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And become a zero carbon traveller or citizen by supporting an integrated reforestation program.

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What do you get for your offset

What do you get for your offset ?

Reforestation, community work and all the required evidences.

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Why to offset with us ?

Why to offset with us ?

We are experts in working for conservation and sustainable development.

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carbon sequestration

Our carbon sequestration

Much more than planting trees, a solid program with the local communities !

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Reforestation - reporting

How do we report to you ?

Understand how you can see the progress of our reforestation work through the years.

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reforestation - aerial photos

Aerial photos of the reforested zones

A photographic report of all the plantation done on yoour behalf.

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Offset your travel carbon emission

Offset your travel carbon emissions

Enter the travel distance for each mode you will be using during your trip.
Include also the nights spent in hotels.
To know the distance between two airports : Click here
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reduce your carbon footprint

Sequestrate carbon as much as you wish

By doing so, you decide how much money you want to dedicate to your carbon offset.
And remember, it is not only carbon sequestration, but a support toward an intergrated sustainable development program in the Himalayas.




Offset your travel carbon emission

Offset your carbon footprint

Your carbon footprint is the total carbon you emit in everyday life.
Select your country and enter the dates "from" and "to". Your carbon footprint will be calculated for the time period between these two dates.
The calculation is done based on the average carbon emission per capita in your country.
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What do you get for your offset ?


After your payment

As soon as we receive your payment, you become a contributor of our reforestation program. We will acknowledge your payment and send the details of your offset – i.e. the number of trees to be planted and the surface area to be protected - to your email.
This is to mark the beginning of 20 years of work on your behalf. Be aware that we plant the trees only during Jul-Aug (monsoon) and in Jan-Feb (winter).
You can follow up the progress of the plantation and the growth of the trees by visiting this section.

Plantation and protection of trees

According to the amount you offset, trees are being planted on barren lands, near selected villages in the Himalayas. The trees and their natural surrounding will be protected over the next 20 years. After the 20 years of protection they will continue to grow naturally.

We make sure that the planted tree species are indigenous and beneficial for the local ecology and the villagers (fruits, fodder, medicinal properties, etc.).

You can learn more about our reforestation program here.

Community program

Your contribution will also support our social program with the local people :

    Involvement of the villagers in the protection of the newly planted forests,
    Women empowerment by helping them to set up their micro-enterprise,
    Improving the education of the children by teaching English and computer,
    Creating opportunities to initiate new income generating activities that are sustainable (beekeeping and handicraft).

Offset your carbon emissions and reforest the Himalayas, Tirthan valley

See how we offset your emissions

Where and how do we reforest for you ? Who is doing the work and how the local community is involved ?



Offset your carbon emissions and reforest the Himalayas, Tirthan valley

Your certificate

For any carbon offset above 4000 INR (50 EUR or 60 USD), you will receive your carbon offset certificate

Certification and photos

For any carbon offset above 4000 INR (50 EUR or 60 USD), we will send you a carbon offset certificate with your name, the number of trees being planted and protected on your behalf and the reference number & geolocation of the plot of land on which the trees are being planted.

Photos of the reforested lands with their reference number are available here below. Photos will be added twice in a year so that you can see the development of the reforested area.

Trust and transparency

With Himalayan Ecotourism you are sure to put your money in a reliable project that really impacts positively the environment and the local community.
We have been awarded internationally for the relevance and fairness of our social enterprise model.

Along with the drone shots of the planted areas that allow you to verify the progress of the reforestation, a database about the status of the work is available.
You can always communicate with us to enquire about any details of the program.

How much do you reforest ?

The above calculator is based on the following factors.

    Average sequestration of atmospheric carbon per tree per annum : 15 kg
    Your offset is calculated understanding that the trees planted on your behalf will sequestrate carbon for a period of 40 years.
    The average density of the plantation is 1000 trees per hectare.
    The cost of the program per tree is 455 INR, this include the growth of the sapling in our nursery, the plantation the tree, its protection for 20 years, the social activities attached to the reforestation program, all reporting and government taxes.



Why to offset with us ?


All contributors to our program have access to the online photos of the planted areas to see the development of the area. You can even know in which zone your trees have been planted and know their geolocation. Check it here.


By offsetting your carbon emission with Himalayan Ecotourism, your money goes directly to the community without any intermediary taking commissions in between. Hence our carbon credits are cheaper and you can directly inquire with us to know any details of the field work.


Our long experience in conservation and community work makes your carbon offset a real contribution to sustainable development in the Himalayas. Not only we plant trees on your behalf but we make sure to bring the locals on the right path of development.


Himalayan Ecotourism is an award-winning social enterprise co-founded by two experts in sustainable development work in rural India, both nature & community lovers. The recognition of our honesty, transparency and the relevance of our social enterprise model is international.

overall winner of the Indian Responsible Tourism Award 2019

Overall winner

Himalayan Ecotourism was declared overall winner of the Indian Responsible Tourism Award 2019.




How do we report to you ?

Reforestation project area

Where is your plot ?

Cilck on the picture to understand the plot reference number.


You have offset some of your carbon emissions with Himalayan Ecotourism ?
Come to visit this below section from time to time, you will get the latest update of the status of the reforestation program.
How does it work ? It depends on the level of your contribution.

For all contributors

Soon after we receive your payment, we send you an email with the details of your offset – i.e. the number of trees to be planted and the surface area to be protected on your behalf.

For Silver contributors

For any carbon offset higher than or equal to 4,000 INR (50 EUR or 60 USD), you become a Silver contributor. Hence you will also receive a carbon offset certificate with your name, the number of trees being planted & protected on your behalf, and the reference number & geolocation of the plot of land on which the trees are being planted.

For Gold contributors

For any carbon offset higher than or equal to 10,000 INR (120 EUR or 140 USD), you become a Gold contributor. Not only you receive you certificate, but you also get a unique reference number of the surface area that is reforested on your behalf.
The plot of land will be marked on a drone photo of the zone so that you can see by yourself the progress of the reforestation on the land that you support.

The photos are available in the next section.



Aerial photos of the reforested zones

     Plantations in 2020

Reforestation project area

Project area

The project area near Pekhri is around 2 square kms.

drone shot zone PE-Z01

PE-Z01

Drone shot. The area reforested during the monsoon 2020.


Reforestation by zone


    PE-Z01 - Zone reforested in August 2020 (1500 trees planted)
    PE-Z02 - Next zone to be reforested near Pekhri



     Plantations in 2021

Reforestation project area

Project area

This is the project area defined near the village Nadahar.

drone shot zone PE-Z01

NA-Z01

Drone shot. The area reforested during the winter 2021.


Reforestation by zone


    PE-Z01 - Zone reforested in August 2020
    NA-Z01 - Zone reforested in March 2021 (1100 trees planted)



Videos about of our reforestation and conservation efforts

Offset your carbon emissions and reforest the Himalayas, Tirthan valley

See how we offset your emissions

Where and how do we reforest for you ? Who is doing the work and how the local community is involved ?

Video about women empowerment in the Tirthan valley

Women empowerment

Video about our women empowerment program in the Tirthan valley

overall winner of the Indian Responsible Tourism Award 2019

Overall winner

Himalayan Ecotourism was declared overall winner of the Indian Responsible Tourism Award 2019.

Our documentary to create a community movement against forest fires

To wake, Buddhi

Our internationally awarded documentary to create a community movement against forest fires

Our campaign to fight intentional forest fires

Stop Forest Fires campaign

The work undertaken by Himalayan Ecotourism to fight intentional forest fires.

Trek in the Great Himalayan National Park

Working as trekking operator

Our community-based organization started in the field of ecotourism to become one of the best operator in the Himalayas.




More photos of the work being done. (updated in August 2020)

reforestation program in the Himalayas

Project area

Our current project area is around 2 square kms of barren land.

participation of women

With the women

The participation of the women is a very important aspect of the program.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

By the villagers

Everything is being implemented by our cooperative members, local experts.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

Employment

Thanks to the project, the locals have a source of income despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

Local authorities

The director of the Great Himalayan National Park supports our project.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

At work

Drone shot of our local members busy in preparing the land for reforestation.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

Tree species

We are planting more than 20 different species of trees. Here a Himalayan Cedar.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

Inauguration

We inaugurated the program with the local villagers and the GHNP authorities.

reforestation program in the Himalayas

Protection

An awareness campaign to avoid forest fires is a continuous effort of our program.




Recognition of Himalayan Ecotourism

Himalayan Ecotourism Awards

Our awards

Himalayan Ecotourism is the winner of the To Do award 2022 in the field of "Socially Responsible Tourism".
We are also the Overall Winner of the Indian Responsible Tourism Award 2019 and the Gold winner in the Best Adventure Operator category.
We have been declared winner of the Sustainable Tourism Award 2019 by Skal International and Biosphere.
Our cooperative-based model of social enterprise and our efforts to conserve the Himalayas are the main reasons for winning these awards.
Thank you to all our cooperative members, our customers, our friends and well-wishers !