The Adani Group, India’s largest and fastest growing portfolio of diversified businesses, has pledged to plant 100 million trees by 2030. The pledge was made on 1t.org, the “Trillion Trees Platform” of the World Economic Forum. Adani Group’s commitment to plant 100 million trees by 2030 is the largest ever 1t.org pledge in India and one of the most ambitious corporate pledges globally. 100 million would include mangroves as well as terrestrial trees.
1t.org is a multi-stakeholder platform serving a global movement to save, restore and grow 1 trillion trees by 2030, in support of the United Nations’ Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. The initiative specifically seeks the participation of the corporate sector. The wider Trillion Tree Movement aims to slow climate change by removing vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, providing much-needed progress towards climate, biodiversity and the SDGs.
“The sheer scale of 1t.org’s ambition to plant a trillion trees is simply inspiring. It is a reflection of the resilience of humanity and what can be achieved through the collective power of like-minded people who come together to fight for a cause.” Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said. “Restoring ecosystems, reversing biodiversity loss, and reducing soil erosion are essential to building a greener world and in this context, I pledge to Adani Group will plant 100 million trees by 2030, which will be part of India’s declaration to play a leading role. position in its commitment at Paris COP 21 to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3.0 billion tonnes of CO2.”
“The global goal to conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees is ambitious but achievable,” said Nicole Schwab, director of 1t.org and Nature-Based Solutions at the World Economic Forum. “Adani Group is at the forefront of this ambition to tackle the climate and nature crisis. The 1t.org India platform is growing, with more businesses, ecopreneurs, community groups and youth joining the movement. Conservation and restoration are critical to mitigating the effects of climate change, which threaten the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on forests and agriculture.”
Growing trees is one of the best nature-based solutions to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and is essential for a healthy planet and healthy people. It is noteworthy that Adani Group has so far planted 29.52 million trees, which it has pledged to conserve. Many of the group’s projects focus on mangroves as many businesses are located along the coast.
The group aims to have 37.10 million mangrove trees by 2030. It includes conservation as well as afforestation. Mangroves protect beaches, enhance marine biodiversity, provide local livelihoods, prevent salt water ingress, provide breeding grounds for fish and other aquatic organisms, and provide many other benefits. The group targets terrestrial plantation of 63.08 million trees by 2030. These trees will provide benefits in terms of reducing air pollution, providing thermal comfort, recharging groundwater tables and preventing soil erosion.
Adani Group’s vision is to plant native species capable of surviving local climatic conditions and enriching biodiversity, while also creating employment opportunities for local communities in this initiative. The execution emphasizes the application of state-of-the-art technology for seeding, watering and monitoring, and employing sustainable forest management for natural regeneration.
About Adani Group
Headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, the Adani Group is one of the largest and fastest growing diversified businesses in India with interests in logistics (ports, airports, logistics, shipping and rail), resources, power generation and distribution, renewable energy, gas and The portfolio is Infrastructure, Agro (Commodities, Edible Oil, Food Products, Cold Storage & Grain Silo), Real Estate, Public Transport Infrastructure, Consumer Finance & Defense and other sectors. Adani’s success and leadership position is due to its core philosophy of ‘Nation Building’ and ‘Growth with Goodness’ – a guiding principle for sustainable development. The Group is committed to protecting the environment and improving communities through its CSR programs based on the principles of sustainability, diversity and shared values.
About 1t.org
1t.org is a World Economic Forum initiative that serves as a global movement to conserve, grow and restore 1 trillion trees by 2030. 1t.org has been established to support the United Nations Decade on the Restoration of Ecosystems. 1t.org mobilizes private sector engagement and ambition in forest conservation and restoration, facilitates multi-stakeholder dialogues across key geographies, and supports innovation, ecopreneurship and youth to encourage and accelerate restoration . www.1t.org
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