# SayTrees

> Indian environmental trust planting trees, Miyawaki forests and restoring lakes since 2007

Source: https://treerm.org/org/saytrees · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Founded: 2007
- Website: https://saytrees.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://saytrees.org/volunteer
- Donate: https://saytrees.org/donate
- Events calendar: https://www.saytrees.org/events
- Countries where they plant: India
- Activity types: Agroforestry (primary), Reforestation, Urban forestry, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 10,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

SayTrees Environmental Trust is a Bengaluru-based Indian nonprofit that began as a volunteer group in 2007 and is now registered under the Indian Trusts Act. Its programs include agroforestry with farmer households, urban Miyawaki forests, social forestry, lake and water body restoration and clean energy installations, largely funded through corporate CSR partnerships. It reports work in 19 states and 2 union territories and more than 10 million trees planted across all programmes.

## Programs

- **Agroforestry** — Agroforestry: Plants fruit and timber trees on smallholder farmland with farmer households who own and maintain the trees.
- **Miyawaki urban forests** — Urban forestry: Creates and maintains dense native urban forests using the Miyawaki method, largely funded by corporate partners.
- **Social forestry** — Reforestation: Plants native saplings on public and community land, lake bunds and institutional campuses with volunteers.

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Trees planted | 2026 | 10,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://saytrees.org/impact) Impact page: '10M+ Trees planted, All programmes combined' since 2007. No per-year figure published on the site; annual reports on /disclosures are download-only |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://x.com/saytrees_ind
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saytrees_ind
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SayTrees/
- linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/saytrees
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@saytreessavetrees7576

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