Organisations

Navdanya started as a program of the Research Foundation for science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), a participatory research initiative founded by world-renowned scientist and environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva, to provide direction and support to environmental activism.

Gene Campaign turns twenty years in 2013. Starting in 1993 as a leading research and advocacy organization, Gene Campaign dedicated itself to the conservation of genetic resources and indigenous knowledge. The campaign has encouraged self reliance and worked towards ensuring livelihood security for rural and tribal communities. Closely involved in policy making and legislation with respect to biological resources, Gene Campaign has enabled rural and adivasi communities to participate in policies relating to these resources.

The Clean Air Sri Lanka (CleanAirSL) was established in 2004 as a non-stock, non-profit organization to work on combating air pollution. It operates as a partnership of a group of professionals and environmentalists from government organizations, private sector, nongovernment organizations, academe, and development agencies. It assists government agencies in implementing air quality management and climate change mitigation programs. In the government, CleanAirSL works closely with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Transport, among others.

This is an initiative of informed and concerned citizens of Kanpur who believe in working together towards making continuous holistic improvements in their city. They aim for a vibrant, transparent and participatory democracy. Supported by TiE UP, the "Urban Environment Development Society" (U.E.D.S) with the cooperation of Kanpur Nagar Nigam and help of eminent citizens & general public "PARIVARTAN" for a Clean, Green, Pollution Free Kanpur project has been started. It has also created a traffic cell to look into related problems.

They are working over last fifteen years on critical issues of environmental degradation. Although the key issue for Eco Friends is protecting the river Ganga from various sources of pollution. Eco Friends has been involved in generating mass awareness and deepening of national and international public debate on pollution-related issues, mobilizing the local communities in sustained high-pitched campaigns among others.

It is a group of concerned citizens in Hyderabad fighting against the city’s planned elevated Metro rail project and have suggested alternatives such as bus rapid transit system that are a more cost effective strategy to save capital cost per km and passenger fares. They are also looking at pedestrian access and multi-modal integration.

Right to Walk Foundation has placed pedestrian infrastructure and safety and social equity on the policy agenda of the state. It has focused advocacy on pedestrian safety, improvement of sidewalks pedestrian crossings, removal of encroachments from public sidewalks and maintenance of sidewalks in Hyderabad and Secundrabad.

ANTHRA is an organization of women veterinary scientists working primarily on issues of livestock development in the wider context of sustainable natural resource use. It is a non-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration and Public Trust Act of Bombay, 1860.

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) is a research institution in the areas of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Focus on applied science through research, education and action that influence policy and practice on conservation of nature, management of natural resources, and sustainable development.

The vision of dnet is a society, where information and knowledge facilitates participation of all stakeholders for generation of wealth, and, its equitable distribution for poverty alleviation, improving well-being and building peace.

Established in 1984, Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation working on public interest issues. CUTS is one of the very few consumer organisations in the country working from grassroots to international level.
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TERI was formally established in 1974 with the purpose of tackling and dealing with the immense and acute problems that mankind is likely to face within in the years ahead on account of the gradual depletion of the earth's finite energy resources which are largely non-renewable and on account of the existing methods of their use which are polluting. Over the years the Institute has developed a wider interpretation of this core purpose and its application. Consequently, TERI has created an environment that is enabling, dynamic and inspiring for the development of solutions to global problems in the fields of energy, environment and current patterns of development, which are largely unsustainable.

The Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) is an independent, non-profit, non-government, policy, research and implementation institute working on Sustainable Development (SD) at local, national, regional and global levels. It was established in 1986 and over 25 years and has grown to become a leading research institute in the non-government sector in Bangladesh and South Asia.

Centre for Environmental Justice is a social service environmental organisation based in Sri Lanka with the mission for Protecting the equal environmental rights of the people & environment and promote ecological sustainability by supporting ecologically sound community activities. Our vision is "Environmental Justice for all".

Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust is a non-profit, non-governmental organization which was founded in 1998. Work for a Better Bangladesh is a slogan as well as a name, reflecting our belief that everyone can contribute to making a better Bangladesh.

A voluntary organization engaged in integrated development of rural India.

PRAYAS (Initiatives in Health, Energy, Learning and Parenthood) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Pune, India.

Vasundhara is a research and policy advocacy group that works on environment conservation and sustainable livelihood issues. The organisation was initially conceived to support and strengthen community-based initiatives to protect and conserve forests in the state of Orissa. Over the years, while working and retaining its focus on community forestry, Vasundhara has developed a more explicit focus on the sustainable livelihood of the marginalised sections. Also embarking on a more direct action on different environmental and biodiversity conservation issues.

UNNATI - Organisation for Development Education is a voluntary non-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act (1860) in 1990. It is aim to promote social inclusion and democratic governance so that the vulnerable sections of society are empowered to effectively and decisively participate in mainstream development and decision making processes.

A good way to ensure justice is to legally empower people to demand it. Legal empowerment equips people to understand their rights, secure their enforcement and pursue remedies when these rights are violated. MARG works for the legal empowerment of the vulnerable and the marginalized, women, children, persons with disabilities, dalits, the poor, etc.

The Indian Social Institute, New Delhi was established in 1951 in response to the challenges of nation- building and a new emerging social order of independent India. It has evolved its vision, mission, goals and objectives in responding to the changing situation in the country in the spirit of a learning organisation over the last fifty years.

COMMON CAUSE, a registered Society with membership all over the country and operating on All India basis, has earned reputation and credibility as an Organisation dedicated to public causes for seeking redress for problems of the people. Its initiative in public interest litigation, for solving the common and collective problems of the people, has greatly contributed to the evolution and spread of the system in the country and its adoption by the people on a substantial scale for effecting redressal of public grievances.

Coastal Development Partnership (CDP) is a not-for-profit, public interest serving progressive development & environmental activist organization, working in Bangladesh. On January 01, 1997, CDP was instituted as a coordinating secretariat for a network of NGOs trying to relieve the sufferings of the people of the waterlogged areas in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. CDP works with socially excluded, poor, marginalized indigenous, rural & coastal community and grassroots NGOs/CBOswho are working with the marginalized extreme poor, socially excluded & indigenous communities.CDP also works with the leading academic institutions, and civil society groups to ensure development effectiveness.

CIUD has created a working platform for multi-disciplinary services. There are four major sections in CIUD:

1. Urban Infrastructure and Environment Section deals with social and physical infrastructures in urban and peri-urban areas. Three major focuses under this section are neighbourhood infrastructures, transportation and traffic management, and disaster management. The environmental part of the section deals with water and sanitation, solid waste management and urban greenery management.

2. Community Development Section deals with organising and mobilisation of communities, awareness and capacity building. This section also augments other sections in advocacy issues. Gender is one of the important aspects that are dealt by this section.

3. Information Systems Section deals with two main areas viz. GIS/CAD based mapping and information management and IT based interventions. Preparation of GIS maps, ICT materials and poverty mapping are some to mention.

4. Research and Documentation Section deals with various researches in urban areas. These include technical as well as social researches. CIUD has established a documentation centre in its premises where information on urban issues can be referred. There is plan for upgrading this unit into Urban Resource Centre in near future

Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) is a non-profit, registered society formed in the year 1970. It is a federation of 27 State Voluntary Health Associations, linking together more than 4500 health and development institutions across the country. VHAI advocates people-centered policies for dynamic health planning and programme management in India.

Founded in 1997, Youthreach is a national non profit organisation based in New Delhi, which seeks to inspire individual and collective transformation to create positive social change. Youthreach currently partners with 104 non-profit organisations across 8 states in India working with target groups of children, youth and women through interventions such as education, health care, skill training, livelihood support, water & sanitation, governance etc.

Seva Mandir is an Indian non-profit organization that has been working for 40 years with the rural, predominantly, tribal population in Udaipur district of Southern Rajasthan. Seva Mandir’s work has centred on efforts to bring together and organize fragmented communities through a wide variety of interventions across diverse sectors, thereby simultaneously addressing people’s immediate development needs and empowering them to become conscious agents of their own destiny.

Peace Trust is a non-partisan, non-political, secular and non-governmental organisation engaged in promoting eradication of child labour, welfare of migrant labour, protection of environment and awareness of health and hygiene. It believes in sustainable development with equitable distribution of the fruits of development and equal opportunities for all citizens.

HelpAge India is secular, not-for-profit organization registered under the Societies' Registration Act of 1860. Set up in 1978, and since then have been raising resources to protect the rights of India's elderly and provide relief to them through various interventions.

CRY - Child Rights and You is an Indian Non Government Organisation that catalyses change in the lives of underprivileged children in India by restoring their rights.

Oxfam India is part of a global movement of dedicated people working hard to fight poverty and injustice.

Caritas India is the official national organisation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India for social development. It was established in 1962 to assist the Church in India in efforts to eradicate poverty, reach relief and rehabilitation in times of disasters and organize communities for self advancement. During the last four decades of its humanitarian and development efforts, Caritas India has served the poor and marginalized, without any distinction of caste, creed and ethnicity.

ActionAid India is an anti-poverty agency, working in India since 1972 with the poor people to end poverty and injustice together.

GSFC Science Foundation is an autonomous scientific research organization established in 1991 under the patronage of India’s premier fertilizers and chemicals industry -Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, Vadodara. It is registered as Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act – 1950 with the Joint Charity Commissioner at Vadodara. It is recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India.

The Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit organization set up in 1984 to involve its members in protecting and conserving India’s vast natural, built and cultural heritage.

Eco Friends, a Kanpur based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been working in a sustained way over the last fifteen years on critical issues of environmental degradation. A key issue for Eco Friends is protecting the river Ganga from various sources of pollution. Eco Friends has been involved in generating mass awareness and deepening of national and international public debate on pollution-related issues, mobilizing the local communities in sustained high-pitched campaigns, focused action such as clean Ganga campaigns, legal activism through public interest litigation and persistent advocacy with media, opinion makers and other stakeholders. Though the extent of environment degradation is still worrying, Eco Friends has due achievements in a number of areas including passing of landmark judicial pronouncements to check river pollution and initiation of remedial steps by industry and government alike. The concern at the moment is to consolidate and build on the gains with a long-term perspective on the larger issue of environmental management in India.

Lanka Rain Water Harvesting forum (LRWHF) was launched in 1996 with the vision of 'leading the nation in rain water harvesting technology, construction and utilization to sustain water needs'.

The organization Sadguru Water Development Foundation, an NGO, established in 1974, dedicated itself to the betterment of rural and tribal people by helping them make better use of available resources, appropriate technology and participatory managerial practices. The aim is to help the tribal people break away from the vicious circle of poverty and once again restore the lost natural resources. By making best use of available water resources and demonstrating the economic and environmental benefits of afforestations and watershed development, Sadguru Water Development Foundation has reversed the exodus of tribal people forced out from their land by drought and erosion. This is bringing in new prosperity and a potential impetus for environmental improvement.

Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), a non government organization starts to bring people together on the issues of management of forests and water resources.Water security, Conservation of forests and wildlife are closely interlinked. One cannot be separated from another.Tarun Bharat Sangh triggered off the process by building one Johad (a pond like water structure). Johads serve to recharge ground water and as drinking water for the wildlife and cattle of the area.

PSI is registered as a society in New Delhi, under the Societies Act (1860), and under the Foreign Contributions Regulations Act (FCRA) with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Its activities are spread all over India with a focus on the central-western Himalayan states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and the poverty-ridden districts of western Orissa. Its operational headquarters are located in Dehra Doon, Uttarakhand.

Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum was established at the beginning of 1996 by a small group of interested persons. They are from a range of government and non-government institutions, including the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB), Intermediate Technology Development Group Sri Lanka (ITSL), Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project (CWSSP), Church of Ceylon, Board of Women’s Work, NGO Water Supply and Sanitation Decade Services, Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) and the Open University.

Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum was officially launched on the 19th of March 1997 by the then Minister for National Housing and Public Utilities, Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva as the chief guest. The Forum is registered under the companies act No. 17 of 1982 as a non - government, non profit making organisation under the Ministry of Social Services.
Vision

"Leading the nation in rain water harvesting technology, construction and utilization to sustain water needs"

Mission

"Promotion and fostering of research and development by dissemination and sharing experiences in rain water harvesting technology, conservation and utilization methods for solving the water problems of the nation"

Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), India started off as an NGO primarily focusing on training Zoo staff and bettering the circumstances of captive animals in Indian zoos. It has since evolved into an overall nature and wildlife conservation NGO, and is an affiliate member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO) was so named because its initial activity involved primarily zoos, and its purpose was to "reach out" and involve more people with zoos.

WWF-India is the Indian part of the WWF. It has an autonomous office, with the Secretariat based in New Delhi and various State, Divisional and Project offices spread across India. It is the largest organization engaged in wildlife and nature conservation in the country.

Wildlife Trust of India is a national conservation organisation committed to effective action for the protection of India’s natural heritage. Principal objectives include managing or preventing wildlife crises and mitigating threats to individual wild animals, their populations and habitats through holistic strategies and practical interventions.

Wildlife Conservation Society-India has combined cutting-edge research on tigers and other wildlife, with national capacity building and, effective site-based conservation through constructive collaborations with governmental and non-governmental partners. Uncompromisingly committed to wildlife conservation, WCS-India inspires and nurtures positive attitudes towards nature in people through its scientific and conservation endeavors.

The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology is one of the largest reptile zoos in the world and one of the oldest non government environmental organizations in Asia. Primary aim is to promote the conservation of reptiles and amphibians on the Indian subcontinent, but our inference is multidisciplinary and extends worldwide.