Sustainable de

velopment and sustainable

livelihoods led by communities themselves

are the transformative thread in the NGOs

shortlisted for the ENVIRONMENTAL

category of the HCL Grant this year.

Enhancing access to information

about ecosystem restoration through

technology in Maharashtra; revitalizing

wetlands in Assam and sacred groves in

Karnataka; minimizing pollution through

community-based local action in forest-

fringe villages; holistic development of

people and the environment in remote

villages of Uttarakhand; regenerating

women’s traditional knowledge to conserve

biodiversity; long term conservation of

mega-animal species and habitats in

central India, and so much more – all these

initiatives work to fortify the delicate web

of life and resources on our planet.