The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST), Tamil Nadu, India

Written by Prakash Friday, 15 January 2010 10:57

Description of the proposed small-scale A/R CDM project activity:

Since its inception in 1999, over 40,000 participants organised into over 5,600 TIST Small Groups have planted over six million trees in Tanzania, India, Kenya, and Uganda – accomplishing GhG sequestration through tree planting, creating a potential long-term income stream, and developing sustainable environments and livelihoods. Replication of TIST in India began in June 2002.

Currently over 5,000 TIST participants in over 800 Small Groups are registered in the TIST program in Northern Tamil Nadu, India and are working to break their local cycle of deforestation, drought and famine. The trees are already beginning to reduce erosion, stabilize and enrich the soil, and will soon be providing shade. In the future, they will provide other benefits, including edible fruits and nuts, medicines, windbreaks, firewood and timber.

This PDD is for a reforestation project and applies to 111 of the Small Groups, 1,200 members, 175 project areas and 106 ha. The main species planted are Casuarina equisetifolia, Eucalyptus grandis and Tectona grandis.

Contact:

TIST Tree Planting India Private Limited, 19/8 Lake View Road, Kottur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600085 Tel: +91(044) 42188438 URL: www.tist.org Contact Person: Mr. Joseph Rexon Mobile: 919840299822 Email: josephrexon@tist.org

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