Shyam Sunder Jyani
environmentalist in India
Shyam Sunder Jyani (born 1979) is an Indian environmentalist and academic, and the founder of the Familial Forestry movement, a grassroots initiative aimed at ecological restoration and combating desertification. He is presently an associate professor of sociology at Government Dungar College, Bikaner and is known for mobilizing millions of people in large-scale afforestation campaigns across Rajasthan.
Biography
Jyani was born into a rural farming family in the village of 12 TK in Sri Ganganagar district, Rajasthan. His environmental work began in 2003, when he and a group of students revived several dying neem trees on the campus of Dungar College, Bikaner. Afterwards he extended the plantation activities to communities.
Familial Forestry
In 2006, Jyani introduced the concept of Familial Forestry, a model of ecological restoration that encourages families and communities to plant and care for trees as part of their household and community as green members. The initiative began in Himtasar village and later expanded across thousands of villages in Rajasthan. The approach focuses on native and fruit-bearing species, promoting both environmental sustainability and nutritional security. In order to further extend the campaign's reach, he entwined Familial Forestry activities with culture.
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Over 4 million saplings planted by 2024.
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