He quit his job in 2022 to work full-time on native biodiversity conservation and has saved seeds of over 300 types of shrubs, herbs and trees 

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