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Environment (continued)
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Ten years ago, having been involved as a volunteer in a
'Green Hills Group' in Pune (India), learning about tree
forestation, Jasvindar returned home and decided to
create his own forest.
All natural/organic process followed (least tilling, no
pesticide or weed killers, no burning of bio waste or
leaves). This supports micro life and enhances macro
life. He is trying to increase the soil's carbon content by
mulching back all bio waste generated from the land
having learnt how big a carbon sink our soil can be
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Jasvindar used all his savings to purchase 54,000 sq ft of
land which had only one tree. He is now in his 昀椀fth year
and has achieved the following:
Introduced 35+ varieties of trees (fruiting trees for birds
and squirrels, 昀氀owering species for bees and small birds
etc.) to support various life forms
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A variety of snakes, foxes, mongoose, rodents, birds,
squirrels, and peacocks have already adopted this land
as their homes
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Planted over 350 tree and many climbers and shrubs
2023 Biodiversity Project: Individual of the
Year: Jasvindar Gill, Indore (India)
The judges were very impressed with the personal
level of ambition and noted a great level of thought
had gone into the impact and bene昀椀ts of this
initiative. The judges noted it was an exceptional
project o昀昀ering many bene昀椀ts. In particular,
forests o昀昀er the opportunity to develop into closed
ecosystems that have a sustainable impact on their
environment – temperature development, biodiversity,
soil conservation and a place of retreat for people.
The judges were overwhelmed by what Jasvindar had
achieved to date.
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