Youth for Forest – led by Green Hub team and Green Hub fellows, aims to increase the fragments across the region for restoration through community participation and collaborative action. Currently there are two sites under this project and we hope to increase them over the years.
The site in East Karbi Anglong in Assam, is a small patch of 40 Bighas (15 acres approximately), belonging to a prominent member of the Karbi Community. This has been initiated by Joyhind Engleng, a Green Hub fellow and active community outreach worker as part of the youth for forest project. The land is surrounded mostly by rubber plantations belonging to community members. The idea is to involve the community as well as build a volunteer network for restoration work through this site. The mapping of the land has been done and a baseline fauna survey is ongoing. 2022 will be the first year of land preparation and plantation.