"Forest of Peace" (Shanti Vanam) across all ashrams of SRCM

In September 2012, the World Congress of the International Union of Nature passed a resolution declaring that children had the human right to experience the natural world. Such a declaration was instrumental in protecting nature from human excesses, and inculcating environmental morality in the generations to come.

Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) ashrams are home to the many generations of the future, that will seek to actively recreate peace and harmony in the world by cultivating a culture of synchronicity with nature and a loving relationship with her. This creates a very serene peaceful atmosphere in ashrams for seekers to explore the art of meditation under the Raja Yoga method and dive deeper into the ocean of spirituality.

• Afforestation and Reforestation of trees considered sacred and beneficial in traditional health systems.
• Landscaping efforts that give emphasis to ecologically, economically and socio-culturally important native tree species of the region.
• Developing an Arboretum of medicinally important trees and herbal gardens.
• A Germplasm bank of the important trees of Peninsular India with seedling seed orchards and clonal seedling orchards
• An In-house nursery hosting about few lacs saplings.
• Translocation of trees felled for road widening projects in the city in specially designed avenues to house them.
• An Organic vegetable farm that caters to the cooking needs of the ashrams.

In the landscaping efforts at ashrams of Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM), ecologically, economically and socio-culturally important native tree species are grown. An arboretum of medicinally important trees, a germplasm bank of the tree species from peninsular India with seedling seed orchards and clonal seed orchards are being set up. Several hundred trees, cut due to road widening projects have found a new lease of life after being trans-located at SRCM ashrams across India.