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
trees planted
tonnes of CO₂
absorbed during lifetime
absorbed during lifetime
trees planted
tonnes of CO₂
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absorbed during lifetime
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Specific sites
Agroforestry in Nemai Nagar (India), 2025
In Nemai Nagar village (Jhargram district, West Bengal), our partner Symagine Solutions held meetings with local villagers to identify 20 committed tribal households ready to restore nature through agroforestry. The planting took place during India’s monsoon season (2025), an ideal time for young trees to take root and thrive thanks to abundant rai...Read more