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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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