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Restoration: 80+ acres in Sahyadri

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About Us

Who We Are

A non-profit and non-government organization (NGO) for ecological research, restoration, awareness and education over landscape scale!

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Adhiwas Foundation was founded in May 2018 and is registered under Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 (Rule 29).

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With ever increasing rates of degradation of natural ecosystems, we wish to bring together conservation, restoration along with research opportunities for wildlife and overall ecology. With experiments and experience of ongoing projects by the founding members, it is evident that ecological restoration combined with integrated landscape approach builds resilience.

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The establishment of Adhiwas Foundation is a step forward by founding trustees for filling the gaps in baseline as well as long term studies in the field of ecology, biodiversity, conservation, restoration, and landscape level planning. We also aspire to integrate the international goals such as Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN Decade of Restoration into practice along with land-based work OIKOS has been doing since 2002 with private landowners.

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Adhiwas wishes to take ahead the eco-restoration work over larger, mixed land-use areas along with continuous assessment and field studies.

 

What We Do

Broad objectives of the trust are,

  • Research and Documentation in ecology, Biodiversity, and Eco-restoration.

  • Environmental Preservation and Ecological Restoration

  • Eco-Education

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Adhiwas plans to establish permanent research stations in various climatic zones for,

  • Research on eco-restoration work, biodiversity as indicator, land use changes, etc. with the active involvement of experts, students, interns and researchers

  • Biodiversity studies and documentation, data compilation and desk research to support field station activities

  • Research and execution for sustainable livelihood options and watershed management

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Achieving outreach through,

  • Eco-education, training and awareness activities for various target groups such as planners, students, farmers, policy makers, researchers, etc.

  • Recommendations at policy level for large scale restoration, landscape level management which can lead to employment generation

Work Done So Far

Some highlights of work done since inception of Adhiwas Foundation. 

2018-19

Formation of Trust

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Restoration initiated at Rahal

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Baseline Data Collection at Rahal

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2022-23

Nisrgshala English Manual Set

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Expansion of Trustee Board

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Drone Surveys

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Celebrated 5th Anniversary with 50+ visitors at Rahal

2019-20

Spring Mapping and Cleaning at Shirkoli

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Orchid Hut at Rahal

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Geo-hydrology Survey of Shikoli & Rahal

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Nisargshala Sessions with Rotary Club

2023-24

Protection and documentation at Ranwa

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Visits by 80+ people to Ranwa & Rahal

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Nisargshala manuals sent to 450+ schools & groups 

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Spring & Stream restoration at Rahal

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Gazebo installation at Rahal

2020-21

Mammal Mapping Program

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Nisargshala Online Sessions

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EPLP Course for Architects

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Ant Study at Rahal

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Orchid Conservation Started

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2024-25

Restoration work continues at Rahal & Ranwa

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100+ visitors to Rahal & Ranwa

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Restoration workshop for 40+ students at Rahal

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Research on IUCN listed species initiated at Rahal

2021-22

Camera Traps at Rahal

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Amphibian Trail

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Soil Carbon Study

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Sacred Grove Visits

Our Work

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Restoration

Ongoing restoration work at Ranwa and Rahal

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Research and Documentation of restoration sites

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NisargShala

Eco-education in schools and colleges

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Our Team

One of our objectives is to develop and maintain an efficient team of people, who are experts in various fields and passionate to work for conservation. Without them, such work cannot sustain. The team includes people for management, research, guides, on-site workers, local people and experts.

Trustees
Sunil Limaye

Sunil Limaye

Urmila Karandikar

Urmila Karandikar

Adv. Gouri Joshi

Adv Gouri Joshi

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Yogesh Chavan

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Shalvi Pawar

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Kirti Amritkar

Advisors & Experts

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Dr Gurudas Nulkar

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Dr Mandar Datar

Volunteers

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Sarika

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Jayashri Jog

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Sucheta Mahajan

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Affiliations

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Registration Numbers

 

Trust      : E-8184/Pune

12A        : AAGTA6740HE20214

80G        : AAGTA6740H24PN01

CSR 1      : CSR00008129

Darpan ID. : MH/2024/0387834

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210, Siddharth Towers, Survey No. 12/3B, Kothrud,

Pune - 411038

Maharashtra, India

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