Thematic Focus
The following are some common key areas that our researchers are working or have worked on, however, these themes are not exhaustive, and so, feel free to reach out to us if your work may not exactly match these specific areas of work:
Sustainable Agricultural Transition
- Organic/Natural Farming Consultancy: Provide expertise on transitioning to and maintaining organic/natural farming practices.
- Agroforestry: Promote and design agroforestry projects that integrate trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes.
- Soil Health Management: Offer soil testing services and recommendations for sustainable soil health practices, including composting and crop rotation.
Climate Adaption & Mitigation
- Reforestation and Afforestation: Develop and manage reforestation and afforestation projects to restore degraded lands and enhance carbon sequestration.
- Wetland Restoration: Design and implement wetland restoration projects to improve biodiversity and water quality.
- Mangrove Rehabilitation: Focus on coastal areas, restoring mangrove forests to protect shorelines and support marine life.
Community-Based Conservation
- Community Training and Capacity Building: Conduct workshops and training sessions for local communities on sustainable practices and conservation techniques.
- Eco-tourism Development: Help communities develop eco-tourism initiatives that promote conservation while generating income.
- Women & Youth involvement: Help rural women play an active in attracting land restoration benefits. Help younger population to invest and involve in sustainable agricultural practices.
- Livelihood & Job creation
We acknowledge that individuals and communities are disproportionately affected by various factors, including gender, age, disability, geography, ethnicity, and sexual identity. Our commitment lies in adopting an intersectional and gender-transformative approach in all our initiatives. Our services aim to address these concerns through targeted actions and programs:
- Equitable Resource Distribution: We ensure that our resources reach those who need them most by considering the unique challenges faced by individuals based on their gender, age, disability, geography, ethnicity, and sexual identity.
- Intersectional Programs: Our initiatives are designed to be intersectional, recognizing and addressing the multiple and overlapping forms of discrimination and disadvantage that people may face.
- Support Services: We provide tailored support services to individuals facing barriers due to stigma and discrimination. This includes offering counselling, advocacy, and assistance in accessing essential services.
- Awareness and Education: We conduct awareness campaigns and educational programs to combat stigma and discrimination. These initiatives aim to foster a more inclusive society by challenging stereotypes and promoting understanding of diverse identities and experiences.
What we can do for you?
- Environmental monitoring & reporting: Provide comprehensive assessments for new projects to ensure they meet environmental standards and regulations.
- Social and Participatory forestry: Design methodologies & toolkit for enhancing sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience, ensuring social inclusion and equitable benefit sharing and social and environmental safeguards.
- GIS and Remote Sensing Services
- Carbon & Biodiversity Monitoring: Engage local communities in carbon & biodiversity monitoring programs to track and protect local wildlife and community together.
- Policy Advisory: Advise governments, organisations & civil society on policy development related to environmental conservation and sustainable development.
- Sustainable Practices Research: Conduct research on innovative and sustainable agricultural and conservation practices.
- Climate Resilience Studies: Study and develop strategies to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and communities to climate change.
- Socio–ecological impact assessment: Provide comprehensive assessments on small farm holders, women, young populations, ethnic, caste & racial minority groups.
- Baseline Assessments: Conduct initial assessments to establish baseline data, developing participatory toolkits involving local, vulnerable, and marginalized communities.
- Performance Monitoring: Implement monitoring frameworks and collect real-time data using remote sensing, GIS, and field surveys.
- Impact Evaluation: Measure project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative methods, including case studies, interviews, surveys, and statistical analysis.
- Participatory Monitoring: Engage community members in monitoring activities and train local stakeholders in data collection and analysis.
- Reporting and Documentation: Prepare detailed reports on monitoring and evaluation findings, providing actionable recommendations for project improvement.
- Feedback Mechanisms: Establish feedback loops to adapt and improve projects, facilitating stakeholder workshops to discuss evaluation findings.
- Customized Evaluation Frameworks: Design tailored frameworks that align with project goals and contexts, ensuring inclusive evaluation considering diverse community perspectives.
- Cost-Benefit Analysis: Conduct analyses to assess economic efficiency and sustainability, evaluating financial and social returns on investment in nature-based solutions.
- Collaboration with NGOs and Government Agencies: Partner with local and international NGOs, government bodies, and academic institutions to amplify impact.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & ESG Projects: Collaborate with businesses on CSR and ESG projects that align with environmental and social goals
Social Inclusion & Gender Equality