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MANAV SADAN VIKAS SANSTHA (MSVS), Mumbai, Maharashtra
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“Promoting Local
response for Biodiversity Conservation through Establishment of
“Centers of learning” in secondary schools of Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg
districts of Maharashtra” |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 8, 00,000 |
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The goal and purpose
of the project is to promote local response for the demonstration of
conserving biological diversity through involvement of school
children. The project proposes to promote local response of the school
children for conserving the natural resources of Ratnagiri and
Sindhudurg District, to involve various techniques, such as survey of
flora and fauna of the regions, demonstrate the conservation of
ecologically important (endangered species) plants through
establishment of gardens of medicinal plants in and around the schools
and create public awareness through formal and non formal methods
among various strata of the society, about the importance of
environmental protection. |
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Contact Details:
Dr.Sanjay Deshmukh, Director (Programmes)
Vakola Municipal School, Ground floor, near Vakola bridge,
Santacruz (E)
Mumbai - 400 055
Phone no(s): 022 - 617 7022 Telefax: 022 - 612 6940
E-mail:
msvs100@vsnl.net,
drsanjaydeshmukh@vsnl.com
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RANWA - Research & Action in Natural Wealth Administration |
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“Ecosystem Assessment
and Planning Inputs for the Northern Western Ghats” |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 4,96,990 |
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The project aims to
assess local and regional impacts of urbanization, in collaboration
with colleges, universities, NGOs and government agencies. It involves
to measure the present distribution and status of biodiversity, study
the pollution levels in selected habitats including water bodies,
document public perception about the environment and sustainable
development perspectives and to quantify the impacts of land use
changes, human harvests and pollution on biodiversity at local and
regional level. |
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Contact Details:
Dr. Ajay Dixit, President
C - 26/1, Ketan heights, Kothrud, Pune - 411 029
Phone no(s): 020 - 544 6518, 546 4218 Fax: 020 - 542 4426
E-mail:
ranwa@yahoogroups.com,
www.ranwa.org
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ANTHRA |
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Biodiversity Samitis:
Community Efforts to Preserve Common Property |
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Grant Amount :
Rs.10,00,000 |
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The project involves
local communities in the sustainable use of natural resources by
making them stake holders in the process of biodiversity and natural
resource conservation. Formation of biodiversity samities, training of
samiti representatives on natural resources management and
biodiversity issues, development of nurseries, seed banks for
important species, establishment of biodiversity education centers for
the demonstration models of different processes like compost making,
hay making, propagation of different plants and preparation of
education material. |
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Contact Details:
Dr.Nitya Ghogte, Director
Shop F, Lantana Gardens, NDA Road, Bavdhan, Pune - 411
021
Phone no(s): 020 - 528 6310 Fax: 020 - 528 6311
E-mail:
anthra@vsnl.com
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Jnana Prabodhini |
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Confluence of Organic
Farming with the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the Shivaganga and
Gunjawani Valleys of Pune district |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 7,00,000 |
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The project intends
to connect the organizational strength of self-help-groups to organic
farming practices to promote sustainable agriculture, confluence of
women empowerment, improved agriculture, use of organic farming to
increase production and demonstrate a method to use agricultural waste
effectively and efficiently. It also adds the training component of
women SHGs about the organic farming. The major activities to achieve
the objectives are promotion of organic manure and pesticides,
promotion of vermi-compost, herbal extract for stimulating composting
process, use of biogas slurry and the use of organic pesticides.
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Contact Details:
Shri Subodh Kulkarni, Project Coordinator
510, Sadashiv Peth, Pune - 411 030
Phone no(s): 020 - 447 8095, 447 7691 Fax: 020 - 449 1806
E-mail:
prabodhini@vsnl.com,
jpgram@sify.com
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Bharati Vidyapeeth
Institute of Environment Education and Research |
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“Awareness Generation
and Capacity Building of Local Communities for Sustainable Use of
Resources in an Ecologically Sensitive Area” |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 11,58,000 |
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The proposed
activities of the project are to identify & train the local people in
techniques for initiating the development of ponds for Pisciculture
development and Silvicutural techniques in six villages through a PRA,
encourage villagers to develop nurseries of local species of trees for
fuel-wood, medicinal plants, and non-wood forest products and for
biodiversity, the project also aims to enhance pro-environmental
behavior among the community at large and the rural schools through a
mobile environment educational facility. |
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Contact Details:
Dr.Erach Bharucha, Director
Katraj, Dhankawadi, Pune - 411 043
Phone no(s): 020 - 437 5684 Fax: 433 9121
E-mail:
bvieer@vsnl.com
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Bombay Natural History Society, BNHS
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“Training of the Indian
Bird Conservation Network members and Local Stakeholders in the
Northeast India for enhancement of Bird Conservation” |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 10,00,000 |
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The project is widely
supported advocacy and awareness programme promoting the conservation
of globally important sites in India. The projects components include
survey of globally important sites as representative of Indian
biodiversity; training and workshops for the network building of local
stakeholders, train the resource members of the network to implement
local awareness and advocacy initiatives in support of agreed
conservation plans for their local sites, develop local capacity to
monitor key species and habitat variables at priority sites and
co-ordinate for the implementation of monitoring plans and maintain a
database to undertake periodic reviews of the status of globally
important sites to provide feedback to the stakeholders involved in
the monitoring of the site conservation. |
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Contact Details:
Dr.Asad Rahmani, Director
Hornbill House, Dr.Salim Ali Chowk (opp. Lion Gate),
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road
Mumbai - 400 023
Phone no(s): 022 - 2282 1811 Fax: 022 - 2283 7615
E-mail: bnhs@bom4.vsnl.net.in, bnhs@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Website:
www.bnhs.org
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Ongoing Project |
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Institute of Rural Credit and
Entrepreneurship Development (IRCED) |
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“Survival Strategy –
Alternative Agriculture System” |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 7,98,000 |
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project intends to create education and motivation among the farmers
for adoption of organic farming to increase the net profit vis a vis
soil productivity by introducing various composting methods such as
vermi compost, manure compost, Nadep compost, organic compost, slurry
making, etc. the emphasis is also given towards the introduction of
resource conserving techniques like green manuring and seed
preservation. Supportive irrigation facilities, enhancement of
groundwater recharge and soil conservation measures are also
incorporated in the programme. |
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Contact Details:
Mr.Kiran Kulkarni, Secretary
6, Nishant Apartments,
Nagraj Colony,
Vishrambaug, Sangli - 416 415, Maharashtra
Phone no(s): 0233 - 300 045, 302 125, 303 460 Fax: 0233 - 301
473
E-mail:
san_irced@sancharnet.in,
san_irced@hotmail.com
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Satpuda Vikas Mandal |
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“Community Initiatives
for Conservation and Propagation of Medicinal Plants and Aromatic
Improvement of Biodiversity Regime” |
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Grant Amount:
Rs.9,27,000 |
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The project aims at
awareness and motivation of farmers through training, group
discussion, meeting and camps etc. to create and develop awareness
among the local people about the availability of medicinal plants and
poor status of wild fruits. It also intends for the capacity building
of the village level institutions for better management of the
resources as well as for the cultivation and propagation of the
identified medicinal plants and setting up nurseries of medicinal &
aromatic plants. |
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Contact Details:
Shri Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari,
Secretary OR Ms. Ranjan Sunit Bonde, Project Coordinator
Tahasil - Raver, District
- Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Phone no(s): 02584 - 88421 Telefax: 02584 - 88439
E-mail:
sujitranjan@hotmail.com,
sujitranjan@yahoo.co.uk
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Prayas (Energy Group), Resources and
Livelihood Team |
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“Adaptation of and
Capacity Building on Low External Input, Sustainable, and Intensive
Cultivation Practices for Enhancing Livelihoods–security of Resource
Poor Women and Tribals” |
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Grant Amount :
Rs. 14,94,000 |
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project is proposed for the documentation and practices adopted by
Social Development and Research Institute and Prays, and
experimentation on the major Low External Input, Sustainable and
Intensive Cultivation (LEISIC) Practices mainly in soil amelioration
and crop tending. Setting up Demonstration and Awareness of LEISIC
practices for women and tribals and to provide livelihoods’ security
to resource-poor sections of the society, by adapting suitable LEISIC
techniques. |
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Contact Details:
14/13 Laxminarayanan Nagar,
Erandwana, Pune - 411 004
Phone no(s): 020 - 567 6742/ 2230 Fax: 020 - 542 0337
E-mail:
prayas@vsnl.com,
www.prayas-pune.org
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Parisar Samrakshan, Samvardhan Samstha
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“Environmentally
Sustainable, People-Centred Urban Transport” |
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Grant Amount:
Rs. 700000/- |
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The objective of the
project is to establish the perspective of Environmentally Sustainable
Traffic and Transport Policy in the minds of policy makers and
citizens and to develop a framework of environmentally sustainable
transport for Pune city with the participation of citizens. A
specialist group will be created that will be made up of individuals
from the field of traffic planning, technical consultants, architects,
planners, environmentalists, journalists and citizens’ activists. A
compilation of existing published material on Traffic and Transport
will be developed to show that Sustainable Transport is not only
possible but also essential in the long term. Meetings will be
organized with various organized and non-organized stakeholders to
communicate the perspective of Sustainable Transport. Feedback will be
sought from the participants and articulation of the demands from
diverse stakeholders and user groups will be incorporated into a
framework. A final city level workshop will be organized to present
the consolidated framework. |
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Contact
Details:
Mr.Sujit Patwardhan, Hon. Secretary
“Yamuna”, ICS Colony,
Ganeshkhind Road, Pune – 411 097
Phone no(s): (020) – 553 7955
E-mail:
sujit@vsnl.com
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Prayas |
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“Community Outreach and
Dissemination for Up-scaling of Small-Plot Sustainable Cultivation
Models: Enhancing Livelihoods of Resource Poor Sections" |
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Grant Amount:
Rs.15,47,000 |
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This project has been
undertaken as the next stage of their earlier project under the SGP.
While the earlier project focused on adapting the LEISIC practices and
in capacity building, this follow-up project aims to enhance the food
and livelihood security of the local community by increasing the
productivity of marginal lands and enhancing the biodiversity in the
local natural resource systems. This, they propose to do by developing
technically validated models of LEISIC-based livelihood options such
as backyard gardens and small horticulture plots, and by disseminating
the models of LEISIC through community-based demonstration plots. The
NGO foresees that the project will ultimately have set up about 20
demo plots in 3 districts, that will mainly comprise of intensive
cultivation of various fruit trees, vegetables and some other crops.
Training will be provided to people who will serve as Technical
Support Persons. Also, the dissemination activities will culminate in
the formation of Sustainable Cultivators Groups (SCGs), each of which
will consist of people from several households. |
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Contact Details:
Dr.Subodh Wagle
'Mangesh Pushp’, Survey
no.133, Swami Vivekanand Society,
Near BAIF, Warje, Pune – 411 052
Phone no(s): 020 2523 2836
Fax: 020 2542 0337
E-mail:
reli@vsnl.net
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Dharamitra |
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“Enhancing Crop
Productivity by Introduction of Soil Conservation Measures and
Biodiversity Crop Systems through active Participation of Tribal
Women” |
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Grant Amount:
Rs.4,33,000 |
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The project intends
to create a model for reorienting the modern agriculture system by
putting women at the forefront. It includes selection of young,
enthusiastic women beneficiaries in the villages to act as a
motivators and animators, awareness generation among the women about
indigenous crop varieties, mixed cropping, herbal medicines, soil and
water conservation measures to enhance biodiversity on the farms of
poor beneficiaries to achieve food and economic security. |
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Contact Details:
Dr.Tarak Kate
Bank of India Colony,
Nalwadi, Wardha - 442 001
Telefax: 07152 - 250584
E-mail:
tarakdm@nagpur.dot.net.in
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Vidarbha Nature Conservation Society |
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“Capacity Building for
Participatory Conservation of Biodiversity and Natural Resource
Management around Nawegaon National Park” |
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Grant Amount:
Rs. 1300000/- |
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The NGO addresses the
project through capacity building of stakeholders to facilitate
actions for reducing biotic pressure and to generate village level
microplans for the National Park. For this, they will train community
workers in resource mapping techniques and actual mapping work. A
community centre will be built and ward level Committees will be
formed, close interaction with the dwellers of which will be
facilitated. A micro plan of the wards for fodder, fuel and NTFP
management will be developed. Skill training, exposure visits, and
demonstration programmes will be arranged for the beneficiaries. SHG
activities will include account keeping, credit operation and nursery
establishment. People from the local community will be encouraged to
form Village Forest Protection Committees who will be involved in
matters such as fire control, fuel and fodder survey and capacity
building for mainly the community members and the SHG members. They
will develop some educational material on some of their experiences
and studies. |
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Contact Details:
Mr.Dilip Gode, Hon.Secretary
Tidke Ashram, Ganeshpeth,
Nagpur – 440 018
Phone no(s): (0712) 272 8942
E-mail:
vncs@nagpur.dot.net.in
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Jagrut Mahila Samaj |
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“Diversified biomass
production system for livelihood for poor women” |
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Grant Amount:
Rs. 1400000/- |
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This project
undertakes to upgrade the knowledge and skills of women about land,
water and forest resource management in an effort to establish
diversified biomass systems on wasteland to meet the demand for
fodder, fuel, partial food requirement, timber and high value biomass.
This process will also help in income generation. Besides, the NGO
will monitor the growth of plantations on wasteland and its growth
response to nutrients and water. Resource groups will be formed for
discussions and meetings with women who will finalize the plan for the
project. They will be allotted a small plot of (0.2) hectares where
each woman would carry out activities independently for biomass
production. The methodology of self study, experiments and ventures
will be initiated. This initiative will address peoples’ yearning for
advanced scientific knowledge and help in using the knowledge to
experiment and innovate. Women will share their experiences and
evaluate the performance of each member of the group. |
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Contact Details:
Mrs.Sandhya Edlabadkar, President
Tirupati Balaji Ward,
Behind water tank,
Ballarpur, Dist. Chandrapur – 442 701
Phone no(s): (07172) - 240815
E-mail:
sandhya-ed@rediffmail.com
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