Our Mission
Restore one hundred million hectares of degraded land and make environmental stewardship an everyday civic habit in every community we reach.
- Reforest at landscape scale
- Protect fragile ecosystems
- Empower local guardians
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global environmental movement
We Don't Inherit the Earth.We Borrow It From Future Generations.
Leave Us To Live is a global environmental and humanitarian movement dedicated to restoring forests, protecting wildlife, reducing pollution, combating climate change, conserving water, and building healthier communities.
- Trees Planted
- 100M+Trees Planted
- Volunteers
- 10M+Volunteers
- CSR Partners
- 500+CSR Partners
- Countries
- 100Countries
Who we are
A movement rooted in soil, science and solidarity.
For seventeen years we have worked where the damage is deepest — with farmers, forest departments, schools and city councils — turning restoration from a slogan into a measurable, mapped and monitored reality.
About Leave Us To Live
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2009
Founded with 40 volunteers and a single nursery.
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2014
First million trees planted across 6 states.
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2019
Wildlife corridors restored in 12 landscapes.
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2026
100M trees, 100 countries, one shared movement.
Mission, vision and values
Mission · Vision · Values
The compass that guides every planting season.
Three commitments that shape how we choose landscapes, partners and programmes.
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Our Vision
A living planet where forests breathe, rivers run clean, wildlife roams freely, and every child inherits air worth breathing.
- Net-positive communities
- Zero-waste cities
- Climate-resilient villages
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Our Values
Science-led, community-owned, radically transparent. Every tree we plant is geo-tagged and every rupee is publicly accounted for.
- Transparency first
- Community ownership
- Measurable impact
Focus areas
Focus Areas
Eight fronts. One living planet.
Each programme area runs on measurable field targets, third-party verification and open data.
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Tree Plantation
Native, geo-tagged saplings nurtured for three full years.
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Climate Action
Community carbon sinks and verified emission reduction.
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Wildlife Protection
Corridors, anti-poaching patrols and habitat rewilding.
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Pollution Control
Air quality monitoring and clean-fuel transitions.
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Water Conservation
Recharge wells, watershed revival and river clean-ups.
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Waste Management
Zero-landfill wards with circular material recovery.
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Environmental Education
Green curricula in ten thousand partner schools.
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Public Health
Clean air, clean water and healthier rural clinics.
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Programs
Programs
Twelve flagship programmes running right now.
From a single village nursery to a global climate summit — each programme is a chapter of the same story.
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Programme 01 Mission Green Earth
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 02 One Million Trees Campaign
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 03 Plastic-Free Communities
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 04 Clean River Initiative
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 05 Save Wildlife Campaign
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 06 Green School Program
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 07 Eco Youth Leadership
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 08 Climate Action Summit
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 09 Green Village Mission
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 10 Urban Forest Development
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 11 Disaster Relief Plantation
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
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Programme 12 Environmental Research
Field teams, local partners and open impact dashboards keep this programme accountable season after season.
Why join us
Why join us
Grow yourself while you grow the planet.
Volunteering with us is a structured path — not a weekend photo opportunity.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Leadership Development
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Training Programs
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Environmental Workshops
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National Recognition
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Certificates
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Networking
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Community Impact
Corporate partnerships
CSR & Partnerships
Turn corporate responsibility into visible landscapes.
Five hundred companies fund restoration with us — and every one of them can point to a map, a species count and a community.
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Afforestation
Corporate forests with 3-year survival guarantees.
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Carbon Offset
Verified removals with transparent registry links.
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ESG Alignment
Board-ready metrics mapped to global frameworks.
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CSR Compliance
Documentation, audits and statutory reporting.
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Employee Volunteering
Team plantation drives and green away-days.
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Impact Reports
Quarterly, geo-tagged, independently verified.
- Corporate partners
- 496+Corporate partners
- CO₂e sequestered
- 2.4M tCO₂e sequestered
- Sapling survival rate
- 95%Sapling survival rate
10M+Active volunteers
Volunteer with us
Volunteer
Choose the role that fits your hands.
Every volunteer is trained, mentored and certified. Pick a path and we will place you with a field team near you within two weeks.
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Green Warrior
Lead plantation drives in your district.
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Nature Ambassador
Represent the movement on campus and online.
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Wildlife Guardian
Assist habitat surveys and rescue networks.
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Climate Champion
Run carbon literacy workshops locally.
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Community Leader
Coordinate village-level green committees.
Donate
Donate
Every contribution becomes a coordinate on the map.
Choose a cause. Receive a geo-tagged report within ninety days showing exactly what your gift became.
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$25
Plant Trees
Ten native saplings nurtured for three years.
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$50
Protect Wildlife
One week of anti-poaching patrol support.
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$75
Restore Water
One recharge pit for a drought-hit village.
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$40
Educate Children
Green curriculum kits for a full classroom.
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$60
Reduce Pollution
A neighbourhood air-quality sensor node.
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$100
Climate Action
One verified tonne of CO₂e removed.
Donating to
Plant Trees
Bank Details
Account Name
Leave Us to Live Foundation
Bank Name
AU Small Finance Bank
Account Type
AU Institution Current A/c
Branch
Golf Course Extn, Gurugram
Account Number
2602274022662959
IFSC Code
AUBL0002740
Branch Address
Ground Floor, Shop 1&2, Spectrum 1, Splendour Tower, Sector 58, Golf Course Extn, Gurugram, Haryana – 122011
Scan and Pay, or use the account details to transfer directly.
Our impact in numbers
Impact
Seventeen years, measured honestly.
Numbers audited annually and published in full on our open impact ledger.
- Trees Planted
- 98MTrees Planted
- Volunteers
- 10MVolunteers
- Wildlife Projects
- 98Wildlife Projects
- CSR Partners
- 492CSR Partners
- Schools
- 9,741Schools
- Villages
- 4,871Villages
- Cities
- 974Cities
Your name belongs on this list.
The Pledge
I pledge to plant, to protect, and to speak for what cannot speak — for the forest, the river, the creature and the child who comes after me.
Over 3.4 million people have signed. Add your name to the living record.
News and stories
News & Stories
Field notes from the frontlines.
Dispatches from the people restoring landscapes, week after week.
Contact us
Contact
Wherever you are, there is work to do.
Five regional hubs, one hundred country networks — reach the team closest to you.
Our global presence
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- Global HQ · Nairobi, Kenya
- info@lutl.org
- +91-7668441845, +91-9220571799, +91-7079330060