Buddhism

10 acres hectares

Parumaka (PVT) Ltd is currently leading an Agriculture Modernization Project on a 1.5-acre site in Nuwara Eliya, a key agricultural and ecological zone in Sri Lankas central highlands. The project applies climate-smart seed potato farming using regenerative techniques such as organic fertilization, crop rotation, erosion control, and water conservation. These practices are restoring soil health, reducing chemical use, and improving biodiversity, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture and engagement of local women and youth. As Director of Parumaka, The organization oversees the land-use strategy, stakeholder engagement, and technical implementation. The organization alsos serve as General Secretary of the Nuwara Eliya Youth Club, where The organization mobilizes multi-ethnic youth for environmental action and community-based peacebuilding. In 2025, Parumaka(pvt)ltd was selected participating in the AfricaRice land restoration training in Senegal, which deepened Parumaka(pvt)ltd's capacity in ecosystem restoration, agroecology, and sustainable land management. In parallel, The organization serves contributing to land restoration research under UNCCDs coordination, documenting local best practices and restoration data. Parumaka(pvt)ltd is also an active participant in the Generation Restoration Dialogues and regular webinars organized by the G20 Global Land Initiative Coordination Office, which help me stay updated on global strategies and connect with restoration leaders worldwide. In their hill country plots, erosion and runoff on sloped terrain further worsen land quality and increase vulnerability to climate impacts such as droughts and heavy rains.

25 hectares hectares

There is an area of land at Taplow Court which formerly housed horses but is now just bare land. I'd be interested in discussing how that land could be used having recently had discussions with (non religious) friends in Wales who are in discussion with farmers about widening the use of their land from livestock to growing crops. Key challenges include key challenges include the challenges may be getting the number of people needed involved, but the organization thinks this is entirely possible.

50 acres+ hectares

SGI UK has several sites with the main area of land at the national centre around the historical Taplow Court in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Part of this land is of such historic significance its maintenance comes under strict government control. However the wider grounds have over the last five years had significant work done to increase biodiversity through the creation of a wild flower meadow and sympathetic planting programmes. There is now also a small onsite food growing space and composting area. The organization has purposefully left standing dead trees for habitat for invertebrates and have a commitment to working with the surrounding land to increase. For what happens next The organization feels the organization is looking at building this plan. The organization also have a following of approximately 15,000 members in the UK and are keen to explore ways in which the organization can mobilise the membership to take action to restore the land in their own local areas and homes. With regard to their site at Taplow Court the organization need to sensitively manage the land due to the sites historic significance as well as its role so the site has the need for certain functions and aesthetics. The organization is a cultural centre as well as a community centre and major decisions affecting their local community need to be decided in collaboration.

7500 hectors and more in colabration with nepal goverment hectares

The Nepal Buddhist Federation (NBF), representing over 2,000 monasteries and nunneries acros the country, is leading land restoration efforts in Nepals high-altitude and fragile mountain regions, including Manang, Dolpo, Dolakha, Rolwaling, and the Tsum Valley. These initiatives are guided by the Buddhist Faith Plan for the Environment (20242034)Nepals first such frameworkdeveloped with support from WWF. To advance the Plans goal of planting one million trees, NBF translated Tree Growing for Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration: A Guide for Faith-Based Actors into Nepali and Bhot. A baseline assessment has begun in Manang, covering 70 hectares acros 10 monasteries, to identify tree planting potential around monastic lands. Overall, monastic institutions in Nepal collectively steward an estimated 6,105 hectares, representing significant restoration opportunity. For technical support for scientific tree plantation, NBF has partnered with the Institute of Forestry (IoF), Tribhuvan University the premier forestry institution of Nepal. NBF, with IoF support, has developed plantation guidelines tailored for high-altitude monasteries, beginning with Manang as well as towards pollution management. NBF also advocates for the establishment of non-violence zones around monastic lands, where harming wild or domestic animals is prohibiteddeepening the Buddhist principle of non-harming. Tree planting is being promoted integrating environmental care into religious life. Additionally, the use of chemical fertilizers is discouraged to protect soil health and avoid harming even the smallest forms of life, such as ants and insects. With outreach to over 10,000 monks and nuns, and influence acros Nepals broader Buddhist communities, NBF is uniquely positioned to inspire large-scale engagement in ecological restoration. By blending spiritual values with practical action, NBF offers a compassionate and sustainable model for restoring Nepals mountain ecosystems. Despite these obstacles, NBF remains committed to its mission by fostering partnerships, engaging local communities, and building capacity through context-specific approaches. These efforts aim to promote restoration that aligns with Buddhist principles of compassion and care for all living beings, even in the most challenging environments.

Currently, Ministry of Commerce's involvement in land restoration is emerging through a collaboration between local agricultural networks and spiritually aligned cooperatives in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. While not a formal faith organization per se, the guiding philosophy behind these initiatives reflects Buddhist principles of ecological harmony and mindful stewardship, which inform both planning and community engagement. The organization manages strategic cultivation plans for multiple sites in Bang Sao Thong District, focusing on mitigating overproduction through crop diversification. One active site involves transitioning monoculture plots into mixed-fruit systems incorporating durian, mango (Nam Dok Mai), banana, and pomelo, selected based on market stability and local soil viability. The goal is to improve ecological resilience while maintaining fair market value. In addition to land management, The organization advises participating communities on intellectual property protection, branding of regionally distinct fruit products, and pathways to international market acces, aiming to preserve cultural heritage through value-added export strategies. Frequent oversupply of popular fruits leads to price instability, discouraging long-term planning. The organization addres this by advising on crop diversity and staggered planting schedulesbut adoption remains uneven. Without legal safeguards or strategic branding, community-led products often lose value and visibility. Lastly, coordination between stakeholdersfrom farmers to cooperative leaders and informal spiritual networkscan be fragmented. This affects land use decisions and the scalability of restoration goals.

Currently, their faith organizationthe Central Monastic Body of Bhutan (Zhung Dratshang)does not have a formal, nationwide land restoration program in place. However, there is a growing awarenes and interest among monastic leaders in engaging with environmental and ecological restoration, rooted in the Buddhist values of interdependence, compassion, and non-harming. Several individual monasteries acros Bhutan have begun taking small but meaningful steps. For example, Punakha Dzong has initiated riverbank plantation activities to prevent erosion, while some monastic schools in Trongsa and Bumthang districts are incorporating tree planting and organic gardening into their daily routines. These efforts are often led by local monastic leadership with the support of district administrations and local forestry offices. The organization is now exploring opportunities to scale these activities into a more coordinated, long-term restoration approach. Specifically, Potential pilot areas include sites around Talo Monastery in Punakha, Dodedrak in Thimphu, and monastic institutions in eastern Bhutan such as Trashigang and Mongar. Their vision is to link ecological restoration with spiritual practicecreating sacred spaces that serve both as environmental buffers and as sites for meditation, reflection, and ecological education. The organization is currently seeking technical guidance, interfaith collaboration, and support to build capacities among monks and nuns to engage in land stewardship that honors both cultural and ecological integrity. Additionally, competing prioritiessuch as infrastructure development or expanding monastic schoolssometimes result in unintended environmental degradation. Moreover, while monks and nuns are spiritually motivated to care for nature, there is a need to translate that motivation into practical, community-based action plans. Lastly, climate change impacts such as landslides, erratic rainfall, and drying water sources increasingly threaten the integrity of monastic lands, making sustainable management even more urgent but also more complex.

Their organisation is based in Chattogram, Bangladesh. But land management and uses of lands lead misuse of wealth and harming their nature and ecosystems. It turns their lands unfruitful ways and destroying their agricultural lands and natural resources. So, on behalf of their people, the organization highly appreciated to work with people in faith inspired and holistic ways to care on land management and caring their natural environment. A large number of people in a small piece of land particularly in Bangladesh turn of their people in conflicts and worsening situations. So, it needs to train people in locally led transformation ways to use the best and developing land management in just and rightful ways.

There has been no current work on land restoration initiated by the Fresno Buddhist Temple. EcoSangha Initiative, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America is eager to begin this proces, both on the church property and on EcoSangha Initiative, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America's familys land, which was once used for farming. EcoSangha Initiative, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America's family retired from farming in 2000, and since then, the land has been stripped of its crops and lies barren. Through this masterclas, EcoSangha Initiative, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America's family has deep-rooted connections with the church and the Japanese American Buddhist community. Given that many Japanese Americans in the Central Valley, California have farming backgrounds and posses land in similar conditions, The organization aspires to implement land restoration initiatives and share the knowledge The organization gains with other Japanese American Buddhists in EcoSangha Initiative, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America's community. The organization aims to empower EcoSangha Initiative, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple, Buddhist Churches of America's Buddhist faith community to restore land impacted by intensive farming practices, guided by their shared Buddhist values.

There has been no current work on land restoration initiated by the Fresno Buddhist Temple. Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America is eager to begin this proces, both on the church property and on Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America's family's land, which was once used for farming. Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America's family retired from farming in 2000, and since then, the land has been stripped of its crops and lies barren. Through this masterclas, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America's family has deep-rooted connections with the church and the Japanese American Buddhist community. Given that many Japanese Americans in the Central Valley, California have farming backgrounds and posses land in similar conditions, The organization aspires to implement land restoration initiatives and share the knowledge The organization gains with other Japanese American Buddhists in Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America's community. The organization aims to empower Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America's Buddhist faith community to restore land impacted by intensive farming practices, guided by their shared Buddhist values. However, if the Fresno Buddhist Temple participates and provides a program to facilitate grants that support land trusts in protecting and restoring critical areas, Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America is confident that this masterclas will provide me with valuable insights into how The organization cans begin this important work.