Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development

1. Forestry - Working on Joint Forest Management, Forest Right Act and ecological issues related to Livelihood, Biodiversity (Currently study in five states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh , Chattisgarh and Orissa ) , 2. Water Governance Sub basin approach in six sub basins of three states ( Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh ). , 3. Biofuels/Energy Studies on impact of introduction of Prosopis Juliflora and Jatropha and issues related to Sustainable Land use Management , 4. NREGA - State Resource Group in Rajasthan with focus on Sustainable Livelihoods. , 5. Education: Model building at sub basin level in action research mode. Development , 6. SRI - Promotion of System of Crop Intensification in Jharkhand and Prrulia districtof West Bengal , 7. Natural Resource Management Institution building at multi-scalar level, Ecology and Livelihood Sustainability , - Multi-Stakeholder forums in five states , - Initiated many action research studies of which reports available. , - Part of the Millennium Assessment follow up action which is an International , network currently having 72 Sub Global Assessments. , 8. Implementation of MKSP and CFT programmes in Jharkhand , 9. Supporting Panchayats for MNREGS to include Natural Resource Management