Restored native forest canopy
A flagship mission by SLRD · YesEarth

Guardians of the Green

Restoring degraded land, protecting biodiversity and strengthening climate resilience across India.

100 million native trees planted and sustained by 2030
The mission ↓
Guardians of the Green emblem
The mission

Guardians of the Green is a flagship mission by SLRD and YesEarth to plant and sustain 100 million native trees by 2030. It restores degraded lands, protects biodiversity and strengthens climate resilience across India, with the communities who live closest to the land leading the work.

How the mission works

Five pillars of implementation

01

Community ownership

  • FPOs, SHGs and tribal communities run the nurseries
  • Village level forest protection groups ensure survival
  • Revenue models linked to NTFP based enterprises
  • Communities receive training, equipment and long term support
02

Scientific, region specific plantation

  • GIS based land assessment
  • Native species mapping per agroclimatic zone
  • Soil and water suitability analysis
  • Assisted natural regeneration in forest margins
  • Multi layered design that mimics natural forests
03

Technology and monitoring

With Vistaar Agrotech & YesEarth Eco Consulting
  • QR code tagging of each tree
  • Drone and satellite monitoring
  • Real time dashboards for funders
  • Data driven survival audits
  • Mobile based field reporting
04

Carbon finance model

  • Carbon project registration
  • MRV documentation
  • Baseline and monitoring surveys
  • Community revenue sharing mechanisms
  • Integration with global carbon standards
05

Youth and educational institutions

  • YesEarth Youth Corps
  • School and college plantation drives
  • Student ambassadors for climate action
  • Nature trails and biodiversity mapping
By 2030, a living forest that a nation helped grow.

A generation of young people, communities and institutions restoring the land together.

Long term outcomes

Where we are headed by 2030

100M
native trees planted and sustained
2M
hectares restored
80–90%
survival through community care
500K
green jobs created
10M
young people engaged

Become a Guardian of the Green

Join the mission as a community, a school, a funder or a young volunteer with the YesEarth Youth Corps.

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