By 2030, F4F will be sequestering 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year, which equals the emissions of 3 lakh Indians per year.
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.
Rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns and depleting groundwater has made smallholder farming in India very difficult. F4F helps farmers transition their land to agroforestry in order to regenerate their soil, increase incomes and make them climate change-resilient.
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Anthropogenic forest fires, demand for fuelwood and unsustainable agricultural practices are resulting in significant loss of old growth forests of eastern Maharashtra. F4F is working to prevent deforestation and forest degradation through distribution of efficient cookstoves to address the need for wood and community trainings on effective land management practices.
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Eastern Maharashtra recently became home to wild elephants due to loss of habitat in the neighboring state of Chhatisgarh. In partnership with the forest departments, F4F is working to prevent human and elephant death and injury through training, community-based alert systems, and elephant monitoring through thermal drones.
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F4F creates biodiversity hubs in and around major cities of India. Biodiversity hubs are living sanctuaries containing over 100+ species of native and endangered trees and shrubs, reflecting the rich cultural and ecological heritage of their landscape. These hubs serve as vital ecosystems for biodiversity.
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India's next generation will inherit the climate crisis - yet ecology and sustainability remain distant, abstract concepts in most school curricula. F4F's Schools for Forests program brings nature-based learning to life through our Urban Biodiversity Hubs, where students plant native trees, explore local ecosystems, and connect science to the land around them.
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We protect and restore biodiverse forests hand-in-hand with the communities who live alongside them — combining active fire prevention, mixed-species reforestation, direct seeding and community-led conservation to safeguard what remains and bring back what has been lost.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
When a farmer plants a tree, they're making a 20-year bet on the future. We're here to make sure that bet pays off.— Krutika Ravishankar, Co-Founder
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.
See how our projects are transforming landscapes and livelihoods across India.
Agroforestry
Marathwada, Maharashtra
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.
Forest Restoration & Conservation
Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra
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.
Stories, dispatches, and updates from our work on the ground.
Getting a clear view of the trees and the forest — our AI journey continues.
ReadNational coverage of our farmer-led transformation in Maharashtra.
ReadAnkle-deep in mud on a farmer's plot — the unglamorous truth of field science.
ReadOn building climate solutions that work for India's smallholder farmers.
ReadRecognition for our work in scaling agroforestry across Maharashtra.
ReadWading through devil's thorn, sitting with farmers — the real work of conservation.
ReadCo-founder explains the intersection of livelihoods, forests, and climate.
ReadGetting a clear view of the trees and the forest — our AI journey continues.
ReadNational coverage of our farmer-led transformation in Maharashtra.
ReadAnkle-deep in mud on a farmer's plot — the unglamorous truth of field science.
ReadOn building climate solutions that work for India's smallholder farmers.
ReadRecognition for our work in scaling agroforestry across Maharashtra.
ReadWading through devil's thorn, sitting with farmers — the real work of conservation.
ReadCo-founder explains the intersection of livelihoods, forests, and climate.
ReadField dispatches, project updates, and stories from the ground.
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