Usha Desai

Usha Desai is an Indian doctor of medicine and environmentalist. She worked as a doctor at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Parel, Mumbai.

Environmental advocacy Desai raises awareness of the environment and particularly of trees by conducting immersive walks. She narrates stories related to the origin of trees as well as associated mythological tales in addition to scientific details. Each walk includes visiting and discussing dozens of preselected, carefully researched and often rare varieties of trees and plants.

Desai's mantra for saving trees is simple, as follows below.

Desai is trained in botany, entomology and biodiversity from Bombay Natural History Society and Conservation Education Centre. She has conducted more than hundred tree walks in Maharashtra and Goa.