Miyawaki forests
Dense native forests in cities
How much green belt does a pharma plant need?
Check your EC or consent first. For new and pending ECs, MoEFCC's 29 Oct 2025 OM sets 15% for red units inside industrial estates and 20–25% for standalone red units, and 40% in critically polluted areas. Use our green belt calculator for a first estimate.
Our API unit has no spare land. What can we do?
The 2025 OM allows off-site planting with State Forest Departments, urban local bodies or other government agencies, if the trees are maintained for at least five years. We can plan and run that planting and report it.
Does a green belt replace effluent or waste controls?
No. A green belt helps with dust and visual screening, but it does not treat effluent, solvents or hazardous waste. Those conditions stand on their own.
Can a hospital chain run a CSR plantation?
Yes, if the company meets the s.135 thresholds. Environmental sustainability and agroforestry are listed CSR activities. Most chains plant off-site and add a small campus forest where space allows.
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 we print 'carbon neutral' on medicine packs because we plant trees?
Be careful. The CCPA's 2024 greenwashing guidelines require environmental claims to be backed by evidence and a stated method. Describe what you planted and where, and treat carbon figures as estimates.
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.
