Sorry, we have no imagery here.
Sorry, we have no imagery here.
Sorry, we have no imagery here.
Sorry, we have no imagery here.
Sorry, we have no imagery here.
Sorry, we have no imagery here.
Trees for Water

Trees for Water, India

6 Reseñas
Completado

The project is located in the Maharashtra state which is suffering from severe droughts in recent years due to seasonal water scarcity, limiting the access to potable water of the most marginalized communities in India. Short periods of heavy rainfall and absence of vegetation are major factors for soil erosion and land degradation. Trees protect against soil erosion and make the soil more permeable, thus improving groundwater availability.

70,031 Árboles financiados de 70,031
2,029,978.28 T CO2 compensado
3,784 Seguidores
Elementos clave
Actividades del proyecto
Reforestación
Reforestation
The project is planting trees to re-establish forest cover in an area of forest that has been deforested.
18 noticias
Gestión de recursos hídricos
Water Resources Management
Water supplies are a part of the project sustainable management, such as improving water quality and quantity and contributing to the reduction of water-related risks such as floods.
7 noticias
Beneficios medioambientales
Restauración del terreno
Land restoration
The project repairs degraded land back into a healthy and productive land.
8 noticias
Ecológico
Organic
The project is managed without the use of agrochemicals or herbicides.
4 noticias
Beneficios sociales
Seguridad alimentaria
Food security
Through a selection of tree species generating edible by-products (fruit, nuts, seeds, edible leafs) the project contributes to improving nutrition of local communities and help the region becoming more resilient to famine.
5 noticias
Economía social
Social economy
The project places social welfare above profit; the aim is to enhance the community's quality of life, economically, socially, culturally and environmentally.
6 noticias
Concienciación medioambiental
Environmental awareness
The project cultivates environmental education for adults and/or children to raise environmental awareness.
15 noticias
El equipo de plantación
Grow-Trees

Grow-Trees

Partner Organization
Mr. Pravin Adhikari

Mr. Pravin Adhikari

Field Executive
Mr. Omkar Dubey

Mr. Omkar Dubey

Project Coordinator
Amanda

Amanda

Senior Manager (Business & Partnerships)

Normas de Reducción de Gases de Efecto Invernadero

Tree-Nation Methodology

Descripción del proyecto

Water scarcity is destabilizing the world’s second-largest country.

A lack of potable water poses a threat to the Katkaris, a Tribe of Maharashtra state, designated as a ‘Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)’ within the Scheduled Tribes. Access to quality water is fundamental to better living conditions, especially in rural marginalized communities. Limited access to potable water leads to drought, water-borne diseases and hunger, with crop growth and farming directly impacted.

Maharashatra frequently suffers from severe droughts. According to a report by the Ministry of Water Resources and the Central Ground Water Board, there is a rapid decline in water level during the post-monsoon period, whereas the area goes practically dry during peak summers. The overuse of groundwater to tackle water scarcity only worsens the problem.

Vegetation helps rainwater from the monsoons to be retained by the soil - without tree roots and canopy water from rainfall can’t infiltrate, leading to floods and soil surface erosion during monsoons and water scarcity during the dry season.

Trees improve groundwater resources, turning the soil more permeable, permitting the storage of rainwater, and maintain groundwater availability during dry periods.

BESbswy