Global Urban Canopy is a dream initiative of professional urban forestry consultants and developers taking up urban forestry planning, urban green cover inventory and auditing, GIS based urban tree canopy analysis and land cover mapping. We also provide urban forestry services such as urban and wasteland afforestation, avenue planting, roof-top gardening and landscape designing and development through public/private/sponsored project bids and tenders. We also undertake mined/degraded land afforestation, eco-restoration and development of fruit orchards, multipurpose plantations, medicinal plant gardens, organic farming and production of quality seedlings and planting materials for the market. We at Global Urban Canopy promote green technologies such as development of alternative and green energy sources, rain water harvesting systems, zero waste farming and GIS based solid and sewage waste disposal programmes designing, monitoring and control systems development. The Global Urban Canopy has professionals in natural resource management and ecological service consultants and to provide environmental and ecological impact assessment services for Government/public and private clients.
Urban Canopy Services
We at Global Urban Canopy recognize the value of green canopy in urban landscapes and we provide professional services to create greenery in urban areas.
We Create and Maintain……
Ideal for Monumental Areas, Corporate Office premises, Industrial Estates, Factories and Public places
Green Lungs are assemblage of multi storied trees, shrubs, vines, herbs mimicking the evergreen forest, with optimal accessibility, functioning as a green island in the midst of urban concrete jungle. It serves as an abode for birds and butterflies, a place to study flora and fauna, a place for repose, a place to relish fresh air and scenic beauty.
Ideal for residential buildings, Hotels, Shopping Malls and Public Buildings.
Green roofs and Roof top gardens help to lower heating and cooling costs while reducing air and water pollution, besides providing the benefits from the aesthetic and economical aspects of having an extended garden space. It is the perfect solution to counter Urban Heat Island effect and is the excellent or perhaps the only choice available for green spaces in urban areas. Worldwide the benefits of green roofing are increasingly recognized and the aerial view of urban areas is gradually turning from grey to green.
Ideal for limited urban spaces
In urban area, there is a growing trend to connect with nature and create more sustainable organic foods as organic farming is the only way to save the present and future generations from fatal diseases caused by consuming pesticide-ridden food. Moreover, the practice of organic farming and sustainable agriculture has immense importance in maintaining our earth healthy and pesticides free to combat environmental degradation and climate change.
A diverse variety of urban micro spaces farms, community gardens and roof top gardens are appearing throughout urban and suburban areas contributing ecologically feasible organic farming efforts.
Ideal for Schools, Colleges, Universities, Research Institutions
Botanical Gardens are places of systematic study and research on the flora of the region. It serves as a platform for botanical research, recreation, education and conservation.
Ideal for Homesteads, Commercial Planters, Agro-based Industries
Having a fruit orchard in the backyard is indeed a ‘fruitful’ experience, but setting it up requires a lot of meticulous planning and effective execution.
We provide well-thought-out plans and management support for raising fruit orchards of nutritional and commercial value.
Ideal for Health Resorts, Spiritual Retreat Centres, Ayurvedic Research Institutions or Hospitals.
Herbal groves are essentially medicinal plant gardens composed of green herbs, trees, and shrubs. It highlights the healing properties and medicinal value of the plants which are otherwise oblivious, ignored or neglected, and thus sends a strong appeal on the importance of conservation of many plant species.
Ideal for degraded, mined, wastelands of public, industrial or private holdings
We undertake large scale afforestation programme using site specific indigenous species to develop immediate green canopy and thus help eco-restoration of the area combining with land and moisture conservation strategies. We also follow watershed principles of resource management to ensure equitable distribution of benefits to target community.
Ideal for Temples, Retreat Centres, Resorts, Homesteads
Sacred groves are relic forest patches- a traditional means of biodiversity conservation. These groves can be considered as the ancient equivalent of natural sanctuaries where all forms of living creatures are protected. Sacred groves provide vital ecosystem services and act as an abode for birds, butterflies and other small animals and function as natural water reserve.
We create sacred groves to restore and promote biodiversity.
Plantations for Homesteads, Coconut and Areca nut plantations of commercial production
Agroforestry is the spatial and temporal intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits. It combines shrubs and trees in agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, ecologically sound, and sustainable land-use systems. We provide agroforestry solutions suitable to existing cropping system to optimize production in an economically and ecologically viable management system.
Ideal for Homesteads, Residential Areas and Villas
Hermitage & Meditation Gardens are soothing and serene spaces that encourages and enable meditation, contemplation and yoga. They are designed to provide refreshing ambience for spiritual and yogic tranquility.
Ideal for creating everlasting green memento
Smritivan is a preserved area with a lush evergreen forest patch dedicated to the memory of beloved ones, national heroes, social reformers, artists and respected citizens. It is a befitting tribute to commemorate their noble principles and heroic acts. These memoirs will perpetuate forever ie.evergreen!
Ideal for resting places
Shantivan is designed for resting places of important personalities or community grave yards. Shantivan is a place of serenity and memories.
Ideal for Place of Worships, Public Places, Cultural Centres and Homesteads
‘Nakshatravan’ is a collection of birth star trees. According to Indian astrology, each birth star has an associated tree, nurturing which is believed to bring health and prosperity. Nakshatravan includes all the birth star trees or preferred ones dominantly with other trees and plants.
GIS Based Urban Forestry Planning & Management
The urban green canopy contributes to a more livable and sustainable city removing pollutants from air and water. It creates greener and more vibrant neighbourhoods. Urban canopy makes streets more scenic and enjoyable to walk and shop along. It connects us to nature and enhances the quality of our daily lives.
Most of the urban green canopy, measured by the amount of land covered by trees as viewed from above, is currently on the declining trend. New plantings are not keeping pace with tree removals and mortality, while tens of thousands of potential planting spaces remain empty. A concentrated effort to inventory, estimate and map the urban canopy help us to manage and abate the decline of the urban forest and thus to create new green canopy systematically. A GIS based inventory and mapping assists seamless synchronization of urban canopy management plan with the future development plans of the city and peri-urban areas.
Urban Forestry Management Plan provides a comprehensive vision for the care and management of the City’s green canopy and avenue trees. The plan helps to manage urban green canopy throughout the life-cycle, establish and fund a citywide avenue plantation maintenance programme and help to achieve targeted environmental and public health goals. The plan also identifies the species that perform best to maximize the environmental, economic and social benefits.
URBAN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS
Urban Green Technologies are designed to replace/modify existing high ecological foot-print systems with green systems to avoid/reduce emissions, energy wastage and environmental hazard materials. We provide services in
- Alternate energy source development like Solar Energy harnessing systems and Biogas Plants.
- Energy saving green technologies like energy efficient cooking systems, domestic green energy solutions.
- Rain and roof water harvesting systems for urban buildings and landscapes
- Promoting zero wastage and permaculture systems of crop production and lifestyle
- Hydroponics and vertical planting for roof gardens
- Precision farming for fruits and vegetables
- GIS based solid and sewage waste disposal programmes for effective monitoring for urban areas.
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
We provide consultancy services in
- Participatory Resource Management
- Watershed based Natural Resource Management
- Ecological and Environmental Impact Assessment
- Land use and land cover analysis based on GIS and Remote Sensing
An Urban Forestry Initiative