Kalpavriksh

Environmental Action Group

 Beginnings
• Began in 1979, with a
students' campaign to
save the Delhi Ridge
Forest area

• Roots in local action

• A registered Society

• Offices in Delhi and

Pune.
Vision
Kalpavriksh believes
that a country can
develop meaning fully
only if ecological
sustainability and
social equity are
guaranteed, and a
sense of respect for
and oneness with
nature and fellow
humans are achieved.
 Education and Awareness

• Publication of Protected Area Update - focusing

on conservation and livelihood issues
• ‘Signs of Hope’ lecture series on environment and
development
• Environmental educational activities in the A& N
and Lakshadweep Islands, and Uttara Kannada
dist
• Production of newsletters -'Nature', 'Aranya',
and 'Narmada‘
• Public awareness about biodiversity issues like
CBD
Biodiversity Conservation
Signs of Hope
 Legal Action

Kalpavriksh is currently pursuing a PIL (Public

Interest Litigation) filed in the Supreme Court,
relating to threats to the Onge tribe and the
deforestation of the Little Andaman Island
KV helped villagers of Nahin-Badkot
(Dehradun) fight and win a case against limestone
quarrying
KV is also helping the villagers of Jardhargaon,
Tehri Garhwal oppose a mining lease in their area
Andaman Islands
 Investigation and research

• Community based conservation in S.Asia

• Destructive commercial activities (e.g. mining)
in protected areas
• Conflicts between local communities and
wildlife conservation and their resolution
• Sustainable, organic agriculture
• Documentation of the community uses of
biodiversity
• Biodiversity assessment associated with
watershed development
• Impacts of large dams in North East India
Field research

Mining
Community Conservation

Changpas

Gaddis
Bishnois Van Panchayats
Pipens Tragopan, and
Arvari Golden langur
Yuksam protection
GrasslandSansad
management JFM
Sacred
Sacred Community
mangroves
groves Forestry
Turtle Heronries
conservation Sacred
groves
Turtle
conservation Traditional
Periyar tanks
Direct Action, Campaigns, Lobbying
• The campaign to save the
Delhi Ridge forest
• Campaign against
indiscriminate tiling, N.Delhi
• Anti-plastics campaigns,
Pune
• Participated in the Narmada
Bachao Andolan
• Campaign promoting
organic food and natural
colours, Pune
 Delhi Ridge Campaign
Narmada Bachao Campaign

Anti Plastics Campaign

Natural colours campaign
 Networking
• With communities, local NGOs, social activists,
conservationists and forest officials to initiate
dialogues and resolve conflicts within PAs
• Coordinator of a national Conservation and
Livelihoods Network
• International NGO networking related to the
Biodiversity Convention
• Representation at the GBF, Earth Action and the
World Rainforest Movement
• Participation in movements against WTO, TRIPs
Publications
Kalpavriksh has produced
several publications on the
subjects of

•Community Based
Conservation
•Protected Area Management
•Birdwatching
•Andaman Islands
•Biodiversity Conservation
•OrganicFarming
•Environment Education
Funding
 Membership

Journalists, Engineers, Housemakers, Architects,

Botanists, Mathematicians, Photographers, ….
Participatory Decision Making
Eco products
Future Directions
Thank You