What is "vanashakti"

Vanashakti is a non-profit environmental NGO based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was formed in 2006, by Meenakshi Menon, Namita Roy Ghose, and Peter Armand Menon. Vanashakti aims to conserve the forests, wetlands and wildlife corridors and habitats, create awareness about environmental topics, protect and revive rivers and prevent opencast mining in the areas that are well-endowed with biodiversity. It also directs its efforts in involving local forest-dwelling communities to protect the biodiversity of the region and provides sustainable livelihood options for forest dependent and coastal communities.

Stalin Dayanand, a passionate environmentalist, works as the Director of Projects at Vanashakti and has spearheaded all the activities undertaken by Vanashakti since 2010.