By 2030, F4F will be sequestering 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year, which equals the emissions of 3 lakh Indians per year.
Five programs. One integrated vision.
Our work spans five interconnected programs — with agroforestry at the centre, supported by forest protection, human-wildlife coexistence, urban biodiversity, and ecology education. Each program is designed to create lasting ecological and livelihood impact, working hand-in-hand with local communities.
Numbers that matter
Real outcomes for people, forests, and climate.
Our Approach
The evidence is unambiguous: nature-based solutions succeed when they are rooted in farmer agency, deliver tangible economic returns, and are backed by rigorous monitoring. Our approach is built on three interlocking principles drawn from the latest global research and our own experience on the ground in India.
Farmer-Led Co-Design
Every program begins with farmers, not blueprints. We work with communities to select species, design systems, and set goals that match local ecology, culture, and economic needs — because research consistently shows that participatory design is the single strongest predictor of long-term adoption.
Science & Technology
We build tools that serve both farmers and funders. ChutkiAI gives farmers program information and agronomy advisory via our WhatsApp-based chatbot. FieldHQ keeps field operations lean and data-rich. TreeLens uses AI and satellite imagery to measure tree cover and carbon at scale. Together, they make rigorous impact verification possible at an individual tree level across thousands of hectares.
Livelihoods as the Foundation
Ecological interventions only last when they make economic sense for the people who maintain them. We build diversified income streams — timber, fruits, carbon payments, and ecosystem services — so that sustainability is not an ask but an incentive. Aligning farmer prosperity with forest health is the core logic of everything we do.
Backed by partners who share our vision
Built to verify.
Built to scale.
Manual tree counts were slow, and satellite data lacked the resolution we needed — so we built our own. Project Anāhitā is our open-source tech stack for farmer engagement (ChutkiAI), field operations (FieldHQ), drone and satellite data collection, and AI-powered tree and carbon monitoring (TreeLens) — turning field data into transparent, verifiable impact, freely available to the conservation community.
From degraded land to thriving agroforests
See how our projects are transforming landscapes and livelihoods across India.
Forest Restoration & Conservation
Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra
Gadchiroli Forest Restoration
Protecting and restoring 200,000 hectares of tropical dry deciduous forest in Gadchiroli with the Gond and Madia-Gond communities — combining fire prevention, mixed planting, and community-led conservation.
Agroforestry
Marathwada, Maharashtra
Project Aranyam
Restoring degraded farmland across 9 districts of Marathwada by planting 6.5 million fruit and native trees with smallholder farmers — verified under the Verra Carbon Standard.
From the Field
Stories, dispatches, and updates from our work on the ground.
Arti Dhar: Paying Farmers to Reforest Land
Arti Dhar: Paying Farmers to Reforest Land
We are QR coding 100,000 trees (and counting) in our forests!
We are QR coding 100,000 trees (and counting) in our forests!
What if We Could Pay Farmers to Grow and Protect Forests?
What if We Could Pay Farmers to Grow and Protect Forests?
We planted 8000 trees and almost killed ourselves and (some of) those trees in the process
We planted 8000 trees and almost killed ourselves and (some of) those trees in the process
Hornbill Dispatch #17 | 300 Fires, One Rare Quail, and a Lot of New Faces
On listening to forests, fighting fires, and growing a team.
Afforestation: How we planted 8,000 trees — and almost killed ourselves
Afforestation: How we planted 8,000 trees — and almost killed ourselves
Farmers for Forests presents in The/Nudge Incubator Soiree For The 7th Cohort
Farmers for Forests presents in The/Nudge Incubator Soiree For The 7th Cohort
Why planting trees is not a cure-all for climate change
Explainer: Why planting trees is not a cure-all for climate change
Can planting trees mitigate climate change?
Farmers for Forests blog cited in an article titled 'Can planting trees mitigate climate change?
Forces of Nature: These Top Innovative Groups Are Helping Save India's Forest Lands
Forces of Nature: These Top Innovative Groups Are Helping Save India's Forest Lands
Forests Are Key to Combating India’s Climate Crisis. Here’s How Local Communities Are Regrowing Them.
Farmers for Forests’ afforestation work in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra was profiled in an article titled 'Forests Are Key to Combating...
Maharashtra farmers making money with carbon credits. They’re climate champions, not victims
The Print published an article "Maharashtra farmers making money with carbon credits. They’re climate champions, not victims" which was writ...
Markets are questioning quality of carbon credits, community-based products the new hype
The Print published an article "Markets are questioning the quality of carbon credits, community-based products the new hype" which was writ...
A fierce battle rages between India’s economy and ecology. ‘Pricing’ nature’s services can help
The Print published an article "A fierce battle rages between India’s economy and ecology. ‘Pricing’ nature’s services can help" which was w...
Mobile Science Lab begins helping Tribal students in Naxal-affected Gadchiroli
Farmers for Forests, ITDP Bhamragad, and ITDP Gadchiroli collaborated to launch a Mobile Science Lab (MSL) in Gadchiroli. The video talks ab...
Villgro and Cisco to support women-led startups in climate action
Our organization Climate Sense is one of the seven winners of the TVRAN program for women-led startups in climate action space