Nature Environment & Wildlife Society ( NEWS) is one of the leading NGO's in Eastern India. Since 1991, NEWS is committed to protect and conserve wildlife, ecology & environment. NEWS is also committed to engage people in alternative and sustainable livelihood who are majorly dependent on threatened ecosystems and to enhance their participation in the conservation process. Our research, conservation and community development activities, conducted by the best hands in the field are well documented. Over the years, we have partnered many national and international organizations like IUCN, UNDP, World Bank, Public Affairs Department-Fedral Government of United States of America, British CouncilDivision-Kolkata,Honory British Deputy High Commission of Kolkata,Consulate of Federal Republic of Germany, RBS Foundation India, D.S.T-Government of India, MOEF - Govt of India, State Forest Department, and reputed corporate sectors like Danone-Paris and among others. NEWS is a member of IUCN (World Conservation Union) ......more
Funded by : HYATT THRIVE
Develop a community participative model for scientific management of municipal solid wastes in East Kolkata Wetlands
Hyatt Thrive, the company's global corporate responsibility program has a key component - Hyatt Community Grants, to support one of Hyatt's four philanthropic pillars Environmental Sustainability, Education & Personal Advancement, Economic Development & Investment, or Health & Wellness; Hyatt Regency Kolkata has awarded Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS) with a significant grant to further the organization's efforts in Environmental Sustainability ..... more
Funded by : LIVELIHOODS
MANGROVE RESTORATION IN SUNDERBAN....
The project aims to restore ‘Green Belts’ in 6000 hac. of land in Sunderban, thereby increasing biodiversity resources for continued sustainable existance of the community and to protect the fragile embankment, the lifeline of Sunderban. This ‘green belt’ will also be responsible to sequestrate a large amount of CO2 in atmosphere. Active participation of the community in the whole plantation process and planting of different mangrove species are the priorities. .... more
Funded by : RBS Foundation India
SUNDERBAN LIFELINE .... The goal of the project is ● To provide alternative sustainable livelihood to 450 families who live below poverty line in three forest fringe villages in Sunderban. ● To protect fragile embankment by way of mangrove restoration. ● To provide basic health care and supply safe drinking water. ● To generate awareness. .... more
Funded by : EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE
LOCAL VOLUNTEERING PROJECT
Earthwatch Institute in collaboration with Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS) formed a Project which involved employees of HSBC as corporate volunteers to build awareness on scope & challenges of the multifunctional East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW). .... more
Funded by : DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
UPGRADATION OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF WOMEN FOLK, SUNDERBANS THROUGH SEA-WEED CULTURE
Till date, Sea-weed is the most untapped natural resource in Sunderban. This project in Tridibnagar, a forest fringe village is aiming to develop a standard culture methodology of the available sea-weed and dissiminate the knowledge among the women folk and also to establish the marketing link to upgrade their socio-economic profile. .... more
Visit of US Ambassador in Mangrove Restoration Programme
On 26th January, 2010 Timothy Roemer, US Ambassador and Beth Payne, US Consul General in Kolkata, visited village Mathurakhand in Bali Island , one of the villages where NEWS is generating mangrove nurseries through local community participation. The Ambassador and Consul General were delighted to see the work done by the villagers and NEWS and assured further wholehearted support. Nature Environment & Wild Life Society (NEWS), an organization engaged in conservation of ecology and wild life, has taken a project to plant 1000 hectares of mangroves in the first year and 5000 hectares subsequently in mudflats as well as along the embankement. The project is funded by Danone Foundation, based in Paris, which is also a partner of IUCN .... more
Funded by : STATE FOREST DEPARTMENT,
GOVERNMENT OFWEST BENGAL
LIVELIHOOD TRAINING PROGRAMME IN BUXA TIGER RESERVE
A good section of 1.5 million cattle from surrounding villages & tea gardens of Buxa Tiger Reserve graze regularly inside the forest. It causes tremendous pressure on hervivore food resources of the forest and thereby affects the dwindling tiger population of the reserve. The society has undertaken livelihood training programme for the local community so that the villagers can adopt alternative farming. .... more
●IUCN ● GEF ● UNDP ● British High Commission ● US Embassy ● Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India ● Danone Foundation ● Earthwatch Institute ● State Depts of Environment and Forest ● RBS Foundation India ● WHO ● Botanical Survey of India ● Zoological Survey of India
● IUCN ● GEF ● UNDP ● British High Commission ● US Embassy ● Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India ● Danone Foundation ● Earthwatch Institute ● State Depts of Environment and Forest ● RBS Foundation India ● WHO ● Botanical Survey of India ● Zoological Survey of India
