Agroforestry in India

Kolkata, West Bengal
The primary objective of this project, in collaboration with Symagine, is to combat climate change through participatory tree planting, while also preserving threatened biodiversity, building local capacity and awareness around reforestation, and contributing to the local economy and nutrition — indirectly but meaningfully — through these efforts. The project focuses on working with smallholder households in selected districts of West Bengal, India, to plant and maintain primarily fruit-bearing trees through a participatory approach. Local com...Read more
5
months of planting per year
90%
private farms
19
nutritious tree species

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Care for communities

At Go Forest, we don’t just plant trees. We engage in much more, such as ensuring sustainable support for local communities. We do so by using the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which serve as a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the future. Depending on the region and the project, you’ll be supporting different SDGs.
1 No poverty
2 Zero hunger
5 Gender equality
6 Clean water and sanitation
8 Decent work and economic growth
12 Responsible consumption and production
13 Climate action
15 Life on land