“Waatavaran aims to take tangible actions to protect the planet and its vulnerable communities. They believe in nurturing the symbiotic relationship that co-exists between humans and nature to create a climate just habitable environment for everyone. Their vision is a commitment towards the conservation of forest land while securing the identity, dignity and livelihoods of the tribal community. To achieve this, their mission is to secure the land ownership of 1 million Aadivasis’ by 2026 through the use of technology, community leadership, government collaboration and civil society alliances.

Waatavaran has impacted 1 million people individually about Air Quality and Clean Mobility. Capacities of 2,000+ tribal families have been built on Forest Rights, its laws and various provisions. This has led to filing Individual Forest Rights Claims of more than 2,000+ families of Raigad district and 16000+ saplings planted in the villages of Raigad district for forest rejuvenation.”