Miyawaki forests
Dense native forests in cities
Our plant is in an industrial estate. How much green belt do we need?
Your EC or consent order sets the figure. For new and pending ECs, the 29 Oct 2025 OM sets 15% for red and 10% for orange units inside estates, with no mandatory share for green or white units.
Can we plant the green belt somewhere else?
The OM allows off-site planting with State Forest Departments, urban local bodies or other government agencies, maintained for at least five years. Check with your regulator how it applies to your consent.
Will plantation help us answer customer ESG questionnaires?
Partly. It answers biodiversity and community questions with geo-tagged evidence. It does not change your energy, emissions or water figures, which customers ask for separately.
Can we count the trees against our scope 1 and 2 emissions?
No. Trees do not reduce your own scope 1 or 2 emissions. We share carbon estimates for reporting, but offsetting is a supplement to cutting emissions, never a substitute. We do not sell carbon credits from these plantations.
Can CSR money pay for our factory green belt?
Treat a green belt required by your EC or consent as a site duty, and confirm the accounting with your CSR committee and auditors. Most companies run CSR plantation as a separate project, often farmer agroforestry or a community forest.
Are green credits the same as carbon credits?
No. Green credits under MoEFCC's programme come after five years and 40% canopy density on allotted land. They are not carbon credits and do not reduce your own emissions.
Who benefits from agroforestry CSR?
Farmers keep the fruit and timber income from the trees on their land. Mixed fruit and timber models can give up to 3× farm income compared with conventional two-crop farming.
What does a programme cost?
Pricing depends on the number of trees, the location and the programme. Each tree is a 2-3 ft sapling, planted, geo-tagged and cared for three years. Green belts, Miyawaki forests and larger CSR programmes are priced per project after a site survey. See the project cost estimator.
