The Talking Tree

The talking tree is a children’s storybook presenting illustrations with dialogues between humans and a tree facing over-exploitation due to its cancer-treating properties. It is an approach to impart conservation knowledge among school kids and together, aimed at increasing their ability to understand the importance of endangered Yew trees. The book was distributed among the schools around the key habitat of Maire’s Yew in Kavrepalanchok. The story was crafted by Kumar Paudel and published by Greenhood Nepal with the financial support of the Kate Stokes Memorial Award and the Conservation Leadership Programme, UK. The animation of the storybook can be assessed within the resources of Greenhood Nepal on youtube.