Oil, gas and petrochemicals

Green belts and restoration that meet the rules

Native green belts, mangroves and compensatory plantations for refineries, terminals and pipelines, geo-tagged and cared for.

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program-wide, geo-tag verified

400+ companies

plant with us

14 states

across India

Quick answer

What does an oil and gas company need from plantation and restoration?

Refineries and petrochemical units need green belts set by their environmental clearance, mangrove protection or replanting at coastal sites, and compensatory afforestation when pipelines use forest land. Their CCTS emission intensity targets, notified in January 2026, are met by cutting plant emissions or buying Carbon Credit Certificates, not by planting trees. Plantation supports green belt, coastal, forest-law, CSR and BRSR duties.

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What we deliver

Services for oil and gas companies

Planted, cared for for three years and reported on GreenTrack.

Green belt development

Tiered native belts designed around tank farms, flares and boundaries, with five-year care.

Green belt guide →

Mangrove restoration

Coastal restoration near terminals and ports with local nurseries and communities.

Mangrove restoration →

Compensatory afforestation

Land checks, planting and care for pipeline CA and Green Credit plantations.

Pipeline CA guide →

Farmer agroforestry (CSR)

Fruit and timber trees on farms near your sites. Farmers keep the fruit and timber income.

Agroforestry →

GreenTrack monitoring

Geo-tagged trees, survival data and BRSR-ready reports for every site.

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How a programme works

Five steps, from the site survey to reports your compliance and BRSR teams can use.

Site survey and duties check
Species and planting plan
Planting with our team
Three years of care
GreenTrack reports

What you get

Site and species plan
Geo-tagged trees
Survival checks and replacement
Photos and field records
Reports for compliance and BRSR
Digital forest page

Programmes that fit

Pick the programme that suits your land, region and goals.

Projects across India

Every pin is a project with its own digital forest. Filter by programme or state, or search for a company.

Pins show the approximate area of each project, not exact plot locations. Updated 2026-10-29.

Programmes we have run

How companies planted with us, and what they got.

From the field

Planting, care and growth on our project sites.

Village women planting saplings at a Grow Billion Trees plantation drive

Employees planting and watering saplings at a corporate plantation drive

Corporate team group photo at a Grow Billion Trees plantation site

Freshly dug pits and saplings in rows at a plantation site

Volunteers planting saplings across a large plantation site

Community members kneeling to plant saplings along drip lines

Volunteers planting saplings beside drip irrigation lines

Large group planting trees together at a corporate plantation drive

People planting saplings across an open plantation site

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Plantation and restoration for oil and gas: what applies

Refineries, petrochemical complexes, terminals and pipelines face several rules that involve land and trees. Only some of them can be met by planting.

Rule	What it asks	How plantation helps	Source
CCTS emission intensity targets (refining, petrochemicals)	Cut GHG emissions per unit of product in 2025-26 and 2026-27 against 2023-24; shortfalls settled with Carbon Credit Certificates	No: trees do not lower a unit's emission intensity or count toward its target	ICAP
Green belt in environmental clearance	Green belt share set in EC; 2025 OM refers new standalone Red units in air-polluting sectors to 25%, 40% in polluted areas	Yes: tiered native belts with five-year care and half-yearly records	MoEFCC OM, 29 Oct 2025
CRZ Notification, 2019 (mangroves)	Protect mangroves as Ecologically Sensitive Areas; replant 3:1 if development affects them	Yes: mangrove restoration and its upkeep	PIB backgrounder
Compensatory afforestation for pipelines	Land and funds for CA when forest land is diverted; start within two years; 0.4 canopy by year five	Yes: raising and caring for CA plantations with the Forest Department	Van Rules, 2023
Environmental claims (CCPA guidelines, 2024)	No "green" or "carbon neutral" claims without adequate qualifiers and verifiable evidence	Supplement only: verifiable plantation data supports careful claims, never as a substitute for cuts	Mongabay India

Keep CCTS and plantation separate

Final emission intensity targets for petroleum refining and petrochemicals were notified in January 2026. They are met inside the plant, through efficiency, fuel and process changes, or by buying Carbon Credit Certificates.

Trees do not change a refinery's intensity number. Read why plantation does not count toward CCTS targets.

Green belts are changing

MoEFCC's 29 October 2025 office memorandum moved away from a flat 33% green belt. CPCB lists refineries and petrochemicals as Red category, and EC conditions set the final figure. See green belt at refineries.

Coastal and linear assets carry their own duties

Terminals and ports work next to protected mangroves, and pipelines through forest trigger compensatory afforestation. See our guides on mangrove restoration and compensatory afforestation for pipelines.

How we work with oil and gas sites

Every project starts with a site survey of soil, water, wind and safety zones. We then plan species and layout, plant, irrigate and fill gaps through the care period.

Trees are geo-tagged and reported on GreenTrack, so EC reports, CSR reviews and BRSR disclosures use the same data.

For net-zero communication, read what holds up when energy companies use nature-based projects.

India's carbon marketIs your plant under CCTS? See what appliesTargets, timelines and where plantation does and does not help, for obligated plants.Read the CCTS guide →

Questions oil and gas companies ask

How much green belt does our site need?

It depends on your environmental clearance. Older clearances often set 33% of the area; for new and pending applications, a ministry memorandum of 29 October 2025 sets minimums from 10% to 40% by category. Work out your area and trees with our green belt calculator.

Can plantation help a refinery meet its CCTS target?

No. CCTS targets measure emissions per unit of product. Trees do not lower that number. See our CCTS guide.

What green belt does a new refinery need?

Its EC conditions decide. The 29 October 2025 MoEFCC OM refers new standalone Red units in predominantly air-polluting sectors to 25%, and 40% in critically or severely polluted areas.

Do coastal terminals need to protect mangroves?

Yes. The CRZ Notification, 2019 treats mangroves as Ecologically Sensitive Areas and mandates 3:1 replanting if development affects them.

Do pipelines through forest need compensatory afforestation?

Yes. Pipelines are linear projects under the Van Rules, 2023. CA must start within two years of the diversion order.

Does Grow Billion Trees sell carbon credits?

No. We do not sell CCTS carbon credits from our plantations. Carbon figures we share are estimates.

How is a project priced?

Green belt, mangrove and compensatory plantation work is priced per project after a site survey. Plan a programme to start.

Can we use plantation in net-zero communication?

Yes, as a supplement to cutting your own emissions, with estimates labelled. See what holds up.

Guides to read

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