Conservationists call for urgent action as climate change and human activities continue to threaten the millennia-long ...

"While the oldest chinar tree in Kashmir can be known from that survey ... He said the chinar tree, a symbol of cultural heritage, faces threats like urbanisation, deforestation and habitat ...

The chinar is an iconic symbol of the Kashmir valley's landscape and a major tourist draw, especially in autumn when the trees' leaves light up in fiery hues of flaming red to a warm auburn.