The man who grew his own Amazon rainforest - BBC World Service

[@pheelickscanari904]

Who else wants to grow their own forest

[@lisainger6751]

I have a forest growing in my living room :)

[@pheelickscanari904]

@@lisainger6751 that is EPIC

[@FlyingdocG]

@@lisainger6751 I hve in my undergarment 🤫

[@shad.baksh1]

BBC... Oh no, marketing platform only. So that later it can be exploited.

[@Biophotogenesis]

Food Forest :) Better than having it shipped half way around the world all the while wasting fuel

[@redbaron9029]

The world need more people like him rather than politicians and banksters.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

you should try and become like this man.

[@ThomDeWit]

Or like every person who wipes their ass?

[@LucasMartin-im5ub]

Then the people need to take out the banksters and rotten politicians ASAP.

[@tmar8959]

Check out 'Indonesian madman turning arid hills green'. The lungs of the earth must be rescued!

[@vomm]

And meat eaters

[@HumbleMan78]

This man should have become the FOREST minister for his country..

[@michaelgusovsky]

Governments, and the corporations that control them, generally don’t allow good and noble people into high positions. And government isn’t necessary to make the world a better place, this guy is a great example, and an inspiration.

[@dannywhite132]

Planting a load of seeds/trees does not take the same skills as someone who's job is the negotiate land conservation, allocate money to development and protection of territories etc. This is a great guy but being a forrest minister takes far more skills than just liking the forrest.

[@JJJJ-jw8hc]

@@dannywhite132 fair, but at least we know this dude fr gives a shit ab the land and not just lining his pockets

[@dannywhite132]

@@JJJJ-jw8hc Yeah true if he has the necessary skills it would be great to see him doing the work

[@kanataidarov]

He should become the president or whatever highest rank is in their government

[@werebilbyj4449]

Ecuador is one of the main countries in South America that has started to restore their rainforests. This man is a gem and should be protected at all costs.

[@khadafiodido]

Even a broken hand couldn't stop him from caring and give back to mother earth 🖤

[@crappymeal]

Its inspiring

[@meisteremm]

I'm just amazed that it's been broken for forty years. The guy can grow some trees, but he sure can't produce enough calcium to knit his bones together.

[@amphiphil844]

@@meisteremm 😂

[@CarlosHernandez-zl8xr]

I found this video just at the right time! I will try to contact Omar Tello, to learn from his invaluable experience for my own afforestation project in Colombia! I'm trying to replicate an Andean Cloud Forest from scratch in a small treeless area.

[@Northcountry1926]

Viva Colombia 🇨🇴

[@nandiniakella2398]

May god help you in all your endeavours 🙏 good luck 👍🏻

[@aditiraje4810]

Best wishes for your project

[@CarlosHernandez-zl8xr]

Thank you all... I'll do my best!

[@tonfisk9807]

👏🏽👏🏽

[@nithinagumithu]

In tamilnadu, India....there is Piyush manush who has almost done like this with 450 acres as a co operative forest initiative

[@the_pk]

There is one in Assam and one in Bundelkhand

[@vikramssctelugu6148]

in telangana too

[@k283535]

Google map location of that place

[@madhucv4312]

@@Julian8219Alvarez .🙏

[@shiva9484]

No good news from India in BBC.

[@nelpe9703]

THESE people are real-life Supermen & Superwomen❤

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[@tanakakokilovad1594]

Planty trees🌱🌳 🌲🌿🍃. Save many life on earth🌱🌍 🌍🌏🌱🌿🍃🌲🌳. Planty trees🌱 is a true hero🌱

[@mallikaharinath1418]

May the world have more of your kind!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@Telugu_Vlogs_Off]

Become one bro

[@BBCWorldService]

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[@Greye13]

@@BBCWorldService This man, Omar, deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize or something similar. He is one very awesome human being. Thank you Omar. :)

[@suparnakarchowdhury3449]

These people will be remembered forever by the coming generations.

[@ViktorVZ-ro]

These people will have living monuments for themselves for many generations.

[@roms7626]

Unfortunately no one will.

[@ShubhraPandey]

Love from India

[@Aryescent]

no they won’t

[@aleenathomas2762]

Incredible. Only few can do these noble deeds.

[@maryamirfan3591]

You can do it too

[@pizzariya544]

Anyone can if they tried

[@mattgraham296]

I’m starting year two in my locale. Fingers crossed but the wildflower bloom this spring is setting up pretty good.

[@annmorgana2848]

i disagree, when we let go of ego, and offer to assist the few even in tiny ways, we all can do these noble deeds.

[@baardmannetje1979]

what just thought i have to make the comment; that this is watched only 692k times says so much about where ppl are nowadays. They just dont care. So much respect to this man.

[@ilovegurusahib]

Without even watching the video I salute this man for the subtitle. Thanks Sir

[@PATRICbatemen]

hands off to that man i just cried seeing this our education system should change

[@june_lobster4588]

I was in tears watching His dedication to help mother earth

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

you buy or plant any trees yet?

[@winnieelise5110]

In Australia I purchased 25acres and since 2021 have been turning dead dry bush into a rainforest, I hope to one day have one as beautiful as this :) There is already so much wildlife , it’s beautiful.

[@dubtownman9508]

I love this man's passion and vision for saving the ecosystem

[@cbc55]

This man restores the faith in humanity, God bless him ❤️

[@tanakakokilovad1594]

Planty trees🌱🌳🌲. Save life 🌱🌍🍃👍

[@lemonyskunkketts7781]

This person is legend.

[@yahnikholloman202]

He did this in 40yrs. Imagine what the one can do in one.

[@hairyfishcakes]

What are you on about?

[@DALEKCHANNELYT]

@@hairyfishcakes he saying if a single man can do this in 40 years what can a million or more do in a year

[@nakshatrat2501]

Amazing. Inspirational. World need more men like him

[@alaskatheakita7217]

This man is my hero

[@akshaypanambur907]

People like Omar are like limbs of the creator, I wish this sence prevails in all humans , that creation is not human centric , it's because all life prevails ,we exist... 🌳🙏

[@messiwess9860]

The creator and the creation are different don't merge them, creator is all powerful he doesn't need us we need him.

[@SydamorHD]

Why not stick to humans without mixing your imaginary friends in?

[@messiwess9860]

@@SydamorHD if there is no creator then there is no good or bad that means hitler escapes any punishment.

[@SydamorHD]

@@messiwess9860 I, especially as a german, do not define good or bad through a god. A lot of people do the same, thats why you go to jail and not to church if you commit a crime.

[@messiwess9860]

@@SydamorHD no Hiroshima Nagasaki, world War 1 and 2 , Iraq libya Afghanistan Vientnam there's a lot of things done not in the name of religion. Mao zedong Hitler, Joseph Stalin. Many people deserve more than just jail.

[@vishwanthabuddhakorala8324]

Real Heroes of the World. These are the people who should be commended for their work.

[@shuchipareek4315]

Hats off to Mr. Omar!! He has given his entire life for this forest. Truly inspirational!!🙏🙏

[@MMM-cf4md]

People like him are special .. selfless and heroic. 🌳🌴🌲

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[@rajagopal5532]

The world needs more people like them... Working selflessly with passion.....❤❤

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[@raymondflagstaff2919]

its amazing how many people say this instead of, I am going to do that. Always someone else who has gotta do it

[@shanlynwebb]

Although I only have an acre I have started planting a native forest. If we all grew something native to our land it would help immensely. I have already noticed more native birds.

[@jrfw96]

This is what im saving up to do. Well done man

[@freshimpactco.8698]

It's a life long dream to restore some of what previous generations took away. God bless 💕🙏🏼💕

[@billjamal4764]

Exactly, and if we planted gardens instead of just grass, we would all rely less on the food chain, and more on ourselves and neighbors

[@billjamal4764]

Also local farmers

[@aptorres01]

just by not using chemicals in my back yard and letting whatever grows grow l have a plethora of bees, birds, lizards and insects species that frequent my property that my neighbors don't have. best of luck to you.

[@dh2950]

There should be a gofundme page to support this man and farmers like him restore the rain forests. Open it up to tourism. I would definitely support both

[@veramae4098]

Use "Ecosia" as your search engine.

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

capitalizing on it is not the point... the point is get off your A and go do it

[@Naikanlady]

Thank you so much, Omar Tello, for doing such a terrific work! The world needs more of your generous souls:-)

[@bluethird]

Music has been chosen with due diligence, fits like a glove... The music, rainforest noises and narrator's voices are perfectly balanced! I have know idea about film production or editing but I can appreciate the talent showcased in this snippet 👏

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[@thrshr6669]

Thank you for showing us the human heart!

[@cybertaiga9534]

Take a bow to this great individual Omar Tello! What an incredible story and service for all life on earth. Absolutely inspiring!

[@masteryoda2207]

Beautiful people with beautiful activities

[@vijaythallam]

Hats off to you, Omar. You have inspired me to attempt something similar in India.

[@BBCWorldService]

Let us know how you get on!

[@prasannakumarreddy5803]

Bro did you started plantation

[@vinss5089]

I admit your courage and determination. How can anyone dislike this video. Can't they see this person's effort? People only think about making money not even give a thought that our environment is diminishing with time.

[@moedervanbranko409]

And now imagine people would start getting together on projects like these.

[@vomm]

Uhm ... wake up and watch the video it's about people coming together on this project

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

they do its called permaculture and is full of free labor if you want to work someone elses land for them

[@hectorlemos7166]

Gracias Omar Tello, un ejemplo para el mundo. Thanks Omar for showing the world that things can be done to preserve the beauty of our planet.

[@randomvideoz5760]

Am also trying to grow my mini forest which wud b full.of fruit trees veggies flowers creepers and climbers shrubs etc. They r like my kids. Love dem. They make me so happy like nothing else can

[@dmybeloved]

Me too. Plants make me feel alive

[@raksha846]

Found my kind of people

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

never feel better than a full belly from my own plants!

[@ItsyBitsyChelly]

This is great. These kind of stories are happening all over the world actually. Yacouba Sawadogo had a documentary made about him in 2012 for finding a way to grow crops in the desert. I hope more people become this passionate about taking care of the Earth.

[@rehanasheriff332]

Great work Omar not only restoring the amazon forest , also giving life to many living beings .

[@N000-reply]

What a legend, wouldn't it be good if charity's actually supported these people who really do care for the environment

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

again with the inefficient dissemination of money... stop demanding money and go plant your own forest

[@N000-reply]

@@raymondflagstaff2919 🤣

[@waterlover]

Love his way of thinking completely love it. Gives me hopes for mankind

[@bikashsahoo6270]

He is living the life i am hustling for.

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

good luck... start small!

[@rasbijalpatel310]

Omar has a vision. Time and time again Some will conserve. Great to see his conscious efforts. Beautiful creatures hv a home.

[@sbanovich]

So amazing ! What an incredible human being. I pray that his land stays protected from greedy people. We definitely need more places like these 💚🌿🌳🌲🌱

[@tanakakokilovad1594]

Planty trees 🌱🌳🌲🌿🍃. Save our planet 🌎🌍🌏🌱🌿🍃🌲🌳🦜🌱

[@fionawebb9668]

Absolutely awesome. May he be supported to continue his work.

[@klomax7089]

I cannot find words for how amazing this is. Thank you so much for sharing this, I am inspired. 😊🙏🏾😊👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@BBCWorldService]

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[@Babykendra647]

He should be in the world records..

[@lsabetian2663]

Dear BBC, this video publication gave me goose bumps. You “The British Broadcasting Corporation”, with our money, have the platform of power to make this kind of thing come true. Long may he continue his wondrous effort to keep our planet Green, for a little longer!

[@cely4455]

As a nature lover, I salute you Sir👍🏼❗️😇❤️ Conservation, Preservation and Restoration of all God Creations are so Divine and Noble to be witnessed by the next next next generations to come ❗️🙏❤️Thank you🙏

[@lindab.6245]

The only thing this amazing man is mad with is passion for our forests!! Beautiful madness...

[@flavarz]

Thank you for sharing KZbin!!! Blessings to this man for his good work and others doing the same for Mother Earth.🙏🙌

[@geetanjalirai7676]

Wonderful,he is a great visionary,mother earth will give him only blessings.Thank God for such people who have this great driven courage.

[@mjtorres7721]

Amazing project! What a wonderful man.

[@selfiekroos1777]

This man is the man

[@drjayakumarp996]

Hattsoff Omar sir..people like you are the real heroes saving planet Earth unlike so called heroes in Marvel movies. Am trying to grow as many plants in little balcony of my flat.

[@olgierdogden4742]

My goodness we need more people like him.

[@kellyanngalola1112]

Wow! Wish to do it here in Philippines to my newly bought land in the countryside.

[@soniavinluan8979]

Good thing for you.. Good luck..

[@rekhakhaitan5867]

I think people and the government can still plant trees around concrete jungle and make a thick forest if they have a will but they r only interested in winning elections and coming to power shame to those people they only want to create hell

[@dhanlaxmibhonsale8695]

people like these bring hope for the planet

[@runnyhunny786]

THE WORLD NEEDS MUCH MORE MEN LIKE HIM. 🙏❤🌍👍🌿🌱🌿🌲🌲🌳🌳🌲🌱🌲🌱🌳🍀☘🌾☘🍀🌳❤

[@jenniferbrown7659]

Omar is fabulous, driven, and obviously loves the Earth. Thank you. Jennifer. Decarur GA USA

[@kvbcycles]

Great story! Thank you! I am going to use this in my ESL classroom for sure.

[@BBCWorldService]

Great! Let us know how it goes!

[@karlvonbrandis9321]

@@BBCWorldService Went well! I live and teach in Melilla. It´s a Spanish city on the African continent and it only 12 square kilometers in size and the environmental challenges here are quite unique and it has problems, particularly with litter. We generated some interesting discussion from this video and it definetely helped raise awareness in their minds about the environment, how fragile it is and to understand there are ways to help turn the tide. Thanks for the great content.

[@BBCWorldService]

@@karlvonbrandis9321 So glad to hear it! And thanks for letting us know. How is lockdown/pandemic going out there?

[@ResidentEvilReVerseUniverse]

This is a good man right here, he restored the forest.

[@mawiewamos]

I wish to have this kind of purpose for the world but I know I can’t, this man is incredibly inspiring. ❤️

[@deepfriedmarsbars4355]

Only a mad man can achieve something so great. Your opion about this man is greatly insignificant

[@steffsteph]

This really warmed my heart.

[@alkasoli4002]

People like him, is rare to find

[@sudarsanrosh7069]

A great service for man and nature.really incredible..!

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

this is what people don't understand... mankind and nature are partners. They work together. We can do more for nature than it could ever do for itself, but we must do it.

[@mad-_-observer]

Donating to these land owners to regrow their forest is a really good idea.

[@gardenweedsgrower]

In times like these we need convert our wasteful lawns and backyards to permaculture food forest gardens landscapes with perennial drought and heat tolerant plants to provide food year long for our family, friends and neighbors. It’s healthy and better for us mentality/physically and the environment. You will get your vitamins C from the food you grown and vitamin D from the sun. :)

[@I_Kan]

Most definitely 🙌🏽

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

be aware to maintain such a thing, and i fully advocate it, you must do much more work than hitting it with a lawnmower bi-weekly

[@branonlamphere9624]

HOA would never agree. Gotta have green perfectly cut grass.

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

@@branonlamphere9624 living in an HOA is a sorry kind of nuts

[@branonlamphere9624]

@@raymondflagstaff2919 unfortunately those damn associations are everywhere.

[@gazepskotzs4]

This man did what i m dreaming about for years.

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

get crackin! one man isn't enough... one straw maybe, but not one man

[@teganjimenez7846]

Such an inspiring and uplifting story😊💓 Thank you so much for helping make the world a better place💓

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[@JohnWick-tc6fd]

World needs more people like Omar to save world for future generations

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[@sarlapurohit1216]

Hat's off, without tree no one can survived on the earth.

[@mihiec]

Without alge in sea.... They produce majority of oxygen

[@mihiec]

But we need forset for rain. Forset make rain soft rain and good ground water level. Without forset we can have only heavy storms... So dry weather or heavy rain that the future without forest

[@BetterYouBetterWorld]

The fact that this is even possible is very encouraging!

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

this is a common problem... people now think that the earth is gone... its not,,, its quite resilient

[@btdarterschannel112]

Really liked this video. Nature can have such healing powers! Thank you, God! 😃🌱🌴🦗🐜🦎🕊👍

[@tuyl654]

You are a proud son of Mother Earth and a global citizen by your own deeds....❤️

[@divyabarathi3084]

If God is the creator then Omar is one. Thank you this great Story!

[@warpnin3]

Omar is not a creator, but a gardener like Adam before him.

[@trisha7162]

Not only replenishing the earth but replenishing our souls,we are so thirsty for this beauty in our world .

[@graphite2786]

@@warpnin3 Adam was never a gardener. After he gained knowledge he was expelled from Eden and became a farmer. God commanded Adam to subdue the land. That biblical line has been used by millions of people to destroy the environment. To subdue it in the name of god. The old Gods of Ecuador respected the forests. The Europeans called them demons and made the Ecuadorian people worship the crazed god of the Jews and Christians. To cut down the forests and tear up the land for gold. To give riches to the demonic preachers, who live like kings, while the farmers live in the dirt. For a thousand years we have heard your lies, he is coming, donate to us! You will be saved! Lies, lies, lies.

[@aprilsmith3683]

Brilliant man... Brilliant forest... Brilliant initiative...paying for a service...people growing rain forests...🇿🇦

[@crltrs9023]

I always dream i can do that!

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

stop dreaming and buy a shovel

[@synappticuser7296]

This man is my true family, and I embrace him warmly! Thank you, hugely, thank you!🌳🌿🧡😊🤸

[@matthewcain2880]

There are many people that practice “Permacutlure”🌱 also restoring their suburban yards by growing native edible plants and non native perennial edible plants🍇🍊🍌that grow well in their climate. Brad Lancaster in the Tucson Arizona area is one of them🌱

[@toribreathsfire]

He has so many rare tropical plants this is amazing

[@neemanaeemi9084]

Why can’t reforesting be profitable? 30% of the Amazon rain forest consists of edible or medicinal plants. People have lived with the jungle for a long time and made their livelihood from it. Start by planting a fruit trees between existing flora. Most trees don’t need direct sunlight like we think, the soil network is just as important. Keep building soil around the trees you want to favor and in 2 years the system will take care of itself.

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

reforesting is profitable in america its very common

[@murugank.p.4783]

Really he is a great man who is a front runner in initialising aforestation.

[@0369sweetp]

Well done great job. Universal law will happy with this guy creating good karma with nature and animals, by giving back the beauty and home to animals.❤💖

[@trevordeane3940]

Brilliant! The world desperately needs more people like this man. The governments should be helping people like him by declaring more protected areas lie conservation areas and giving grants to help plant more trees as it is beneficial to all.

[@yuvraj4885]

Videos which should get millions of views end up in only thousands 😤...i hope these thousands will share it so that it becomes billion

[@BBCWorldService]

We're so glad you enjoyed this video! Hoping more people will get to see it as our channel gets bigger

[@lisainger6751]

@John J Keaveney Th sea provide most of the oxygen, we must keep the oceans clean too

[@tonnymugambwa3958]

Its OK brother, the world is been built like that.

[@lakshmi546]

Y dislikes 🤷🤦

[@wingzacademy369]

So only I am sharing it. It will reach billions soon

[@InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Wow! How fantastic! This is why we can't lose hope, despite all the horrible news we see. This brings such hope.

[@thenewearth5313]

Now this guy deserves a statue!

[@tanakakokilovad1594]

What a strong men for planty trees to created a rainforest to save our planet 🌎 🌍🌏🌱🌿🍃🌲🌳. Planty trees. Save life 🌱🌍🍃🦋🐛🕷🐜🐞🦗🐌🦜🐦🐁🐀🦔🦡🦥🦉🦇🐍🐝🌱🌿🍃🌲🌳🕊

[@shethewriter]

Wow, I would love to learn more from him about how he did this

[@markmcdonnell010]

What an amazing man I wish more and more people or groups of people could start doing this

[@kabitasahoo8385]

🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍 my respect and regards to earth entrepreneurs. We take care of mother earth, mother earth will take care of us. God bless all 🙏. Thank you

[@gardenia24sugarfoot.36]

There is no madness in what you have done & allowed life to grow in the form of TREES, Omar Tello I admire what has taken you 40 years to achieve - (men Idiots take one day to demolish.) May your God protect you & your followers & keep you all safe, continue with your wonderful achievements amene

[@lineshmb8935]

One Indian made his own forest from a deserted land

[@livingwithmoonmey]

Jadav Payeng

[@kalyanis4918]

Another man from kerala grew a forest in 32 acres.

[@lineshmb8935]

@@kalyanis4918 could you please let me know what is his name?

[@harryme472]

@@lineshmb8935 His name is Abdul Kareem.

[@AlluAdarsh]

@@lineshmb8935 Abdul Kareem. Now that forest is named as Kareems Forest park. Its in Kasargod district of Kerala. He also gave up his job in Dubai to pursue this.

[@ingridl3259]

Such selfless champions... true heroes in their own right in so many ways. If everyone buys land and preserves or regrows part of the nature that was disturbed, it would be a big help too.

[@codeminds5660]

Tremendous job. Heartfelt appreciation from India.However can millionaires give up their land for ecosystem.restoration??

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

commie... go make a million then give it away then

[@lifeofpaing]

They could be funding this kind of project

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

@@lifeofpaing its funny how all the commies want money to make things

[@johnherosalvador2708]

@@raymondflagstaff2919 I do not like the use of commie but I agree with your opinion. It is easy to lecture about giving things away when you do not own it I guess.

[@sowmyatony8627]

Excellent. An inspiration to do our little to the mother earth.