Estelar

Impact

Productive use, grounded in field work.

Our work connects a local forest resource with useful materials and seasonal livelihoods in Almora and Binsar.

Women gathering fallen pine needles between Chir Pine trees on a forest slope

Environment

Less fuel on the forest floor.

Collecting fallen needles reduces dry biomass on the forest floor and turns it into a renewable material.

Local collection families together on a pine forest slope

Community

Seasonal income for local families.

Collection is done with families from nearby villages, creating local livelihood during the season.

Women gathering and bundling fallen pine needles in the forest

Field work

Almora and Binsar.

Our collection work is focused in Almora and around Binsar, where pine needle accumulation is high.

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