Centre for Ecological Engineering

www.engeco.org

Centre for Ecological Engineering

( An Environmental Organisation )

The Centre for Ecological Engineering ( ECOENG^© ) is a research based environmental organisation which works, promotes and involves in different categories of research, documentation, plans, policies and management of various environmental issues. The organisation also engaged in “Envirosocial”, “Enviropolitical”, Environomics”, “Enviocultural”,“ Envirolegal” and “Envirodevelopment” research, plans, policies and management issues. The Centre for Ecological Engineering supports and organises awareness generation, capacity building, networking, technical services, research, documentation and publication for the betterment of the society and its living beings. The organisation also seriously involves in birds study, habitat management, wildlife conservation & management, conservation, management and wise use of natural resources. Conservation of water & wetlands, flood & riverbank researches is organisation’s main field of activities. The organisation also supports, organise and disseminate information in a way that the better organised sections of the society get to hear the problems and perspective of the less organised. The Centre for Ecological Engineering has been registered on 5^th August 2003 at Kolkata under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, West Bengal, India.

Eco - Watch

http://www.ecowatchindia.org/

About Eco-Watch :
Eco-Watch was founded by Suresh Heblikar, a noted environmentalist in Karnataka today, in the early nineties and was registered as a ‘Non-Profit Public Charitable Trust’ in October-1998 even as its activities were underway at various levels, addressing key environmental issues and concerns in Bangalore and other parts of the state. The organization came into existence by a group of like-minded people from varied backgrounds such as research-scientists, socio-economists, ecologists, environmentalists and others who continue to be a major part of the organization even today.
Organization Structure :
Eco-Watch is headed by the Chairman who is the chief administrator and decision-maker of the organization. He is supported by the Vice-Chairman, who is the associate decision-maker and also governs the working of the centre from time to time. These two heads of the organization are further strengthened by the Board of Trustees and the Research Committee, which consists of key professionals from specific backgrounds who support the working team to analyze and understand the issues and problems; develop, design and build specific projects; and finally assist in implementing and executing these projects. The Board and the Committee also oversee the activities that the organization undertakes. The project team comprises of Research Associates, Technical Associates, Field Assistants and Office Assistants. Thus, with qualified personnel guiding the team members in carrying out various activities, the centre has been consistently working towards improving environmental conditions and ecosystems for a better and healthier future. The activities are a fall-out of the objectives of the organization, which are as follows.

MNHS - Malabar Natural History Society

http://www.malabarnhs.org/

Malabar Natural History Society (MNHS) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, voluntary organisation (registered (No. 929/02) under Indian Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860) dedicated to Nature education, research and conservation of biodiversity. It is based at Calicut and is very active since its inception five years back. As part of its Nature Education and Research Programme, it has published five books; Butterflies of Kerala- a photo field guide (in Malayalam), Nature: Observation and Interpretation (in Malayalam) and Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats.