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ECO
TENTS
KALPVRIKSH
Welcome to Kalpvriksh's eco-tent.
Our presence
in this online trade show organized by "Network of Indian Environment
Professionals" gives people and organizations around the world an
opportunity to interact with us and know more about what we have to offer.
In our eco-tent you can find about our services that we are providing
to a sample list of organizations. Here you can know more about our projects
that we completed and which we are now implementing. You can browse through
some of our free publications, articles and white papers and download
them at your will.
About us
Kalpavriksh (KV) is a voluntary
group working on environmental education, research, campaigns, and direct
action. It began in 1979, with a students' campaign to save Delhi's Ridge
Forest area from encroachments and destruction. Starting with these roots
in local action, Kalpavriksh has moved on to work on a number of local,
national, and global issues. KV is registered under the Societies Registration
Act of 1980 (No. S-17439). It is Delhi based, and has a unit in Pune as
well.
PHILOSOPHY
KV believes that a country can develop
meaningfully only if ecological sustainability and social equity are guaranteed,
and a sense of respect for and oneness with nature and fellow humans are
revived
Contact us
Delhi-based activities: B25 Defence Colony,
New Delhi 110 024 (mailing address only). Tel.
(c/o Pradeep Malhotra): 011-4624197. Email (c/o Krishnendu Bose): bose2@vsnl.com.
Pune-based activities: Aptmt. 5, Shree
Dutta Krupa, 908 Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411 004. Tel.
and fax: 020-5654239. Email: kvriksh@vsnl.com
Achievements
Highlights: KV has helped villagers of
Nahin-Badkot (Dehradun) fight and win a case against Limestone quarrying
in that area. It also litigated against the takeover of the Aravalis for
luxury farmhouse development, and joined the legal action against the
Sriram Chemicals plant in Delhi. It has currently filed a public interest
litigation relating to the extermination of the Onge tribe and the deforestation
of the Little Andaman island.
Services
Education and awareness:
Talks
and slide-shows in schools and colleges Nature
walks and outstation camps Consumer awareness regarding
organic food Press
campaigns and handling green alerts Long-term
environmental educational activities in the Andaman & Nicobar and
Lakshadweep
Islands Public
awareness about biodiversity issues, including the International Convention
on Biological Diversity Publication
of Protected Area Update, focusing on conservation and livelihood issues 'Signs
of Hope' lecture series on Environment and Development in Pune and Delhi
Investigation and research:
Bird
counts and bird watching in Delhi and Corbett National Park, Uttar Pradesh Management
issues of Sultanpur National Park, Haryana Destructive
commercial activities (e.g. mining) in protected areas Conflicts
between local communities and wildlife conservation and their resolution Sustainable,
organic agriculture, including the revival of agro-biodiversity Environmental
and social impacts of the Narmada River Valley Project Forest
logging and status of tribals in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Participatory
research on community in South Asia Biodiversity assessment
associated with watershed development, Amba Valley, Raigad district, Maharashtra Non-timber
forest produce and local community use, Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh Impacts
of intellectual property rights regimes on biodiversity and local communities Direct action, campaigns,
and lobbying: Save
the Delhi Ridge, KV is now a member of the Joint NGO Forum to save the
ridge forest Protect
wildlife habitats from destructive commercial developments such as mining,
and denotifications of protected areas Protest
against the Narmada Valley dams, as a part of the Narmada Bachao Andolan Campaign against indiscriminate
tiling of Delhi's pavements Anti-plastics and alternative
bags campaign in Pune Campaign
to save Pune University's greens and against herbicide spraying of the
Mula river
Networking:
With
communities, local NGOs, social activists, conservationists and forest
officials to initiate dialogues and resolve conflicts within protected
areas Coordinator
of a national Conservation and Livelihoods Network Active support to many
and self rule struggles International
NGO networking related to the Biodiversity Convention and the Intergovernmental
Forum on Forests Representation
in international networks and groups such as the Global Biodiversity Forum,
Earth Action, the World Rainforest Movement, and the Using Diversity Fund
for South Asia Participation
in movements against WTO, TRIPs, and the processes of destructive globalisation Coordination
of India's National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
Books and Publications
Go through our rich collection of books and publications
that will help guide you towards a better tomorrow.
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