These forests are called ‘Guru Nanak Sacred Forests’, named after the founder of the Sikh faith. This campaign started in 2019 when Sikhs celebrated his 550th birth-anniversary, EcoSikh said in a statement
A US-based Sikh body has announced the planting of 400 forests in India and other parts of the world as part of its climate action.
According to the announcement made on the occasion of Sikh Environment Day (SED) on March 14, EcoSikh said it has planted a forest of 1150 trees in Ireland and of 500 trees in Derbyshire, the United Kingdom.
Another forest of 250 trees was planted in Surrey, Canada. In all these initiatives, EcoSikh, with its headquarters in Washington DC, has collaborated with local governments and gurdwaras.
The forests known as ‘Guru Nanak Sacred Forests’, are named after the founder of the Sikh faith. This campaign started in 2019 when Sikhs celebrated his 550th birth-anniversary, EcoSikh said in a statement.
“The Sacred Forest project has become a community-based initiative and many hundreds have joined this massive grass roots campaign all across the globe. This is a solid step to mitigate the effects of climate change and the good news is that all trees planted are surviving in these thriving forests,” said Rajwant Singh, EcoSikh (USA), the founder and global president.
The forests known as ‘Guru Nanak Sacred Forests’, are named after the founder of the Sikh faith. This campaign started in 2019 when Sikhs celebrated his 550th birth-anniversary, EcoSikh said in a statement.
Over the last 36 months, EcoSikh has planted forests in many states across India including, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and in Jammu. Each forest has 550 trees of native species, he said
These forests are planted following the Japanese Miyawaki methodology and are tagged on Google maps all across Punjab and India, he added
Hundreds of Sikh institutions and Gurdwaras across the world celebrate SED, taking step to reduce carbon footprints and to save water and energy.
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