In January 2010, a sensitive journalist wrote Payeng's incredible story in Assam's Dainik Janambhumi, and India suddenly took notice. Payeng was honoured as the "Forest Man of India" in New Delhi on Earth Day, 22 April 2012. Last September, the Planet workshops International Forum for a Sustainable Development invited him to speak at Evian, France. And in November, he received a Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award in Mumbai.
Sitting with Payeng over a meal , I asked him how he coped with the relentless news about poaching and deforestation in Assam.
"I have no time to worry about things I can't control," he smiled. "Infact I hardly have time to work on things I can control."
That simple philosophy by a simple cow-herder undrscores the most effective conservation strategy.
(GreenHeart)
Sitting with Payeng over a meal , I asked him how he coped with the relentless news about poaching and deforestation in Assam.
"I have no time to worry about things I can't control," he smiled. "Infact I hardly have time to work on things I can control."
That simple philosophy by a simple cow-herder undrscores the most effective conservation strategy.
(GreenHeart)
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