The project sequesters carbon while restoring the 8860 hectares of homestead lands of individual farmers and improve its soil quality. The project also improves the socio-economic condition of the families by providing them with sustainable income opportunities from the homestead lands.
Project Details
| Project Title | Restoration of Homestead Land of Poor Rural Communities |
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| Project Type | Plantation |
| Project Location | India (Assam and Meghalaya) |
| Annual Impacts | 66,652 tCO2eq |
| GHG Platform | Verra Carbon Standard |
| Project ID | TBD |
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Project Brief
The districts in Assam (Kamrup and Goalpara) and Meghalaya(Ri-Bhoi) experiences high number of floods and droughts, resulting in a vulnerable eco-system, caused extensive soil erosion, reduced the land's capacity to rejuvenate, and negatively impacted natural vegetation and water resources. The well-being of the tribal community in the area, who rely on agriculture and forest for their livelihood, has been severely jeopardized by the destruction of forests and natural calamities.
With the project intervention, we aim to restore more than 8800 hectares of homestead lands through plantation of forest and fruit tree species. Also, improving the quality of soil by use of organic compost and recycling of biomass.Combining sericulture with the plantation of Arjun and Asana trees, the project is providing a sustainable income earning opportunity.