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400 Guru Nanak Sacred forests have been planted in Punjab and other parts in India by EcoSikh. Washington based environmental organization EcoSikh and its India Chapter, EcoSikh Charitable Society announced this milestone in 3 years of work in this regard. A report giving details of all the locations and kinds of trees planted in these forests was released. In addition, A-Z tutorials on forest making in Punjabi was released at Chandigarh Press Club.
Dr. Rajwant Singh (USA), EcoSikh Founder and Global President stated, "The Sacred Forest project was launched to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak and to mitigate the effects of climate change. It is so excing to report the community based action of planning 100 surviving and thriving forests."
He added, "Today our forests are greening the barren land and provide habitat to several varieties of native birds and pollinators."
World s most renowned forest maker and Aforest Director, Shubhendu Sharma and EcoSikh team launched an open-source forest making video tutorial to educate masses in Punjabi, Hindi and English, all available on YouTube free of cost. These tutorials will be helpful to the entire Punjabi community in India and the global diaspora to make their own Sacred Forests by following these highly engaging lessons.
Supreet Kaur, President of EcoSikh India, said, "A forest Institute has played a huge role in educating and training the EcoSikh team to start and continue its journey in various other states of India including Punjab."
Since 2019, EcoSikh has successfully demonstrated the thrilling results of Miyawaki methodology in Punjab by growing hundreds of thousands of native trees into self-sustaining micro forest zones in various districts of Punjab.
