About Us
The Centre for Ecology Development and Research (CEDAR) works on issues of ecology, environment, and development primarily in the Himalayas. CEDAR works with communities, policy makers, and development practitioners to bridge the gap between theory and practice, policy and implementation.
We do so by linking applied research to ground initiatives on the one hand and the output of such collaboration to various external stakeholders on the other hand. We believe that such initiative would help establish a better understanding of the ground realities while, at the same time, help document best practices for replication, subsequent programme design, and optimal allocation of funds.
CEDAR is currently collaborating with academic institutions (such as Kumaun University, Nainital; HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar) various NGOs, (HIMCON, New Delhi; PSI, Dehradun; CHIRAG, Nainital; and HGVS, Gangolihat).
"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the
world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from
his children."
~ John James Audubon
