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| Nizhal believes that long-term progress in nature conservation demands real partnerships based on mutual trust with local communities and organizations. With this in mind, Nizhal has engaged with local communities, organizations and corporates in several greening projects. The Corporation of Chennai has also helped Nizhal in various ways with its greening endeavours. |
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Nizhal has provided saplings to many organizations and individuals interested in planting, including Sevalaya, Pammal Municipality, St Louis’ Deaf and Dumb School, Gandhi Nagar, Bala Mandir Trust - for the Satyamurthy School, Sanskrit College, Mylapore.
Carefully chosen species of saplings have been planted in the Kasturba Gandhi hospital for women and children in Triplicane, the Cancer institute in Adayar, Y.M.C.A., Thiruneermalai school, the army areas, the Royapuram boy's home and in various neighbourhoods including in and around Kotturpuram, Besant nagar, Velachery and Greams road.
Advice on the planting of trees has been provided to several organizations including Y.M.C.A, Kalakshetra, Namma mylapore program, National maritime academy and the Ministry of shipping, Government of India. |
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| Kaattuppalli: A one-year Green Coast Project sponsored by the Wetlands International in Kaattuppalli Island began in 2006 which involved sensitive greening of the area. Members of Nizhal periodically visited the Kuppam to ensure that the trees/plants were surviving and also to offer support to the women of the village. This monitoring continued even after the official completion of the project in May 2007. Cash incentives were provided to the residents for greening measures. About 300 of the planted saplings are thriving along with the individual home fruit and vegetable gardens that have curry leaves, moringa, guava, papaya and sapota trees. |
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| Government of Tamilnadu-PWD park, Kotturpuram: Nizhal accepted the request of the Public Works Department (PWD) to plant 300 Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF) species along the Adyar river bank with the help of the local community. Five acres of this land which was once a dump yard with debris was cleaned and fenced by PWD to set up as a park to commemorate 150 years of PWD. Trees were planted here utilizing the services of several volunteer groups. Work on this project continues this year - for further details, check the Current Activities section. |
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Satyam foundation: A project was taken up with the Satyam foundation for greening along the MRTS stations from Kasturba nagar to Thiruvanmiyur under their corporate social responsibility scheme. The idea was to showcase sensitive greening to regenerate biodiversity along the IT corridor. Work on this project continues this year - for further details, check the Current Activities section. |
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| Siemens: A year long project was initiated in Gandhi nagar, with Siemens employees and the local community with the aim of introducing different aspects of sensitive greening that facilitate adults and children to speak and care for trees. Work on this project continues this year- for further details, check the Current Activities section. |
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Tree Walk at Science City, Birla Planetarium | 3rd Jul |
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Tree Walk at St. George's Cathedral
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Outreach at Ashok Nagar | 4th Jul |
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Outreach at Trustpuram Ladies club
| 21th Jul |
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Outreach at GillAdarsh | 31st Jul |
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Outreach at MMC, Tambaram
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Outreach at Lions Club, Tambaram
| 6th Aug |
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Tree Walk at St. George's Cathedral
| 8th Aug |
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Tree Walk at Sakthi Engineering
college,
Thiruninravur | 11th Aug |
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Outreach at WCC Nungambakkam
| 13th Aug |
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Tree Walk at Theosophical Society
| 14th Aug |
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Tree Walk at WCC Campus | 21st Aug |
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Tree Walk at Alwarpet | 22nd Aug |
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