Tree Ambulance

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tree-ambulance

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the initiative originator?K Abdul Ghani, Chennai-based environmentalist
2. What is the catalyst event?Damage caused by Cyclones Vardah and Gaja in South India (November 2018)
3. Why do trees need an ambulance?Trees can get hurt by storms, drought, or human actions, and the Tree Ambulance gives them quick care so they can survive and grow healthy again.
4. How does the Tree Ambulance help trees after a cyclone?After a cyclone, the Tree Ambulance brings tools and people to treat damaged trees, plant new seeds, and replant uprooted trees so the forest can recover.

Ecological Restoration: The process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed.
Climate Change Mitigation: Actions taken to reduce the extent of climate change, primarily by lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Carbon Sequestration: The process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and stored in solid or liquid form.