About YesEarth / Mission & Vision
Where the land recovers, livelihoods rise with it.
YesEarth works at the meeting point of ecological restoration and rural income. We treat climate outcomes and community prosperity not as a trade-off, but as one continuous outcome that has to grow together.
What drives us
Two statements that hold each other up.
To empower communities, youth, and institutions to restore ecosystems, adopt clean energy, practise sustainable agriculture, and build climate-positive livelihoods using science, technology, and long-term community engagement.
An ecologically restored, climate-resilient India where communities lead environmental stewardship, green enterprises generate sustainable incomes, and technology ensures transparency, accountability, and measurable impact.
The ground we stand on
Four principles that shape every project.
01
Kartavya, a duty to the land
We begin from responsibility, not charity. Caring for soil, water, forest and air is a duty we share with the communities who live closest to them.
02
Communities as stewards
Farmers and villages are decision-makers and economic actors in our work, never passive beneficiaries waiting at the end of a programme.
03
Climate and income, together
Carbon finance and restoration only count when they raise household incomes. If a method does not pay the family, it does not last on the land.
04
Proof over promises
Measurement, reporting and verification run through everything, so partners and funders can see real, traceable outcomes rather than narratives.
How the mission becomes work
Four thrust areas, one continuous loop.
Each programme restores an ecosystem and builds an income stream from the same activity. Together they turn the mission into measurable ground-level change.
Guardians of the Green
Community-led stewardship of forests and threatened species, building local custodians who protect and benefit from healthy ecosystems.
Agroforestry
Trees and crops grown together to rebuild soil, store carbon, and give farmers diversified, year-round income from the same plot of land.
Clean Cooking · TLUD Biochar
Cleaner cookstoves that cut smoke and fuel use while producing biochar, a soil amendment and a carbon store, from everyday household energy.
Green Campus Program
Schools and institutions become living classrooms for restoration, growing the next generation of environmental stewards and practitioners.
Transparency by design
What we hold ourselves accountable for.
Land
Hectares restored
Area brought back into ecological function through agroforestry and native restoration.
Carbon
Tonnes CO₂ stored
Sequestration and avoided emissions, tracked through verifiable MRV systems.
Income
Household earnings
Additional, sustained income reaching farming and forest-edge families.
People
Clean energy reach
Households shifting to cleaner cooking and reduced indoor air pollution.
// Live figures are reported per project and updated each cycle.