What’s our true aspect?
Turning Thorn into Energy: A Circular Green Economy
Every KA plant we uproot begins a new cycle of restoration. We convert them to sustainably sourced biomass for:
Power plants
Industrial biomass boilers
Renewable energy producers
This creates a powerful cycle:
1 KA is cleared, opening elephant corridors
2 Cleared biomass is sustainably processed
3 Revenue is generated
4 Income flows back to community partners
5 Funds expand replanting and restoration
6 Indigenous forests begin to return
7 Human-elephant conflict is reduced
In Ratnapura district, home to one of our biomass facilities, villages face serious economic hardship when elephants destroy crops, including
Bananas
Manioc
Vegetables
and seasonal harvests
A single night of damage can eliminate a year’s income and leave families struggling to meet their basic needs.
In Ratnapura district, home to one of our biomass facilities, villages face serious economic hardship when elephants destroy crops, including
Bananas
Manioc
Vegetables
and seasonal harvests
A single night of damage can eliminate a year’s income and leave families struggling to meet their basic needs.
Innovating Coexistence: The Gliricidia Fence Programme
Gengreen introduced Gliricidia live fences around vulnerable boundaries and, these fences,
Reduce elephant intrusion
Strengthen natural barriers
Provide year-round harvestable materials
Offer families a sustainable, additional income source
We purchase Gliricidia fuelwood directly from local families at fair prices, removing middlemen and reducing uncertainty while supporting families when traditional crops fail.
This is not charity. This is community driven resilience in action. This programme,
Provide steady, year-round income for village communities
Strengthen their economic and social resilience
Offer hope and stability even after crop losses
Create a secure pathway for families to rebuild their livelihoods
Restoring Nature and Rebuilding Coexistence.
Every time we remove KA and replant native forests, the land begins to breathe again:
Elephant pathways reopen
Natural food sources return
Forest structure rebuilds
Soil and water systems regenerate
Birdlife and pollinators reappear
Night-time elephant encounters reduce
Children travel safely
Families sleep without fear
With every restored acre, coexistence becomes possible again.
Every restored forest protects a family.
Every reopened corridor safeguards a village.
Every planted tree rebuilds a life.
