India, Jan. 8 -- A new citizen-driven forest restoration initiative, Harit Ekam, was formally launched in Bengaluru, offering individuals and institutions a direct and tangible mechanism to participate in the long-term ecological restoration of degraded forest landscapes across India.

Anchored in the principle that forest conservation thrives when citizens transition from observers to participants, Harit Ekam provides a simple yet powerful pathway for engagement. Contributors can now support micro-level restoration by 'adopting' Forest Restoration Units (FRUs) - each unit representing one square metre of forest land - thereby ensuring perpetual protection, regeneration, and ecological stewardship of the plot.

The initiative is implement...