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Amrit Mahal Community Forest, India
Medius Earth (Hasten Forestry India Pvt. Ltd.)
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Location
India
Type
reforestation
Size
61.790 ha
Project Description
Amrit Mahal Community Forest is a native, biodiverse afforestation initiative in Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India. The project will plant and maintain 20,000 saplings of 24 different species on community lands with the objective to improve ecosystem services in the region and benefit the local communities through increased carbon sequestration, water retention, cleaner air and local employment generation.
Stakeholders and local communities involved in the project
The community members are deciding the native tree species to be planted and are involved in implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the project
Project Goals
Increase in biodiversity
Improvement in water retention and availability in the region through improved groundwater recharge from trees
Employment for local communities in project operations
Co-benefits
Employment generation through project operations
Upskilling by training in mobile application based monitoring and reporting
Tree species (planted and/or existing)
Planted - Bambusa vulgaris, Grevillea robusta, Phyllanthus emblica, Ficus religiosa, Ficus racemosa, Holoptelea integrifolia, Pongamia pinnata, Azadirachta indica, Ficus mysorensis, Swietenia mahagoni, Pithecellobium dulce, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Simarouba glauca, Pongamia pinnata, Tamarindus indica, Syzygium cumini, Syzygium hemisphaericum, Annona squamosa, Terminalia catappa, Syzygium jambos, Boswellia serrata, Thespesia populnea, Ficus benghalensis, Muntingia calabura
Project ID
1723707017417
Tree Density
330