This is the story of a man who single-handedly built a 550-hectare forest in a sandbar along the Brahmaputra River, one of the longest and most destructive rivers in India.  He is Jadav Payeng also popularly known as Molai the Forest Man.  He picked up plants from where ever he found them and planted them in his sandbar everyday for over forty years.  His forest is now home for over 4 million plants and a sanctuary for a variety of animal species including elephants, rhinos, deer, monkeys, birds and even the fearsome Bengal tiger.  Here is the link to his story: