AERF works through 5 programmes in 2 biodiversity hotspots within India. Applied research welded with active local participation forms the core strategy in all of the Foundation’s programmes. In developing and implementing its programmes, AERF follows a systematic, phase-wise process we call “Conservation on the ground.”
The Foundation aims to address the biological diversity loss of a region by building sustainable development models that would also benefit the areas' local populace. AERF believes in community-based conservation or participatory conservation which implies involving people in the process of conservation.
AERF operates through a strong network of organizations.
Where we work:
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Upland mountain ecosystems of north Western Ghats, Maharashtra.
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Western Coastal Maharashtra (Konkan)
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Eastern Himalayan Region covering North Eastern India.
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Western Himalayan Region (Kumaon & Garhwal).
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Protected areas from the states of Kerala, Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh.
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Desert landscapes of Rajasthan.
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Forest Landscape of Jharkhand.
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Various ecosystems from Himachal Pradesh.
Our Programmes
AERF works a range of cross-cutting issue linked to biodiversity conservation. The Foundation’s efforts and initiatives fall in one or more of the following programmes
