Our impact
Selected results from nearly three decades of work with communities, government and partners.
Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project
From 2012 to 2022 SEEDS Trust partnered with the Tamil Nadu State Government to organise farmers' interest groups, conduct rapid rural assessments and plant trees on private farmland. The multipurpose, local-value species planted improved biodiversity across the districts.
Slender loris conservation, Ayyalur
Conserving the grey slender loris (Loris tardigradus) of the Eastern Ghats by tackling pesticide poisoning, road kills, poaching and habitat loss. The project promotes pesticide-free vegetable farming, forms conservation committees, offers alternative income to families once involved in poaching, and plants trees. It reaches 800 farmers and 150 forest-dependent families.
Mangrove conservation in estuaries
Regenerating mangrove and sand-dune areas for biodiversity, fish breeding and cyclone protection, benefiting small fishing communities in 10 villages. The pilot is now promoted as a model for more than 700 estuaries on the Tamil Nadu coast, and led to a 200 ha mangrove ecosystem programme.
Skill training for rescued bonded labourers
Skill training for 150 Dalit girls rescued from bonded labour was completed, and they were recruited by the Mahasakthi garment unit in Dindigul.
Street and working children
250 street and working children were identified and trained in two-wheeler repair, and are now employed in repair shops.
