A Kenyan woman, Truphena Muthoni, beat her own world record, hugging a tree continuously for 72 hours at the foot of Mount Kenya. Her “silent protest” was meant to hold authorities and a complacent ...
Environmentalist Truphena Muthoni officially received a Guinness World Records badge for her 48-hour tree-hugging marathon, ...
Pastor James Irungu, the man who attempted to hug a tree for 80 hours, sadly collapsed and is now at the Murang'a Level 5 ...
An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When ...
Murang’a pastor James Irungu undertook an 80-hour tree-hugging challenge to raise cancer awareness, sparking mixed reactions ...
A Kenyan pastor Jimmy Irungu has embarked on an 80-hour tree-hugging challenge. Irungu revealed that the challenge was to ...
In Beijing’s central district, trees are everywhere. In parks, along roadsides and in courtyards inside people’s houses.