Satpuda Foundation

AT OUR CORE

Need to create inviolate Protected Areas. Resettle villages properly so that there is a win-win situation for tribals as well as wildlife.
Voluntary community participation is the key to protect corridors in the Satpuda Landscape by sustainable long-term conservation.
Win over local villagers through trust-building activities, empower them to improve their livelihoods and thereby enlist them as our partners in conservation.

Declaration of new tiger sanctuaries in Maharashtra.
SF brought many policy changes for tiger protection.
SF helped to relocate 10 villages from Melghat, TATR, Navegaon and Tipeshwar WLS.
Conservation Model evolved for Tiger Reserves in Satpuda Landscape.
Water Conservation.
Fire fighting.
Patrolling/cleaning of waterholes.
Organic farming.
Livelihood programs.
Strengthened Anti-poaching work in Melghat.
Working in TATR with assistance from Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT).
New initiative Satpuda Landscape Tiger Programme (SLTP).
Strengthened wildlife Conservation efforts in Yawal Sanctuary and other Pas.
Vulture (Gyps) and Bird Conservation Program.
Wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) study and conservation in Gadchiroli.
Eco-restoration of degraded landscape.

Conducts fact-finding surveys, builds up database of socio-economic conditions to support decision-making.
Assessing anthropogenic pressure of communities living in tiger’s habitat.
Produces educational materials and posters.
Conducts surveys on environmental impact of projects.
Working on Tiger Conservation Plan for Navegaon-Nagzira landscape.

Micro-finance unit to assist villagers in funding alternative livelihood options.
Market survey, data collection and analysis completed, process of registering unit to start shortly.
Unit to assist only those ventures which will not harm forests and wildlife.
Intention is to assist villagers through low-cost finance and ease their debt burden.