Actions in this pledge

• Conserving trees and forest landscapes

  Supporting actions

  Permanent conservation

  Secure a forest through acquisition or legal agreement to avoid planned or unplanned deforestation or degradation, and/or ensure permanent conservation of land

  Conservation support activities

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

  Additional details

  Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation: Odisha, India
  Why:
  Human-elephant conflict around Barbil has resulted in significant loss of human and animal lives, as well as loss of livelihood and property damage.
  What:
  1. Establish community conflict response teams and coordinate with the Forest Department and other Govt Depts.
  2. Strengthen the existing Elephant Early Warning Systems.
  3. Conduct awareness and training programs for the community, forest personnel, and railway staff for reducing Human Elephant Conflict.
  4. Provide interim relief packages to conflict-affected individuals.
  5. Project has benefited 11,000 individuals from 10 villages.
  Current Status:
  1. Currently in the 2nd year of a 4-year project.
  2. Installed 162 Trip Alarms as part of the early warning system, complemented by chili-based barriers and 89 blinking lights, providing timely alerts and effectively deterring elephant raids.
  3. Planted 2,000 lemon trees as a bio-fence and established four solar fences to protect farms.
  4. Conducted awareness programs and training sessions with local communities and the Forest Department for scientific and efficient conflict response.
  5. Achieved a 35% reduction in human-elephant conflict during the first year.

  Grassland conservation through silvi-pasture development in Rajasthan
  Why:
  In the arid region of Barmer, Milk production is a major source of income for farmers. However, the availability of nutritious fodder is a key limiting factor in enhancing milk production.
  What:
  1. Restoration of 18 hectares of degraded land owned by Kapurdi Gram Panchayat near Barmer.
  2. Silvi-pasture plantation was undertaken with the 4000 tree saplings and nutritious species of local grass species.
  3. The project aims to support 125 families and their 500 cattle by improving fodder availability and enhancing livelihoods.
  Current Status:
  Plants have grown well and soon locals will be provided with access to harvest fodder.

  

  Conserving

  Land area

  6200 ha (in Karnataka in association with Karnataka Forest Department)

• Restoring and growing trees and forest landscapes

  Supporting actions

  Assisted natural regeneration

  Actions that support natural regeneration without tree planting, such as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, forest soil remediation, exotic species control, disease prevention, and wildfire protection

  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

  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

  Mangrove Plantation: West coast of Maharashtra, India
  We will continue to work with local self help groups to carry out mangrove plantation. We will plant 3 variety of mangroves namely Avicennia officinalis, Sonneratia apetala and Avicennia Marina along the coast line of Dolvi, Taluka Pen, Raigad district

  Tree Plantation: Across multiple states in India
  JSW site horticulture teams and site CSR teams will work jointly to plant native and climate adapted species to ensure ecological balance. The species will be selected based on site specific objective e.g. fast growing trees for timber, fruit bearing trees for food security, shade trees for silvipasture. We will monitor survival rates and replace dead plants promptly. We shall appropriately use sampling techniques and digital tools for survival rate assessment.

  Remove invasive species
  JSW site horticulture teams and site CSR teams shall use mechanical control methods (manual removing, mowing /cutting) to remove invasive species at all our locations and relace them with native and climate adapted species.

  

  Restoring & Growing

  Trees

  2.4 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

  Additional details

  Forest-Based Sustainable Livelihoods:
  • Supporting sustainable marine livelihoods through clam farming, crab culture, and ornamental fish culture for coastal communities in Maharashtra

  Education and Capacity Building:
  • Environmental education programs in 200 schools with CEE
  • Building infrastructure such as Darojee Nature Interpretation Center, which also serves as a training venue for forest personnel. Funding renovation of Bombay Natural History Society building which house an important natural history collection, and library

  Community Mobilization:
  • Human-elephant conflict mitigation led by the community
  • Mangrove plantation driven by community participation & empowering Women Self-Help Groups for mangrove plantation efforts in Maharashtra

  Youth Engagement:
  • Initiatives through the Earth Care Awards

  

  Enabling