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Eco-Restoration, Plantation
& Landscape Architecture

Restoring degraded lands, designing ecological landscapes, and building green infrastructure — from mining-affected forests to urban lung spaces — through scientifically planned plantations and biodiversity-first design.

14 Detailed Project Reports for Eco-Restoration
6,000 ha Mining land covered via plantation DPRs
60 Rural Schools in Uttar Kannada — Green Schools
200+ ha Eco-Tourism plantation at Bidar forest
Overview

Bringing Degraded Lands
Back to Life

Vanalok Foundation's eco-restoration work spans from remote mining-scarred forests in Karnataka to urban parks in Bengaluru. Every intervention is rooted in ecological science — using native, climate-resilient species to rebuild habitat, sequester carbon, and restore biodiversity.

The Foundation has prepared 14 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for eco-restoration of mining-affected areas covering over 6,000 hectares, contributing to Karnataka's mine rehabilitation program.

Urban greening work includes the Miyawaki dense plantation method — creating self-sustaining mini-forests within city limits that grow 10× faster than conventional plantations.

Eco-restoration plantation activity
Community-led plantation drive — restoring ecosystems one sapling at a time
Key Interventions

What We Do in
Eco-Restoration

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Mining Land Rehabilitation

Scientific DPRs for large-scale eco-restoration of mining-affected lands — integrating native species, soil health, and habitat corridors.

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Miyawaki Urban Forests

Dense Miyawaki plantation drives at BBMP parks in Bengaluru, creating biodiversity-rich green pockets in concrete-heavy urban areas.

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Landscape Architecture

Theme-based park designs, eco-trail networks, butterfly gardens, herbal groves, and meditation forests — blending ecology with human experience.

Selected Projects

Landmark Projects on the Ground

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Toyota CSR — State Police Training Centre, Channapatna (6 acres)

Scientifically planned and overseen the execution of reforestation across 6 acres at the State Police Training Station for Toyota Kirloskar Motors — integrating native species, carbon sequestration zones, and green buffer planting.

CSR · Plantation
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Ichuru Tree Park, Bidar — 11 Acres Design & Execution

Designed and executed a comprehensive plantation plan for the Ichuru Tree Park including 32+ zone types: Lotus Park, Bamboo Grove, Butterfly Park, Herbal Garden, Orchid Rock Garden, Walking Paths, and more.

Forest Dept · Design
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Green Schools — 60 Rural Schools, Uttar Kannada

Plantation activities across 60 rural schools in Uttar Kannada district to develop Green School campuses — integrating biodiversity, shade trees, kitchen gardens, and nature learning spaces.

Education · Green
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Forest Therapy Park — Madapanahalli (153 acres)

Designed an immersive forest therapy park in 153 acres, incorporating healing plant zones, reflexology paths, meditation groves, and biodiversity corridors — a flagship urban lung space project.

Landscape · Health
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Honnikeri Eco-Tourism Forest Park — Bidar (200 ha)

Theme-based park in 200 hectares of forest at Honnikeri, Bidar — featuring Nakshatra groves, Ethnobotanical sacred groves, Meditation Pyramid, Birds & Butterfly Park, Yoga platforms, and eco-tourism facilities.

Eco-Tourism · Forest
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Miyawaki Forest Park — Bommanhalli (8 acres) & Jakkur (14 acres)

Designed and implemented Miyawaki-method mini forests across multiple Bengaluru locations, rapidly creating self-sustaining ecosystems that absorb carbon, cool urban heat islands, and support pollinators.

Urban Greening
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Work in Action

Community plantation drive
Community plantation drive with local participants
Landscape design field work
Landscape architecture field assessment
Native species plantation
Native species plantation for habitat restoration
Miyawaki forest
Miyawaki dense forest plantation — urban greening
School plantation programme
Green Schools plantation programme, Uttar Kannada

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