Applied
Environmental
Research
Foundation
Our Leadership
Dr. Archana Godbole
Director
Dr. Godbole is the founder Director of AERF and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of conservation and natural resource management. She was awarded the Whitley Associate Award for her long term work on sacred groves. She is also an invited NGO member representative of the Clinton Global Initiative and AERF’s commitment on Safeguarding Forests and Biodiversity of Northern Western Ghats has been felicitated in CGI annual meeting of 2011. Under her able guidance, AERF has completed a number of research and implementation projects, contributing to the objectives of AERF and to the process of biodiversity conservation
Jayant Sarnaik
Joint Director
An innovative enviropreneur and conservation practitioner, Mr.Jayant Sarnaik is a founding member and Joint Director of the Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF)-a conservation NGO based out Pune, India. He has over 18 years of on ground experience in the field of biodiversity conservation and cross-cutting issues such as energy, livelihoods and climate change. He constantly works on developing approaches and strategies for making conservation socially sustainable and economically viable. He is recipient of Alcoa Practitioner Fellowship in conservation and sustainability 2008 and the Conservation Leadership Award 2016
Leading Changemakers
Gunwant Mahajan
Sr. Field Coordinator, Devrukh
Omkar Pai
Field Coordinator, Alibaug & Bhimashankar
Karn Mahadik
Research Officer,
Pune
Akshay Gawade
Field Coordinator, Mandangad
Abhishek Nangare
Field Coordinator, Talmachi
Research & Analysis Wing
Dr. Charuta Gole
Sr. Field Researcher
Nikhil Jambhale
Field Researcher, Devrukh
Pankaj Bhure
Social Business Officer,
Chhattisgarh
Tejaswini Adhav
GIS Analyst
Ajay Gawas
Field Researcher, Alibaug
Shivani Datar
Field Researcher,
Bhimashankar
Rakesh Rambade
Research Assistant,
Devrukh
Swanand Patil
Field Researcher Mandangad
Inspirational Footsoldiers
Sanjay Pashte
Rajesh
Jadhav
Sachin
Parshram
Kundlik Kondhawale
Vasant
Sabale
Kailas
Gawand
Rajkumar Lingayat
Sagar Deshpande
Pramod Hatwar
DEVRUKH Team (23 members)
Led by GUNWANT MAHAJAN
Mr. Sanjay Pashte, Sr. Resource Person
Mr. Sachin Parshram, Field Assistant
Mr. Rajesh Jadhav, Field Assistant
Mr. Nikhil Jambhale, Field Researcher
Mr. Lingeshwaran P K, Field Researcher
Mr. Rohan Jadhav, Field Assistant
Mr. Digambar Dhane, Field Assistant
Mr. Rohan Dhane, Field Assistant
Mr. Dinesh Patere, Field Assistant
Mr. Dilip Rahate, Field Assistant
Mr. Aniket Shinde, Field Assistant
Mr. Aniket Zagade, Field Assistant
Ms. Sakshi Mane, Field Assistant
Mr. Sandip Mane, Field Assistant
Mr. Swapnil Maeen, Field Assistant
Mr. Rakesh Rambade, Field Assistant
Mr. Vidyadhar Rane, Field Assistant
Mr. Vaibhav Jadhav, Field Assistant
Mr. Rakesh Govalkar, Field Assistant
Mr. Pravin Patil, Field Assistant
Mr. Varad Jangam, Admin Assistant
Mr. Ashish Ghadshi, Field Assistant
Mr. Adinath Devalkar, Field Assistant
Mr. Shubham Rewale, Field Assistant
Mr. Dhiraj Sutar, Field Assistant
CORE SUPPORT STAFF
Nilesh Bhujbal
Accounts Head
Bhalchandra Wadke
Administrative Head
Suchitra Naidu
Communications Manager
Suhas Ghate
Programme In-charge
Sameer Thakar
Logistics In-charge
VIDARBHA & CHHATTISGARH Team
(4 members)
Led by KARN MAHADIK
Mr. Pankaj Bhure, Social Business Officer
Mr. Sagar Deshpande Field Assistant
Mr. Pramod Hatwar Field Assistant
BHIMASHANKAR Team (4 members)
Led by OMKAR PAI
Mr. Kundalik Kondhawale Resource Person
Mr. Vishwanath Wayal Field Assistant
Mr. Amol Kokate Field Assistant
TALMACHI Team (4 members)
Led by ABHISHEK NANGARE
Mr. Vasant Sabale, Resource Person
Mr. Uttam Sabale, Field Assistant
Mr. Dnyaneshwar Sabale, Field Assistant
PUNE Team (13 members)
Mr. Bhalchandra Wadke Administrative Officer
Mr. Devendra Saralkar Legal Advisor
Mr. Nilesh Bhujbal, Accounts Head
Mr. Suhas Ghate Programme In-charge
Ms. Suchitra Naidu Communications Manager
Dr. Charuta Gole, Sr. Field Researcher
Ms. Tejaswini Adhav GIS Analyst
Mr. Vyankatesh Raskatla GIS Analyst
Ms. Shivani Datar Field Researcher
Mr. Rajeev Rahate Administrative Assistant
Mr. Sameer Thakar Logistics In-charge
Mr. Anil Salve Driver
AERF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dr. Archana Godbole
Mr. Jayant Sarnaik
Mrs. Vandana Kulkarni
Dr. M.A.Pendse
Mrs. Shruti Barve
Mr. Vijay Basrur
Mr. Ulhas Puranik
ALIBAUG Team (11 members)
Led by OMKAR PAI
Mr. Kailas Gawand Sr. Resource Person
Mr. Bhavik Patil Resource Person
Mr. Sushant Misal Resource Person
Mr. Sandesh Wavekar Field Assistant
Mr. Sachin Patil Field Assistant
Mr. Prashant Patil, Field Assistant
Mr. Ajay Gawas, Field Researcher
Mr. Vishnukant Kendre, Field Researcher
Ms. Harshada Mestry, Field Researcher
Mr. Sakshat Jaokar, Field Researcher
MANDANGAD Team (5 members)
Led by AKSHAY GAWADE
Mr. Swanand Patil, Field Researcher
Mr. Rajkumar Lingayat, Field Assistant
Mr. Ronak Marchande, Data Management Assistant
Mr. Vaibhav Bhanse, Local Resource person
Our FOREST GUARDIANS (24)
Mr. Ratan Angre
Mr. Vinayak Sawant
Mr. Suresh Bavdhane
Mr. Rajaram Mosamkar
Mr. Dattaram Suvare
Mr. Gopinath Baeet
Mr. Dinesh Salvi
Mr. Murlidhar Chalke
Mr. Santosh Kamble
Mr. Jayesh Sawant
Mr. Ramesh Pawar
Mr. Sitaram Ganpat Shinde
Mr. Ravaji Dhumak
Mr. Ravindra Ghag
Mr. Santosh Gholam
Mr. Bharat Chinchavalkar
Mr. Atmaram Kangane
Mr. Dhondu Kangane
Mr. Vijay Gothankar
Mr. Subhash Sawant
Mr. Vijay Kule
Mr. Deepak Ghagare
Mr. Dilip Takke
Mr. Ramesh Dhangade
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