TreeCycle will see Shrenik Rao undertake a 3900km cycle ride ‘Along the length of India in 80 Days’ as part of the United Nations Environmental Program’s ‘Billion Tree’s Campaign’.  He will set off on the 5th of June 2008 (World Environment Day) from Kanyakumari, India’s southernmost tip, and finish at Kashmir, India’s most northerly state on the 24th of August.

Shrenik is setting out to raise awareness of global warming and to raise a pledge to plant 10 million trees, one for each of the calories that he will burn during the cycle ride.  TreeCycle will be made into a six part documentary series to be screened globally, so keep an eye out for it on television later in the year.

The project has fostered a large amount of local support. For instance, the Surveyor General of India helped plan the route, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority pledged to plant 2.5million trees and the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) have provided a specialist cycling coach to train Shrenik.

If you’re feeling inspired by that, why not pledge to plant a tree too.  Or you could plant yourself some fruit and vegetables to harvest later on in the year to save some food miles.