Environmentalist Foundation of India (E.F.I)

About us

Environmentalist Foundation of India (E.F.I) is a registered not for profit trust. Founded in 2007 by Arun Krishnamurthy. E.F.I is a wildlife conservation and habitat restoration group, which focuses on real-time and result oriented conservation efforts.
Most of India’s freshwater bodies are polluted/contaminated due to human activity. E.F.I focuses on scientific revival of these freshwater bodies through a community based collaborative conservation effort. We volunteer for India & her Environment. E.F.I works out of 14 Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Covering prominent cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Kochi etc… and several villages in these states.

Mission
To volunteer for India & her environment through result oriented and real time projects

Vision
E.F.I. strives to create a global community who not only takes care of the environment, but also loves it. We hope that this Earth will one day be a sanctuary for all life to thrive equally. In every project that E.F.I. participates, we desire to show that environmental change is possible with immediate and long-lasting impact.

Goals:
• Organize community-based volunteer efforts to clean up natural ecosystems such as lakes/ponds/rivers and forests.
• Educate the general public about environmental threats and motivate for change.
• Open dialogue about environmental problems and solutions.
• Revive an Indian sense of love and value for natural ecosystems.

Focus areas:
• Water: We at E.F.I aim at motivating the larger public in understanding, adopting and conserving our water bodies. Lake Restoration Efforts: The organization’s principal focus has been on adopting, scientifically reviving and ecologically restoring freshwater lakes and ponds across the country..
• Wildlife
• Waste

Projects:
• Restoration of Lakes and Ponds: Cleaning and reviving urban and rural water bodies
• Voluntary clean ups at urban water bodies
• Samudra – Ocean Conservation Project: Samudra is an initiative launched by E.F.I to raise awareness of our beaches as an ecological zone!
• E.F.I’s Wall-E: An awareness wall painting initiative to popularize India’s wildlife and natural habitats. Let us paint the public walls with information on our biodiversity.
• Hydrostan: Environmental Film Association (E.F.A) makes weekly infotainment videos on India’s Environment. Watch inspiring water stories from across India.
• Schoolwaale: Project aimed at introducing environment conservation to all educational institutions. From setting up Rain water harvesting to herbal gardens and organizing leadership programs for students, we focus on grooming young nation builders.
• ForesTree: It’s not about planting that sapling, its about caring-nurturing and see it grow.
• E.F.A Documentaries: We screen Environmental Film Association’s documentaries on lakes, ponds, rivers and wildlife to increase public awareness on conserving India’s environment.

Arun Krishnamurthy is the Founder and Shri Krishna is a Admin Associate of Environmentalist Foundation of India (E.F.I).

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.