India is a megadiverse country with rich flora and fauna, but the biological diversity is in danger. 387 Indian plant species listed under IUCN Red List. Out of 387 plant species, 77 are ‘critically endangered’.<ol><li>We are depleting the Earth’s natural resources, polluting its air and water, destabilising the climate, and driving many of its species to extinction.</li><li>The total forest cover in India is 80.73* million hectares which forms 24.56%* of the geographical area of the country. The country has lost 1.93 million* hectares of forest cover from 2001 to 2020.</li><li>Tree felling almost doubled between 2016-2019 in India: As per the Data from Environment Ministry, 76,72,337 trees were cut down between year 2016-17 to 2018-19</li><li>Air pollution on rise in Indian cities: The researchers speculated that increases in PM2.5 and NO2 in India reflect increasing vehicle ownership, industrialization and the limited effect of air pollution policies to date</li><li>North India staring at severe water crisis during summer 2021: The High temperatures in North India currently and in summer would worsen the water situation. IMD has declared that the March 2021 temperatures in Delhi were the highest in last 11 years.  </li></ol> FBH is an ecological movement envisioned to create spaces where humans coexist in harmony with Nature. An initiative of Heartfulness Institute to partner with global communities to grow, nurture, protect and conserve native, endemic and endangered tree species while ensuring diversity, sustainability and longevity. Diversity<ul><li>Through multi location enabled mini-forests</li><li>Guidance of several agroforestry scientists, forest officers, academicians, and conservationists</li></ul>Sustainability<ul><li>Focus on native, rear and endangered species</li><li>Diverse plantation style in sync with local ecology</li><li>Support of nationwide nurseries to grow highly resilient saplings</li></ul>Longevity<ul><li>Careful selection of identified land</li><li>Involvement of local community</li><li>Focused aftercare and monitoring using geotagging/satellite imagery/third party audits</li></ul>Our Focus is the creation of Ex-Situ conservation sites of Rare and Endangered Species from India’s Biodiversity HotpotsOur projects and plantation drives have involved participants, volunteers and environment enthusiasts from all walks of life, nationalities, corporations, universities, schools, government including collaborations with other non-profit organisationsForestsByHeartfulness has a large hub and spoke network of 18+ active nurseries across India With Systems, process and related infra in place, FBH aims to rapidly increase production to 200 million saplings across more than 28+ nurseries by 2025 from its current 7.5+ million grown presently across Heartfulness centres, India wide to facilitate localised sapling production <ol><li>Conserve endangered tree species: Most FBH projects have this as a key objective, and several endangered tree species are included during species selection.</li><li>Attract biodiversity: The forests are created with highly diverse tree species, native to that region. This results in a highly biodiverse flora attracting lot of birds, bees, reptiles, and small mammals within 1-2 years.</li><li>Increase in water table: Large FBH projects have witnessed tremendous rise in ground water levels owing to extensive rainwater harvesting and bio-mimicry methods.</li><li>Benefits to local communities: Most projects benefit the local communities through a favorable microclimate, supplying medicinal herbs &amp; plants.</li><li>Sequester CO2: High dense forests are known to sequester more CO2 per unit area than traditional farming.</li><li>Agroforestry: To create additional income source to farmers through tree-based agriculture on farm lands.</li><li>Hill restoration: To green the barren hills of India to restore lost habitat</li></ol>

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Nilona dam was built 40 year ago in order to supply water to Yavatmal. Gradually, storage capacity got reduced due to large quantity of accumulated silt leading to reduction of water supply to Yavatmal. Afterwards, Prayas took a pledge and carried out desilting project starting from April to June 2015. Team of 50 volunteers at Prayas, Yavatmal worked hard and removed 35,000 trollies silt and were given free to farmers of surrounding villages in order to increase the fertility of their farms. 12,000 citizens had visited Nilona dam for Shramadan. Citizens of Yavatmal contributed Rs. 25 lakh and remaining Rs. 11.43 lakh were provided by government of India. 
 For 2016, target of removing 1 lakh trollies silt has been set and will be distributed to farmers of surrounding villages for no cost. The actual work of desilting has been started on 6th March. Till now, 500+ trollies have been desilted. Our aim is to remove around 1000-1200 trollies silt per day. We will be spreading awareness in Yavatmal about proper water usage along with tree plantation and catchment area treatment so as to reduce the silt accumulation in future. 
 Citizens of Yavatmal have already taken the ownership of the project. The government of India also came forward to work with Prayas on this project. This became the PPP project model, which can be replicated anywhere. The fertility of agricultural field will get improved by use of silt and followed by increasing the farm yield. Also, awareness about proper use and conservation of natural resources will increase. Through awareness programs we intend to sensitize the cause and work on building capacity of our volunteers.

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Climate change is an undeniable reality, primarily driven by the excessive use of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. Currently, a staggering 80-85% of the world's energy needs are met through fossil energy sources. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stresses the urgent need for "drastic" and "immediate" changes in energy consumption to avert catastrophic and life-threatening climate change, which could come at a very high cost. Thankfully, renewable energy, especially solar energy technologies, has evolved into economically and technologically viable alternatives. However, before we embrace any energy solution, including solar energy, it is crucial to grasp the implications of energy generation and consumption on the environment. This is where Energy Literacy Training comes into play. It serves as the foundational level of training, educating individuals about energy usage, generation, and consumption. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of where our energy comes from, how much we use, how much we waste, and the environmental impact of our energy choices. Most importantly, the training equips individuals with the knowledge to adopt sustainable practices and move towards carbon-neutral living. For just Rs. 5/-, we can provide this essential training to one student, empowering them to take meaningful action against climate change.By the year 2024, we envision making 20 million people Energy Literate, enabling them to make informed decisions about energy consumption and contribute to conserving energy and mitigating climate change. Our ultimate ambition is to make the Entire India Energy Literate by the year 2030. Together, we can create a global impact and pave the way for a sustainable future.Join us in this transformative journey by supporting our cause and making a difference in the fight against climate change.Let's build a greener, more sustainable world for generations to come!

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The he mission of MBR is to assimilate and share knowledge about nature with a systematic approach in order to sustaining life and understanding the nature values through awareness, education, training, research, conservation, workshop and dissemination of information on bioscience activities, health, ago base community enterprise, agriculture, forestry and energy to build insight, empower individual and group for advancement of traditional knowledge, dissemination of research finding for economic development ,social and environmental issues of five “J” (Jal, Jamin, Jungle, Jan, and Jeevan) facing society today throughout the earth surface 

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Background of implementing Organisation:Founded on 24th December 1999 and Registered No:- MBJ-7047-30 of 2000-01 Date: 22nd May 2000 Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa under Indian Societies Registration Act 1860 of (XXI) under Orissa State Government. MBR is a right-based socio-scientific action group with its headquarters in Baripada, Orissa, India. MBR is also registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Foreign Division under Section 6(1) (A) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 / 2010 bearing FCRA Registration No.104990055 on June 16, 2009, and got Renewal on Dated: 20-06-2016 and 16-09-2022. Valid up to 30-09-2027. Also register 12 (A) Registration Number and 80 (G) Registration Number CSR-1 Registration No and The Registrar of Companies, &lt;UDYAM-OD-22-0012244 &gt;   Date of Registration: 30-05-2023 New Delhi MSME, Ministry of MSME, Government of India, New Delhi.The organization is working on diverse issues of public interest aiming at multi-fold development at the grassroots, regional/sub-national, and national levels, with "value for people" as its guiding principle. The Organization also updated the PAN and Aadhaar Number of Office Bearer with NITI Aayog, Government of India under NGO Partnership System, Planning Commission, Government of India.MBR functions towards enabling people, especially the women and other disadvantaged groups of the society. MBR started with the agenda of community natural resource protection, water and sanitation, education and development in the year 1999. Later, MBR has come a long way and has diversified its activities to cover various issues, as per the emerged needs and demands of society. The centre has formulated its mission “to enable people, particularly the poor and the marginalized, to achieve their rights to basic needs and sustainable development, through a strong community mobilization”.The key competence/functional areas of the centre are as below:•        Environmental Education &amp; Protection •         Investor Education &amp; Protection•         Good Governance (with an emphasis on “accountability” &amp; “access to information).•         Utility Reforms•         Women &amp; Child Rights &amp; Protection•         Science and Societal programme•         Sustainable Development -2030 (with an emphasis on MDGs, environment, agriculture, livelihoods etc.).Mulberry Silk work culture. And Honey production.      The vision of MBR:  To encourage research, dissemination of technology for sustainable agriculture, tribal and rural development, leaping towards a free from-poverty and hunger social order, ensure safe potable drinking water in all villages, establishing gender &amp; social equality, and conserving &amp; judicious use of our biological diversity of five “J”(Jal, Jamin, Jungle, Jan, and Jeevan)with a global perspective in a sustainable manner and to protect the earth for future.     The mission of MBR: The mission of MBR is to assimilate and share knowledge about nature with a systematic approach to sustaining life and understand nature values through awareness, education, training, research, conservation, workshops and dissemination of information on bioscience activities, health, ago base community enterprise, agriculture, forestry and energy to build insight, empower individual and group for advancement of traditional knowledge, dissemination of research finding for economic development, social and environmental issues of five “J” (Jal, Jamin, Jungle, Jan, and Jeevan) facing society today throughout the earth surface.      Goal:Protection of the five “J’s” of the environment (Jal, Jamin, Jungle, Jan, and Jeevan) and sustainable development of humans of this earth by sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services and conservation for the future generation.      Equation of MBR:    Good science + +Good process + Good people = Conservation Success.

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