Plantation of local tree species on the community lands of 36 villages across Bagepalli and Sidlaghatta blocks in Chikkaballapur District and Srinivasapura block in Kolar District, near the town of Chintamani in Karnataka, India.
Aim
Carbon Sequestration
Providing Fodder
for Livestock
Generation of
Rural Employment
Control Soil Erosion
Improvement of
Wildlife Habitats
Why trees?
S. Suryaprakash from the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences, on behalf of the Karnataka State Forest Department, prepared a report citing the importance of NTFPs (Non-Timber Forest Produce) to the tribal communities and the tribal economy. The working paper published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für highlights the effect of climate change that adversely affects the lives of rural women. Alister Doyle in his article ‘Plant more trees to combat climate change: scientists’, speaks about the role of trees in combating climate change, by offsetting carbon and releasing oxygen. The roots hold topsoil and prevent erosion of the precious topsoil, which has taken millions of years to form. Serena Josephine. M. in her article The Hindu (October 20, 2008) mentions how community participation improved the results of soil conservation methods and prevented floods, thus, helping the community in the long run.
Social Impact
The project has so far provided over 35,000 workdays of jobs to the rural community. The upkeep of the saplings and later collection of forest products is a sustainable source of income for the rural population. The trees, when mature, will provide food and fodder to the cattle, thus, preventing them from venturing inside the forest. Due to improvement in the vegetative coverage, soil erosion is also being reduced. Due to improved water levels, the drinking water sources and agriculture in the nearby areas have seen improvement. The trees planted play an important part in absorbing the carbon and help in regulating the climate.
The non-timber forest resources have increased both in terms of quality as well as quantity and communities are procuring them for personal consumption and the surplus is used for selling in local markets. The leaves of Butea for crafting leaf plates, grass for making broomsticks, berries, etc. provide commercial opportunities and small-scale forest-based industry, thus, providing a steady income source to the forest dwellers.
Adoption Status
Name of the Company
Number of Trees Planted
Fiscal Year
Indo-US MIM Tec Pvt. Ltd.
25,500
2013-16
Ernst & Young Foundation
125,591
2011-15
UTC Aerospace Systems
15,000
2014-15
V-KOOL
20,000
2012-13
Other Contributors (Individuals & Corporates)
237,000
NA
Tree Species
Common Name
Arjuna
Botanical Name Terminalia Arjuna
Common Name
Neem
Botanical Name Azadirachta indica
Common Name
Karanj
Botanical Name Pongamia pinnata
Common Name
Seemathangadi
Botanical Name Cassia siamea
Common Name
Jamun
Botanical Name Syzygium cumini
Common Name
Banyan
Botanical Name Ficus benghalensis
Common Name
Custard Apple
Botanical Name Annona squamosa
Common Name
Anjan
Botanical Name Hardwickia binata
Common Name
Ashoka
Botanical Name Saraca asoca
Common Name
Sal
Botanical Name Shorea robusta
Common Name
Jam
Botanical Name Acacia acuminata
Target Completed
Planters
Anglo-French Drugs and Industries Limited has
GIFTED A Bountiful Tree
Anglo-French Drugs and Industries Limited has
GIFTED A Bountiful Tree
Anglo-French Drugs and Industries Limited has
GIFTED A Bountiful Tree
Audit for Kolar-Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
INDEPENDENT AUDIT
Kolar-Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Excerpt
Total saplings planted in the Chintamani district were 372,950 across Bagapalli, Sidlaghatta, Srinivaspura & Kolar blocks in 2011-18. Restoration of degraded areas has augmented by the planting of endemic species and building check dams for water storage, apart from allowing natural regeneration. In areas of adverse survival conditions, Grow-Trees planting partner adopted the strategy of 1+3 plantation, wherein one main sapling is planted along with 3 seeds of the local species which are successful in surviving in the given ecological conditions. These multiple efforts have ensured the survival rate of 83%.
The planting has been carried out as per the plan and the number of saplings physically verified agrees with the number of saplings planted (as per the report of Grow-Trees planting partner). We are of the opinion that looking to the steps taken by Grow-Trees planting partner, i.e., location of the site, encouragement to planting and positive response from the villagers to grow, nurture and monitor the planting, the result of the activity will be affirmative.