Community members and team planting mangrove saplings in the field

Resources

Projects, field-tested writing, and sapling supply information for partners building restoration work that lasts.

Projects

Restoration work in the field

A snapshot of the project formats Backyard Botanist designs, supplies, implements, and monitors across urban, coastal, and rural landscapes.

Urban native forests

Miyawaki Forest Projects

65K+

saplings planted

We have developed Miyawaki forest projects with corporate partners, supported by associations with NKDA and HIDCO. These urban forest projects create dense, native green spaces that improve biodiversity, enhance urban green cover, support carbon sequestration, and strengthen climate resilience.

Native species selection
Soil preparation and execution
Maintenance and monitoring

Coastal resilience

Mangrove Restoration Projects

10M+

mangrove saplings

We have planted over 10M+ mangrove saplings across coastal restoration projects, helping restore degraded mangrove ecosystems, strengthen shoreline protection, improve coastal biodiversity, and build climate resilience.

Native mangrove species
Quality sapling supply
Restoration-focused execution

Farmer-led climate action

Agroforestry Projects

5,000

saplings in West Bengal

We are implementing an agroforestry project in West Bengal in partnership with SayTrees across Sahebkhali, Fullaipur, and Purulia. Each farm is planned according to available space, existing crops, and long term usability.

100+ farmer landholdings
Boundary plantations
Orchard patches and selective intercropping

Blogs

Articles from the field

Practical, field-tested writing on ecosystem restoration, sapling supply, agroforestry, mangroves, and corporate climate action.

Agroforestry landscape with trees integrated into working farmland

Featured

Agroforestry10 May 20267 min read

Agroforestry in West Bengal: Inside a 5,000 Sapling Farmer Led Climate Project with SayTrees

A field led look at how a SayTrees and Backyard Botanist agroforestry project in West Bengal is being planned across 100+ farmer landholdings to support farmer income, soil health, biodiversity, and climate resilient agriculture.

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Mangrove saplings being loaded for coastal restoration supply

Sapling Supply12 May 20263 min read

Mangrove Sapling Supply in India: Native Mangrove Plants from the Sundarbans

A field led look at how we supply native mangrove saplings from the Sundarbans for coastal restoration, CSR, and government led mangrove plantation projects across India.

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Dense native Miyawaki style forest planting at a Backyard Botanist site

Native Afforestation22 Apr 20265 min read

Miyawaki Forests in India: A Practical Guide for Corporate CSR Teams

What a Miyawaki forest actually is, what it costs, what you can realistically expect from it in 3–10 years, and the seven questions every CSR team should ask before signing a plantation contract.

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Community members planting mangrove saplings across a Sundarbans mudflat restoration site

Mangrove Restoration15 Apr 20266 min read

Mangrove Restoration in the Sundarbans: What Corporates Need to Know in 2026

A field-tested look at why mangrove restoration in the Sundarbans is one of the highest-impact climate investments a company can make today — and the operational realities that determine whether a project succeeds or quietly disappears with the next tide.

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Saplings Catalogue

Mangrove saplings supply and delivery

Ten native Sundarbans species — nursery-ready stock, nationwide delivery support, and indicative per-sapling pricing for restoration, CSR, and coastal greening programmes.

Mangrove and blue carbon restoration

Healthy, field-ready saplings from the Sundarbans.

Supplying native mangrove saplings for restoration programmes, CSR plantations, coastal greening, and blue carbon projects across India.

Healthy nursery stock

Strong, carefully handled saplings suitable for restoration, plantation support, and coastal greening work.

Reliable supply

Suitable for NGOs, CSR plantations, institutions, landscapes, and restoration teams requiring planned volumes.

Delivery support

Support for packing, loading, transport, and delivery planning for urgent and advance orders.

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Indicative catalogue · 10 native species

Availability subject to season & order volume

Garjan

Rhizophora mucronata

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Pashur

Xylocarpus mekongensis

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Garan

Ceriops tagal

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Sundari

Heritiera fomes

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Kakda

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Tak Keora

Sonneratia apetala

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Garjan

Rhizophora apiculata

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Hental

Phoenix paludosa

₹ 10-13 per sapling

Bain

Avicennia marina

₹ 08-10 per sapling

Jatt Bain

Avicennia officinalis

₹ 08-10 per sapling

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Native afforestation, mangrove restoration, agroforestry, MRV-backed carbon projects, and CSR climate action across Eastern India — designed and delivered by people who've been on site.

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