The social status of a person in future should be considered by the number of trees, he planted not by his bank balance or size of his car, stated scientist S Sethuramamlingam. He was speaking at the workshop of Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Bhopal. The event oganised on trees also aims at encouraging tree watching as a hobby.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/call-determine-social-status-number-trees-planted-not-assets
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhopal-d