Welcome To Centre for Ecology!
Diamond Harbour Centre for Ecology is a not for profit making professional action research organization works on issues of ecology, environment and sustainable improvements in the quality of life of poor and marginalized communities, working in remoterural and urban areas of West Bengal, India. Centre for Ecology involves of a group of academics and development professionals, brought together by shared interest in the issues concerning its ecology and sustainable development. The organization is registered under the Societies ActXXVI of 1961.
We plan our activities based on analysis of the socio-economic and ecological contexts and the community dynamics of the area, with emphasis on community empowerment. Our programmes are unique in the sense as it is basically directed towards involving Community Based Organizations in every aspect including project planning, implementation, monitoring and management.Read more
Our Vision
To build such a self-reliant society, free from hunger and exploitation, where everyone irrespective of caste, creed, sex and language have right to dignified means of livelihood and through collective action ensure socio-economic justice and ecological balance.
Our Mission
To facilitate and strengthen vibrant people's organizations at different levels of society that will protect, utilize, control and manage local resources and through collective action, ensure dynamic socio-economic change for sustainable development by advocating for pro-poor governance and bring women, children, tribals and downtrodden, to the mainstream of the society.
