The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program
(TIST)4 Years - Visible Results
December 1, 2003
Present Reality: Deforested Land
Degraded Soil
Rampant Disease, Drought, and Famine
• Malaria• Cholera• Tuberculosis• HIV/AIDS• Malnutrition
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Declining Life Expectancy
TZ Males
TZFemalesJapan
Living In Desolation - Tanzania
Living In Desolation - India
TIST Participants -- Choosing Change
TIST’s Best PracticesMake a Difference
Confidence and Empowerment
GhG:Long Term Income
Beyond SustainableDevelopment
Confidence and Empowerment
• Small Groups developed the TIST program
• Small Groups implement TIST program
• Small Groups work to change behavior and improve their lives
• Small Groups are encouraged by visible results of their efforts
• Small Groups encourage and train others
TIST Groups -- Going BeyondSustainable Development
• Small Groups develop best practices• Small Groups disseminate best practices• Small Groups invest today in:
– Reforestation– Conservation farming– Soil enrichment– Improved health, education, information, etc.
• Small Groups– Meet their needs today, AND– Improve the ability of later generations to meet theirs!
Greenhouse Gas Income
• TIST Small Group activities sequester carbon in trees and improved soil
• TIST Quantifiers verify, measure and monitor carbon sequestration
• CAAC creates the electronic “infrastructure” • CAAC negotiates with purchasers to deliver
long term revenue streams to Small Groups• GhG sales = Small Group Income
Small Groups Prepare Nurseries
• Gather seeds from local trees
• Make seedbeds of soil and compost
• Select best methods depending on species
• Tend and water during dry season
Thousands of Seedlings
Tens of Thousands of Seedlings
Tanzanian Groups - ready to plant
Indian Groups - ready to plant
Groups - prepare land for trees
Plant and tend young trees
1 year old tree
2 year old trees
3 year old trees
Trees now line paths
Trees now shade houses
Transforming the landscape…
Back to Forest
Improving agriculture saves lives
• TIST helps improve participants’ diets..
• TIST has doubled crop yields
• A balanced diet of several small meals each day improves HIV/AIDS survival and overall health
Good Harvest = Better Diet
Better Diet = Better Health
TIST - Developing Best Practices
• Best Practices are developed by Small Groups
• Newsletters, seminars, trainings disseminate best practices
• In 4 years -- dramatic innovation and improvement
Innovation: Cattle destroy trees and ground cover
Innovation: Solutions to land tenure, infrastructure
Innovation:Solutions to Eroded Soil
Dig Holes
“Harvest Water”
So Trees and Crops
Can Grow
Program Improvement:Declining Cost/Tree
TIST Learning Curve
Phase IV Budget30MM trees $0.25/tree
Phase I 49K trees $9.84/tree
Phase II800K trees$2.62/tree
Phase III Budget 4MM trees $0.85/tree
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Phase III Actual/tree
Growth Accelerating:Groups joining TIST
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TIST Website:Transparent, Current Information
TIST4 Years
17,000 ParticipantsVisible Results
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