FES works towards the ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources in ecologically fragile, degraded, and marginalized regions in India, through the collective efforts of village communities.
We work towards the ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources, in conserving the uplands and other eco-fragile, degraded, and marginalized zones of the country and to set in place the processes of coordinated human effort and governance to achieve this objective.
Spread across diverse ecological and social geographies, FES works towards the conservation of nature and natural resources through the collective action of local communities. The crux of FES efforts lies in locating forests and other natural resources within the prevailing economic, social, and ecological dynamics in rural landscapes.
Globally, FES hopes to see an increasing influence on two fundamental issues in governing shared natural resources: a socio-ecological systems approach and a commons.