About Us
Beginnings
Kalpavriksh was estabished in 1979 and works on environmental awareness, campaigns, litigation, research, and other areas. It has taken a position on a number of environment-development issues, more often than not confronting the state through measures ranging from protest letters to street demonstrations. Many of its members have been through an intense and diverse learning process: initiating local protests against the destruction of Delhi’s largest green area (the Ridge), treks through the Himalayan region with the Chipko Andolan, the first detailed study of the impacts of the Narmada projects, investigations into police firing in Bharatpur bird reserve, and all this while continuing nature walks and lobbying for wildlife conservation and animal rights. With such a background, it is not surprising that the NGO has continued to participate in mass movements challenging the state and its policies, while episodically supporting elements of the state that have moved progressively on environmental and development fronts.
Read an article on Kalpavriksh by Ram Guha in the Economics and Political Weekly
Philosophy
Kalpavriksh believes that a country can develop meaningfully only when ecological sustainability and social equity are guaranteed, and a sense of respect for, and oneness with nature, and fellow humans is achieved. It is a non-hierarchical organisation and the group takes all decisions after appropriate debate and discussion.
Read more about the philosophy of Kalpavriksh
Funding
Regular expenditure is met from grants for specific projects, contributions to publications and donations.
Click here to see a list of funding organisations for 2006-7
Click here to see a list of our donors for 2006-7
Click here to see a list of funding organisations for the year 2005 - 06
Click here to read our Annual reports
The Team
The Kalpavriksh team has welcomed people from a variety of backgrounds. We have sociologists, engineers, botanists, architects, software experts and many others in the group. A deep love of nature and a belief in a just and equitable society is all that is needed to become a member.
Click here for a list of current Kalpavriksh members
To read more about our team members and work that they are involved in click here
Kalpavriksh was estabished in 1979 and works on environmental awareness, campaigns, litigation, research, and other areas. It has taken a position on a number of environment-development issues, more often than not confronting the state through measures ranging from protest letters to street demonstrations. Many of its members have been through an intense and diverse learning process: initiating local protests against the destruction of Delhi’s largest green area (the Ridge), treks through the Himalayan region with the Chipko Andolan, the first detailed study of the impacts of the Narmada projects, investigations into police firing in Bharatpur bird reserve, and all this while continuing nature walks and lobbying for wildlife conservation and animal rights. With such a background, it is not surprising that the NGO has continued to participate in mass movements challenging the state and its policies, while episodically supporting elements of the state that have moved progressively on environmental and development fronts.
Read an article on Kalpavriksh by Ram Guha in the Economics and Political Weekly
Philosophy
Kalpavriksh believes that a country can develop meaningfully only when ecological sustainability and social equity are guaranteed, and a sense of respect for, and oneness with nature, and fellow humans is achieved. It is a non-hierarchical organisation and the group takes all decisions after appropriate debate and discussion.
Read more about the philosophy of Kalpavriksh
Funding
Regular expenditure is met from grants for specific projects, contributions to publications and donations.
Click here to see a list of funding organisations for 2006-7
Click here to see a list of our donors for 2006-7
Click here to see a list of funding organisations for the year 2005 - 06
Click here to read our Annual reports
The Team
The Kalpavriksh team has welcomed people from a variety of backgrounds. We have sociologists, engineers, botanists, architects, software experts and many others in the group. A deep love of nature and a belief in a just and equitable society is all that is needed to become a member.
Click here for a list of current Kalpavriksh members
To read more about our team members and work that they are involved in click here
