Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Restore "orans" to their pristine, sustainable green environment; develop better management practices of the rural ecosystem; secure the rural livelihood of millions; preserve endemic/endangered species and variety of cultivars found within orans.

Project Message

Yadi hamara devbani thik to sab kuch hai; yadi yah thik nahi to chara, pani aur bhojan ke lale.” - “If our oran is intact we have everything; if not, we suffer from lack of fodder, water and wood.
- Bodan Gujjar, from Bera village, He is a 50 year old pastoralist beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Aman Singh,
Project Leader
KRAPAVIS, 5 / 218 Kala Kua
Aravali Vihar
Alwar, Rajasthan 301001
India
144 – 2344863
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Learn more about Krishi Avam Paristhitiki Vikas Sansthan (KRAPAVIS) and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Environment.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 07, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 31, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Protecting a million existing trees & raising and planting one hundred thousand saplings in sacred g

By Aman Singh - Chief Coordinator KRAPAVIS, August 07, 2008 05:57 PM

In the face of the declining quantity and quality of Rajasthan’s sacred village forests, this initiative aims to combat deforestation through the planting of 100,000 new trees and protection of about a million existing trees in ten groves. This constitutes a considerable stimulus to the ecological regeneration of the forests, contributing to groundwater retention, biodiversity enhancement, improvement of soil quality, increased vegetation cover, and so on. Our primary aim is to achieve sustainability for these forests, but as a means to an end. Ultimately, the revival of these ten orans will mean a significant improvement in the social and economic sustainability of the communities reliant upon them, comprising roughly 8,000 people. In terms of social benefits, this project creates work and education opportunities for scores of people from the target communities. KRAPAVIS works closely with villagers at all stages of the reforestation process. Training is offered such that participants are empowered to further utilise new skills in their own and neighbouring communities. On a different note, the restoration of orans through tree planting and protection contributes to increased pride and solidarity within communities, permitting a re-establishment of traditional institutions and entitlements and the strengthening of customary social bonds of cooperation and reciprocity. In addition to these targets, this project aims to enhance economic sustainability through the increased availability of the following: water and fodder for livestock, in turn providing more milk, meat and/or dung for sale; minor forest produce, such as honey, seeds, nuts and grasses for weaving, all of which can be sold for profit; resources in close proximity to dwellings, reducing ‘costs’ of traveling further a field.
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