T Transforms dry/waste land to agricultural ones

I Insists on inter cropping between the trees

S Shares the experiences (Best Practices)

T Trains the participants

TIST Tree Planting India Private LimitedTIST Tree Planting India Private Limited

Started on May 22, 2002

Ramesh Narasimhan:Slide 1: While this is a clever way of showing the TIST acronym, I think it might confuse them as this is not the real acronym of TIST. So please let us not use this and instead I suggest you use the first Slide from the Carbon expo presentation which says 5 years visible results. You can change that to 3 years and also add TIST India.

Ramesh Narasimhan:Slide 1: While this is a clever way of showing the TIST acronym, I think it might confuse them as this is not the real acronym of TIST. So please let us not use this and instead I suggest you use the first Slide from the Carbon expo presentation which says 5 years visible results. You can change that to 3 years and also add TIST India.

2,700 farmers – 271 Small Groups doing sustainable development in

• Reforestation: Transforming the dry landscape back to forest

• Conservation Farming to increase yields and manage

• TIST Community: Small Groups working together and sharing Best Practices

TIST Program in IndiaTIST Program in India

Ramesh Narasimhan:

I Changed TITLE of this slide to “TIST Program in India”. Let this be the 3rd Slide. For the second slide, please use the Carbon Expo Slide 2. I have changed the third bullet point as seen above. Also there is no info on where the TIST program is being implemented in India. So you have to mention Tamil Nadu and also the locations in Tamil Nadu. So just have 1 bullet point about the location here.

Ramesh Narasimhan:

I Changed TITLE of this slide to “TIST Program in India”. Let this be the 3rd Slide. For the second slide, please use the Carbon Expo Slide 2. I have changed the third bullet point as seen above. Also there is no info on where the TIST program is being implemented in India. So you have to mention Tamil Nadu and also the locations in Tamil Nadu. So just have 1 bullet point about the location here.

Transforming the dry landscape back to forest.

Planting multiple species of trees like: Agathai, Casuarina, Cotton, Drumstick, Eucalyptus, Gravelia, Guava, Jack Fruit, Mango, Neem, Gooseberry, Tamarind, Teak

The 271 Small Groups have planted more than 5,00,000 trees in the last three years.

There are more than 1,00,000 seedlings in their nurseries.

ReforestationReforestation

Conservation FarmingConservation Farming

Other than growing trees, TIST also encourages the villagers to do conservation farming.

TIST helps the Small Groups to identify the best inter-cropping according to the species of trees

Major inter-cropping crops are groundnuts, ladies finger, brinjal etc.

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Need one more picture of CF and not just intercropping

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Need one more picture of CF and not just intercropping

TIST Small Groups have 6 to 12 members that are from 2 to 6 different families

Small Groups meet with their members once every week

All Small Groups of a village meet under one roof (or tree) once every month

Empowerment: Small Groups choose change by identifying and sharing Best Practice

TIST Community: Small GroupsTIST Community: Small Groups

TIST trains and facilitates the Small Groups to identify and share Best Practices:

To gather seeds from the local trees

To start nursery with seedlings in polythene bags

To preparing healthy soil-beds for the seedlings

To obtain guidance from local forestry and agricultural experts

TIST Small Groups Develop Best PracticesTIST Small Groups Develop Best Practices

To know the best time for transplanting the seedlings

Tree care methods specific to local conditions and species

To use the available water effectively

To use the available natural nutrients

To remove the unwanted weeds in between the trees

TIST Small Groups Share Best PracticesTIST Small Groups Share Best Practices

TIST Utilizes Experts and Promotes AwarenessTIST Utilizes Experts and Promotes Awareness

Small Groups obtain training and guidance from local forestry and agricultural experts

TIST promotes environmental awareness by training school and college students through field vists to TIST sites

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Add a third bullet point about prabakar’s seminars to farmers and add picture of agri or forest officer training tist grouops.

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Add a third bullet point about prabakar’s seminars to farmers and add picture of agri or forest officer training tist grouops.

Villages which are under TIST program are grouped under different Group Centres.

Every group centre has one Node meeting every month.

Node is conducted at a common place where group members can reach by walking, bicycling or by public transport.

TIST Monthly Node MeetingsTIST Monthly Node Meetings

All the members assemble under a single roof (or tree)

Small Groups submit a monthly activity report to the local TIST coordinator

Knowledge is shared and new Best Practices are discussed at the Nodes

Group members are trained on various aspects like nursery development, tree planting, conservation farming, sharing best practices, managing finances, water usage etc.

What happens at the TIST Node Meetings?What happens at the TIST Node Meetings?

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Please keep looking for more pictures of Node meetings and use the Best Ones. These pics are good but see if you can get any other ones that even better.

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Please keep looking for more pictures of Node meetings and use the Best Ones. These pics are good but see if you can get any other ones that even better.

Local TIST staff uses GPS, palm computers and digital cameras to quantify tree growth

Battery based system designed to work in isolated locations

Near real-time grove level data with GPS coordinates and pictures sent to the TIST website via the Internet

Villagers being trained as quantifiers achieves hi-technology transfer to remote rural areas

Monitoring with Cutting Edge Technology Monitoring with Cutting Edge Technology

Small Groups get paid quarterly for live trees

Small Groups required to open bank accounts to receive payments

Tree payments provide incentive to keep trees alive and a long term income stream

Quantification data is basis for tree payments and to calculate Carbon Sequestration

Long Term GHG Income for Small GroupsLong Term GHG Income for Small Groups

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Add one more picture of voucher payments. I think it will be useful to have one picture of a scanned passbook payment. Also see if you can replace the above picture with a better one of a group receiving voucher.

Ramesh Narasimhan:

Add one more picture of voucher payments. I think it will be useful to have one picture of a scanned passbook payment. Also see if you can replace the above picture with a better one of a group receiving voucher.

TIST Small Group activities sequester carbon in trees and improved soil

Planting diverse tree species and implementing conservation farming,

TIST Quantifiers verify, measure and monitor visible results

CAAC creates the electronic “infrastructure”

Sequestration estimates provide CO2 impact

CAAC negotiates with purchasers to deliver long term income to Small Groups

Greenhouse Gas IncomeGreenhouse Gas Income

Ramesh Narasimhan:

I feel you can remove this slide.

Ramesh Narasimhan:

I feel you can remove this slide.

TIST Small Groups are actively reforesting the land in Kanchipuram and Tiruvannamalai district villages such as:

• Chittoor

• Marudham

• Sokandi

• Kandoor

• Kattiampandal

• Ulundhai

• Mel-Kodungalur and several other villages.

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