1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The project aims to:
-Develop barren land hill areas into lush green urban forest areas (1,2).
-Reduce air pollution (4).
-Provide citizens with a place for relaxation and recreation (2).
-Promote people's participation to ensure the sustainability of the project (2).
-Promote citizen engagement through provisions like 'adopting specific plant in your name' (1).
-Develop barren land hill areas into lush green urban forest areas (1,2).
-Reduce air pollution (4).
-Provide citizens with a place for relaxation and recreation (2).
-Promote people's participation to ensure the sustainability of the project (2).
-Promote citizen engagement through provisions like 'adopting specific plant in your name' (1).
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Growth rate of the plantation (over the years);
Number of planted trees;
Trees height;
Number of birds and animal species found;
Number of indigenous plant species (1,4).
Number of planted trees;
Trees height;
Number of birds and animal species found;
Number of indigenous plant species (1,4).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
-The project proceeded to restore a previously derelict area by planting 9500 plants in a 16ha degraded area (Ref. 1,4).
-It also included the construction of 2 huge water resources that are recharged by rainwater used for watering plants (Ref. 1), and 5 constructed water ponds (Ref. 2, 5)
-Regarding the planting efforts, attention was placed on planting indigenous species, such as "Banyan, Peepal, Sonchafa, Apta, Neem, Kanchan, Golden Bamboos, Badam, Kaat, Amla, Umbar" (Ref. 1).
-After project completion, “the Warje Urban Forest has become a role model for the rest of the country" (Ref. 2).
-It also included the construction of 2 huge water resources that are recharged by rainwater used for watering plants (Ref. 1), and 5 constructed water ponds (Ref. 2, 5)
-Regarding the planting efforts, attention was placed on planting indigenous species, such as "Banyan, Peepal, Sonchafa, Apta, Neem, Kanchan, Golden Bamboos, Badam, Kaat, Amla, Umbar" (Ref. 1).
-After project completion, “the Warje Urban Forest has become a role model for the rest of the country" (Ref. 2).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The initiative in Warje by TERRE Policy Centre is considered to be one of its flagship projects, and currently, the project is seen as one of its kind in the entire state of Maharashtra (Ref. 3).
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The intervention is seen as very important and capable of reading national and international levels of replication. Currently, this Urban forestry project is recognised as having long-term scalability and is being replicated in various cities of Maharashtra and also in other states of India (Ref. 3).
More specifically, the Pune’s Warje urban forest "has been declared as the role model for the development of 200 urban forests across the country in the next five years, according to officials of the forest department." (Ref. 4)
More specifically, the Pune’s Warje urban forest "has been declared as the role model for the development of 200 urban forests across the country in the next five years, according to officials of the forest department." (Ref. 4)
