People depend on nature for many things. A stable climate. Clean air. Fresh water. Abundant food. Cultural resources. And the incalculable additional benefits the world’s biodiversity provides. Conservation International (CI) works to ensure a healthy and productive planet for us all. Yet economic and infrastructure development, which are so necessary …
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.
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. :
Development Alternatives -- a non-profit corporate organisation, devoted to design options and promote approaches for the sustainable development through economic efficiency, equity and social justice and environmental harmony, Resource conservation and self reliance.Its strategies are innovation and appropriate design of technologies, institutions, knowledge structures, policy advocacy, campaigns, research, networking,technical assistance …
Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation, a professional development organisation, was initiated on October 2, 1997. It brings highly motivated, educated young women and men to the development sector. They would make new innovations in development to root out poverty from the country. The Foundation works to make significant changes …
DISHA is a voluntary organization working for socio-economic development of urban and rural communities. DISHA is a voluntary organization inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology of serving the downtrodden, poorest of the poor and marginalized sections of the urban and rural community by working on peace, justice, human rights, advocacy, education, …
There is a direct and intimate relationship between our practices and priorities and the future of our planet – Earth. Our choices will affect the future of our planet and its inhabitants, be it humans or millions of other species for whom this planet is the only home. Earthcare Foundation …
Anupam Mishra born 1948, is an Indian Gandhian, author, journalist, environmentalist, and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting techniques. He had been awarded the 1996 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) award instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. …
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 …
Equitable Tourism Options (EQUATIONS) is a research, campaign and advocacy organisation. Study the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact of tourism on local communities. Believe that tourism should be non-exploitative, equitable and sustainable. A question that has been central to our work and directs much of it is 'Who Really …
Ashish Kothari began working on environment and development issues in his school days in 1978-79, as one of the founders of Kalpavriksh, an Indian environmental NGO. A graduate in Sociology, Ashish has taught environment at the Indian Institute of Public Administration in the 1990s, and been guest faculty at several …
Professor M S Swaminathan has been acclaimed by the TIME magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century and one of the only three from India, the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. He has been described by the United Nations Environment Programme …
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 …
Madhu Sarin is the President of Vasundhara’s Executive Committee (EC). Since the early 1980s, she has worked on rural development planning, participatory and sustainable forest management, and gender justice and women’s empowerment, combining grassroots work with advocacy for policy changes at the state and national levels. Madhu has written extensively …
Greenpeace India has been working on various issues related to the environment since 2001. Work in India is focused on four broad campaigns namely, stop climate change, sustainable agriculture, preserving the oceans and preventing another nuclear catastrophe. Over the years Greenpeace India has built a strong base of supporters spread …
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. …
Medha Patkar is an Indian social activist. She is known for her role in Narmada Bachao Andolan. She has also filed a public interest petition in the Bombay High Court against Lavasa along with other members of National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), including Anna Hazare.
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.
Dr. Suman Sahai, who has had a distinguished scientific career in the field of genetics, was honored with the 2004 Borlaug Award for her outstanding contribution to agriculture and the environment. Dr. Sahai has served as a faculty member at the Universities of Alberta and Chicago as also the University …
The Indian Ecological Society was established in 1974 with eminent ecologist, educationist and administrator, Prof. A.S. Atwal as the Founder President. It is one of the pioneering organizations of India engaged in advances in ecological sciences and environmental protection.
