Vanajeevana yajna is a programme undertaken by the Math to save rare plants and trees from extinction. “Greenary is for life,life is for greenery”.For ecological balance we need 33% of forest but we have only 9% right now.It is matter of great concern that about 34,000 varieties of plants, of which 8% medicinal are facing extinction.Shree Math has taken up the task of afforestation on a war footing through the efforts of 66 seema parishaths.More than a crore sapling have been planted in Shimoga,D.K.,N.K.,Kasaragod & Bangalore.Under this scheme each person has to plant & maintain minimum 5 sapales a year.Another important aspects of this project is the conservation & storage of water.This is done through rain harvest schemes.Initiatives are taken to harvest rain water in different parts of Karnataka.