We work at the intersection of nature and livelihoods, to empower grassroots organisations to transcend donor dependence and maximise impact for biodiversity and people.
We are on a mission to see grassroot organisations play a significant role in leading the way for a sustainable, just and equitable world.
We design solutions for the needs of local grassroots organisations, Indigenous Peoples, and Local Communities to accelerate on-ground action
Grassroot
Development
To enhance impact delivery
Landscape
Management
To generate evidence-based biodiversity recovery and improved livelihoods
Conservation
Enterprise
To promote self-financing for biodiversity conservation
Impact to Date
2,670 Ha
Under Landscape
Management
3
Conservation
Enterprise
17,134
Livelihood Days
8
Grassroots
30
Partners
Partners
We work with a network of partners.
Grassroots
Government
Conservation Enterprise
Development
Technology
Corporate
Latest
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Blog
Alumni Update: Swapnil Chaudhari
Swapnil Chaudhari is a 2012 Inlaks Ravi Sankaran Fellow who pursued an MPhil in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge. He is the Founder CEO of GroundUp Conservation. Read more.
Koshi-Tappu: A wetland haven and its people ! – Megha Rao
‘Momos! I’ll have a plate of veg momos, please’. I was excited to finally visit Nepal and in a very stereotypical manner ordered the most-coveted dish of the country. But by the end of my field visit, I had learnt that Nepal is much more than just mountains and momos. Read more.
Scaling Conservation with Grassroots
Proposal Writing & Development Workshop
GroundUp Conservation: Re-centering conservation around indigenous peoples and local communities
Radhika and I have worked in the development sector, particularly in community-led biodiversity conservation, landscape management, agriculture development, and climate adaptations for the last two decades. Read more.
Biodiversity intervention area: Capacity-Building, Consultancy
GroundUp Conservation works with Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs) in India and Nepal, to incubate grassroots enterprises working at the intersection of conservation and livelihoods. With this work, they aim to empower the IPLCs to lead and benefit from eco-tourism and nature-positive product markets and break the chain of long-term donor-dependence. Read more.
Accelerating biodiversity-positive impact: A conversation with Silverstrand Capital’s Kelvin Chiu
The first cohort under Silverstrand Capital’s Biodiversity Accelerator+ program included seven entities working on nature-based solutions and technology, ranging from GroundUp Conservation, an incubator for grassroots enterprises in biodiversity hotspots, to Nightjar, which produces an AI-enabled, real-time camera alert system to facilitate monitoring of protected areas. Read more.