Actions in this pledge

• Conserving trees and forest landscapes

  Supporting actions

  Conservation support activities

  Support the operating costs and activities of existing conservation areas, including advocacy for conservation policy

  Additional details

  Biodiversity Conservation is a global theme for the Company, wherein it has undertaken various projects which are illustrated below.

  1) Mangrove conservation is a key initiative by the Company implemented in, Kannur district, which is the largest mangrove village in Kerala with the aim to restore the endangered mangrove species.

  2) Under the afforestation initiative in Tamil Nadu, trees are being maintained. The project also engages with farmers to provide agriculture interventions for enhancing soil productivity.

  3) In Gujarat, a total of 25,000 sq. Ft area of land is utilized to plant 10,000 trees of 84 varieties of species under the Miyawaki afforestation project

  4) In Europe, the company has undertaken two projects: Stadbeek in Enschede, the Netherlands, and Conservation of Bukk National Park, Gyöngyöshalász, Hungary. The Stadbeek Project is implemented in partnership with Enschede Municipality and the European Union. The project aims to address the issues related to flooding from rainwater and groundwater and improve the local biodiversity. Under this project nectar plants are planted on the 6 km long banks of the city stream, which has resulted in an increase of flora and fauna in this area.

  

  Conserving

  Trees

  0.41 Million

• Restoring and growing trees and forest landscapes

  Supporting actions

  Reforestation

  Re-establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land classified as forest, that has been degraded or where trees are unlikely to regenerate naturally

  Agroforestry

  Activities that establish and manage the integration of trees into agricultural landscapes, silvopastoral systems, farming in forests and along forest margins and tree-crop production

  Mangrove restoration

  Establishment or enhancement of mangroves along coastal areas and in estuaries

  Urban tree planting

  Planting and maintaining trees within urban areas

  Additional details

  Tree plantation will be done with the support of the implementing partner in collaboration with beneficiaries. It includes identifying land, finding native species and empowering a selected group of beneficiaries to plant and maintain the trees to ensure best results. Progress is monitored, regularly through group meetings. Support will be provided by experts in all related areas of specialization.

  

  Restoring & Growing

  Trees

  0.64 Million

• Enabling activities for trees and forest landscapes

  Supporting actions

  Nursery and seedling development

  Establish tree nurseries, including actions such as identification and collection of seeds and/or growing seedlings

  Education and capacity building

  Forest / tree species conservation and restoration education programmes, targeted educational and behaviour change campaigns, training and capacity building, including promotion of local and traditional knowledge and practices

  Community mobilisation

  Community mobilisation and engagement activities for conservation, restoration and reforestation, including enabling systems of community governance, etc.

  Youth engagement

  Engagement of young people and/or youth networks to catalyse a restoration generation

  Data collection, management and technological tools

  Activities that provide data and/or technological tools to support conservation and restoration (e.g. monitoring etc.)

  

  Enabling