The AIT team of Sarathanjali Manoharan from Sri Lanka, Pimolporn Jintarith from Thailand, and Megha Bajaj from Nepal, who debated on the topic "Providing the youth with an equal opportunities to study forestry will help reduce inequality issues in the world," emerged as winners at the event, which was co-organized by the FAO, the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC), and United Nations Environment.
This is the fourth time that AIT has won the contest. AIT teams previously won the contest in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Photo caption: From left: 2019 International Day of Forests Debate winners Sarathanjali Manoharan, Megha Bajaj, and Pimolporn Jintarith.