1. lacks of fruits & forest trees planted in 4 villages.
2. EEC centre has raised 40,000 plants yearly.
3. Environmental awareness camp for 300 people
4. Provide seeds for kitchen garden plants yearly for 4 villages
5. Hosted international Environmental conference for 64 participants.
6. International forest Management conference hosted for 4 days for 30 participants – Delegates form 13 countries
A Forestation Project
Plantation:-
The Nursery at Talegaon training centre and Khamboli village continue to grow saplings for the A forestation project. It produces over 40, 000 saplings and seedlings every year. About 3-4 lakhs trees have been planted on the farmers’ and community land during last ten years. About 15 different varieties of fruit bearing and forest trees were planted. Some medicinal varieties like Aloevera, Neem was also included.
People from Thermax Ltd, Cummins Foundation, partner companies participated in tree plantation & shramadan along with villagers and the school children. Japan Environment Corporation, Japan, JIFPRO and Cummins Foundation have been financially supporting this project.
International Networking and Exchange continues through, visits financial support and
exchange programmes. Japan Environment Corporation is providing financial support for Environment and watershed projects. A farmers’ study tour from Nepal visited the project and interacted with project farmers. Japan students’ study tour continues visiting every year for an exchange programme. Several visitors from USA, Australia, Japan etc. visited the project and extended their support Environment Education Centre at Talegaon has raised 40,000 plants yearly which was distributed in villages for plantation.
Environmental Awareness camp was organized for 300 people. The purpose of the camp was to know the importance of environment for our life, and how we can preserve the same, how we can develop them and what are the benefits of maintaining the same.
For kitchen gardening we encourage women to start it. To start with it we have given the seeds for the Kitchen garden in all villages every year.
