EP12 | Pravin Bhagwat — Turning Systems Thinking into Forests, Livelihoods & Sustainability Platform

Описание: In this episode of The Root Cause, Pravin Bhagat reflects on a journey that moves from building complex corporate systems to restoring forests, livelihoods, and dignity on the ground. What began as a personal search for clean food and meaningful work gradually shaped 14 Trees - an approach to sustainability rooted in trust, long-term thinking, and community participation.

The conversation explores breaking the rural–urban divide, reimagining forests as shared systems of care and livelihood, and designing frameworks where communities are not “served” but actively shape outcomes. If you’re interested in how human–nature interfaces can evolve through collaboration, patience, and responsibility, this episode offers quiet but powerful insights worth listening to. 🌱

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Website - 14trees.org
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CREDITS :

Director - Mrunmayee Deshpande
Host - Swapnil Rao
DOP - Prathamesh Rangole
Drone Operator - Aditya Kamble
Gimbal Operator - Prasanna Rangole
Camera Team -
Rahul Narvekar
Hitesh Gosavi
Tushar Udeg
Aumkar Pawaskar
Mahesh Mane
Audiography - Nikhil Lanjekar
Production Sound - Kshitij Sutar
Logo Music - Mayur Raut
Art Director - Neha Kanekar
DI - Abhijit Abde
Editor - Anagha Mhaiskar
Social Media & Graphics - Anagha Mhaiskar
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00:00 – Highlights

01:00 – Intro

02:57 – From Corporate Life to Forest Restoration

07:41 – Curiosity, First Principles & the First Steps

11:44 – Water Scarcity: The First Real Challenge

14:42 – Rejecting Cement & Plastic Solutions

17:34 – Failure, Fire & Starting Again

19:34 – Scaling from 4 acres to 2,000 acres

22:42 – Local Workforce & Life During COVID

25:02 – Fear of Forest Laws & Land Ownership

28:53 – Digging Ponds & Creating Water Security

36:11 – Neighbour’s Land, Grazing & Fire Conflict

40:04 – Faculty Grove: Turning Conflict into Collaboration

43:25 – Restoring Degraded Hilltops

47:29 – Water as the Real Budget

50:34 – Simple Plantation & Soil Building Method

54:30 – Can Economic Growth Come from Restoration?

58:24 – Tree Adoption & Gifting Model

1:09:52 – Why It’s Called “14 Trees”

1:23:47 – Conclusion