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The System

Not a drive.
A system.

Five steps. Five years. Every tree traceable. This is what separates a living forest from a planting ceremony.

Day 1: Plant Day 1: GPS Register Every 90 Days: Monitor Year 1+: Field Verify Year 5: Certify
Why It's Different

Most drives end when
the photos are taken.

Ours begins there. Every tree that enters our system has a custodian whose name, contact, and GPS location are on public record — and stays there for five years minimum.

Three check-ins per year. An independent field audit every 12 months. A certificate only issued if the tree is still alive. That's accountability. Not intention — outcome.

Criteria Typical Drive Our System
GPS registration ✗ ✓
Named custodian ✗ ✓
90-day monitoring ✗ ✓
Independent audit ✗ ✓
Survival tracking ✗ ✓
5-year commitment ✗ ✓
Verified certificate ✗ ✓
Public data access ✗ ✓
The Process

Five steps. Followed exactly.
Every. Single. Time.

01
Day 1 Species-matched to ecosystem

Plant a Native Species

We don't plant what looks good. We plant what survives. Every species is selected against a site-specific matrix covering soil type, rainfall pattern, canopy depth, and indigenous ecology. Khejri in Rajasthan. Shola Oak in the Nilgiris. Wild Fig in the Western Ghats. Wrong species means a dead tree before the year ends — so we don't take that chance.

Species selection database: 340+ native species across 6 ecosystems
02
Day 1 — within 24hrs Unique ID + QR + coordinates

GPS Register the Tree

Within 24 hours of planting, the NGO coordinator GPS-tags the tree using our field app. A unique Tree ID is generated — something like OLT-MH-2874. A QR code is attached. The custodian's name and contact go on public record. This is the 24-hour rule. No exceptions. It exists because every day after planting that passes without registration is a day the tree can disappear without consequence.

Average registration time: 18 hours from planting. 100% compliance rate.
03
Every 90 Days 4 check-ins per year, timestamped

Custodian Check-In

Every 90 days, the assigned custodian submits a photo update via our app. The photo is GPS-verified and timestamped. The system checks that the coordinates match the original planting location. Reminders go out by WhatsApp 7 days before the deadline. The 90-day interval is not arbitrary — it aligns with India's agricultural seasons, which means each check-in captures the tree through a distinct survival challenge.

214 active custodians. 94% check-in compliance rate. Average response: 3.2 days.
04
Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Third-party audit, not self-reported

Independent Field Verification

Once per year, a trained field coordinator — not employed by the sponsoring NGO — physically visits the plantation site. They measure height, canopy spread, and soil health. They photograph each tree and cross-reference the GPS record. Any discrepancy triggers an escalation. This is the mechanism that prevents self-reporting fraud, which is the primary failure mode of unverified plantation programmes.

Audits conducted by independent coordinators. Average audit covers 140 trees/day.
05
Year 5 Issued only if the tree is alive

Green Custodian Certificate

At the five-year mark, if the tree has a complete check-in record and passed all field audits, the custodian receives a Green Custodian Certificate. It carries the tree's unique ID, GPS coordinates, species name, plantation date, growth record, and full verification history. For corporate sponsors, this becomes ESG documentation. For individuals, it's a permanent record that their tree is alive. We issue zero certificates for dead trees.

Certificate issued: 87% of eligible trees at 5-year mark. The 13% that failed were tracked and replanted.
The Technology

Simple for custodians.
Rigorous for auditors.

<3m accuracy

GPS Field Tagging

Sub-3m accuracy GPS capture via our Android field app. Coordinates locked to the tree's permanent record. Tamper detection flags if future check-ins deviate from the original location.

Public scan, no login

QR Code System

Every tree gets a weatherproof QR code attached at planting. Scan with any smartphone to access the tree's full public record: custodian, GPS, species, age, check-in history.

94% response rate

WhatsApp Reminders

Custodians receive automated WhatsApp reminders 7 days and 24 hours before each check-in deadline. No app download required for check-in — a simple photo reply works.

Auto-flagged in <30s

Duplicate Image Detection

Our system uses perceptual hashing to detect if the same image is submitted for multiple trees or multiple check-ins. A match triggers a fraud review workflow automatically.

SEBI ESG-ready format

ESG Report Generation

Corporate partners receive auto-generated ESG reports at 12-month intervals. Reports include GPS-verified tree counts, survival rates, species breakdown, custodian records, and carbon impact estimates.

Live, public, no login

Public Impact Dashboard

Real-time public dashboard showing aggregate tree counts, survival rates, state-wise coverage, and CO₂ sequestration estimates. No login required. Open to press, investors, regulators.

Your Commitment

Twenty minutes a year,
for a tree that lives.

Four check-ins per year. Each takes five minutes: open WhatsApp, take a photo of your tree, send it. That's it. No spreadsheets. No technical knowledge. No travel required.

Plant once — the NGO handles planting day
Get a WhatsApp reminder every 90 days
Take one photo of your tree and reply
Receive your next update with growth data
Get your certificate at Year 5 if the tree is alive

5-Year Timeline — What You Do

Year 0

Plant + Register

1 hour total (planting event)

Year 1

4 × Check-ins

20 min/year via WhatsApp

Year 2

4 × Check-ins

Annual audit report shared with you

Year 3

4 × Check-ins

Growth milestone reached

Year 4

4 × Check-ins

Pre-certificate audit

Year 5

Certificate Issued

Only if tree is alive — then it's yours

Common Questions

Everything you need to know
before you plant.

Yes. When you select your planting tier, you can choose from our active states: Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand. Phase 2 will add 8 more states by mid-2025.

If your tree dies before the 5-year mark, we conduct a root cause analysis and replant at no additional cost. The new tree gets its own GPS registration and its survival clock restarts. We don't issue certificates for dead trees — but we also don't abandon them.

Four things per year: receive a WhatsApp reminder, take a photo of your tree, reply to the message. That's approximately 20 minutes of effort per year. The NGO coordinator handles the annual field audit.

All GPS data is captured via our field app, which records coordinates automatically from the device's hardware GPS chip — not typed manually. The coordinates are cross-referenced against satellite imagery and flagged if they fall in an implausible location like a building or body of water.

We provide a full CSR documentation package: GPS-verified tree count, species breakdown, custodian records, survival rates, independent audit report, and a letter of confirmation suitable for SEBI ESG disclosures. Most corporates use this for their annual sustainability report.

Species selection depends on the ecosystem zone you choose. We use native species only — Khejri and Rohida in Rajasthan, Shola Oak and Wild Fig in the Western Ghats, Sundari in coastal Bengal. Our botanist advisory board maintains the species selection matrix.

The public website is currently in English. The field app used by NGO coordinators supports Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, and Gujarati. Custodian WhatsApp communications go out in the custodian's preferred regional language.

Ready to plant one
that actually survives?

One tree. GPS-registered within 24 hours. A named custodian. Updates every 90 days. A certificate in five years — if it's alive.

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