SUGi
India

Aurangabad

Green Schools

50 Schools, 50 Forests

School
Miyawaki Method
Urban

Our mission is to create dense native Miyawaki forests across 50 sites in schools and institutions in Aurangabad (rural) to build green-lungs for the schools and villages – Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan. The uniqueness of this program comes from the democratisation of knowledge about the Miyawaki Method. We’ll train a team to oversee the implementation of these forests, as well as teams for each school to implement the Miyawaki Method effectively.

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30,000

Trees

10,000

Square meters

36

Native Species

Planting of Zpps Ranjangaon, Aurangabad, India
18 months forest at Planting of Zpps Ranjangaon, Aurangabad, India

Forest Report: 2 Year

DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2022

Survival Rate: 77%

Tallest Tree: 491cm

At 2 years, these school forests are thriving, showing an excellent survival and growth rate. Currently, the tallest species across the forests include: Indian rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo), sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) and teak (Tectona grandi).

‘The Green Schools Mission is particularly close to our hearts because of so many reasons. Some of which relates the spirit of partnership that is at the core of this program - a deep and meaningful partnership with the district government, villages, the schools, their teachers and students, the community, the forest department, SUGi and Ecosattva. And all the people within these entities coming together to successfully execute these forests in fifty schools.’ - Natasha Zarine, Director, Ecossatva

The site of ZPPS Shindephal forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Kaygaon forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Ranjangaon forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Bhingi forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Itawa forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Uttarjayakwadi forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Mulani Wadgaon forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Navin Bajathan forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth
The site of ZPPS Hivarkheda Gautala forest
The pocket forest after 2 years growth

“94% of Marathwada’s land area has no green cover. This poses a serious challenge to sustainable development.Our mission is to bring everybody in Marathwada together to plant neighbourhood forests. This effort can help the planet as a whole and prevent local natural disasters like drought, floods and landslides. We must remember that the little drops of water, the little grains of sand make a mighty ocean.”

Praveen Srivastava, CCF & Dy. DG of Social Forestry dept (Marathwada region)

Forest Report: 1 Year

DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2021

Survival Rate: 77%

Tallest Tree: 491cm

Across these school forests, the Shivan tree (Gmelina arborea) and Peepal (Ficus religiosa) are showing the greatest height growth.

The site of ZPPS Kayganon forest
The pocket forest after 1 year growth
The site of ZPPS Kankarala forest
The pocket forest after 1 year growth
The site of ZPPS Jayakwadi forest
The pocket forest after 1 year growth
August 31, 2021: celebrating the one year old forest at Zilla Parishad Primary School Bramhgavhan, Paithan block, Aurangabad.

Forest Report: Planting

DATE: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2020

The Mission

The mission will create dense native Miyawaki forests across 50 sites in schools and institutions in Aurangabad (rural) to build green-lungs for the schools and villages – Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan. The uniqueness of this program comes from the democratisation of knowledge about the Miyawaki Method. We’ll train a team to oversee the implementation of these forests, as well as teams for each school to implement the Miyawaki Method effectively.

Schools with Impact

This program also focuses on spreading awareness about the need for native species conservation to schools. The program is designed in a way to instil ownership of the forests and the impact that the school will make through nurturing it to maturity.

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