The problem isn't
planting trees.
It's keeping them alive.
One Lakh One Tree was born from a single stubborn question: what happens to saplings after the ceremony ends? We built the answer into a platform.
2019
Founded
13,700+
Trees Registered
87%
Survival Rate
29
States Planned
A plantation drive.
340 dead saplings.
One stubborn question.
In 2019, our founder attended a plantation drive in Maharashtra. Four hundred saplings went into the ground. Officials posed for photographs. News cameras recorded the ceremony. By every metric that mattered to the organisers, the day was a complete success.
Six months later, he returned to the same site. 340 of the 400 saplings were dead — not because the soil was wrong or the species unsuitable, but because after the event ended, not one person had been assigned responsibility for keeping them alive.
That day clarified something India's plantation ecosystem refuses to admit: we don't have a planting problem. We have an accountability problem. One Lakh One Tree was built to solve exactly that — one GPS-registered, custodian-accountable tree at a time.
"India plants billions of saplings every year. Most don't survive year one — because nobody is responsible for them after planting day."
Four principles we refuse
to compromise on.
From a failed drive
to a national system.
The Catalyst
Founder attends plantation drive in Nashik. Returns 6 months later — 340 of 400 saplings dead. Zero accountability structures in place.
System Architecture
Core GPS registration system designed. First custodian accountability framework drafted. Two NGO partnerships signed in Maharashtra.
First 500 Trees
Western Ghats pilot: 500 trees, 5 NGOs, 12 custodians. Every tree GPS-tagged. 90-day monitoring protocol tested. 91% survival at 12 months.
Rajasthan Expansion
Dryland protocol launched for Aravalli Range. Khejri and Rohida programmes begin. First corporate CSR partnership: 200 trees, ₹2.4L.
5,000 Trees Milestone
Platform reaches 5,000 GPS-registered trees across 5 states. First independent third-party audit. 87% average survival confirmed.
National Rollout
Phase 2 announced: 8 new states. Digital platform launched. Certificate system goes live. First ESG-grade report delivered.
13,700 & Expanding
Active in 5 states, 214 custodians. Phase 2 launching. Phase 3 planning: all 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
People who believe accountability
is the only sustainable strategy.
Scientific Advisory Board
Forest ecologists from IISc, IIFM, and Wildlife Institute of India advise on ecosystem protocols and species selection.
CSR & ESG Advisory
Chartered accountants and sustainability consultants ensure all reporting meets SEBI ESG disclosure norms.
Field Network
47 certified NGO partners across 5 active states, trained in GPS documentation and verification protocols.
One lakh trees.
One lakh custodians.
Every single one alive.
By 2030, we intend to operate in all 28 States and 8 Union Territories, with 1,00,000 GPS-registered trees — each with a named custodian, a verified 5-year survival history, and an independent audit trail.
This isn't a pledge. It's a system. The infrastructure is being built right now, state by state, custodian by custodian.
Target Trees
GPS-registered with survival records by 2030
States & UTs
Full national coverage across every ecosystem
CSR Mobilised
Corporate ESG investment into verified plantation
GPS-Verified
Zero trees without coordinates and custodian
Featured In & Recognised By
"The most rigorous tree accountability system in India."
— Down To Earth, 2023
"They track every single tree. That's what makes this different."
— The Hindu, Environment Desk
"One Lakh One Tree is what forest policy should mandate nationwide."
— Mongabay India, 2024
Plant a tree that lasts.
Your donation gets your tree in the ground, GPS-registered, and assigned to a named custodian. You'll receive updates every 90 days for five years.