Waatavaran, Mumbai (2026)

17/08/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌱

We are pleased to announce our with Bandhan Bank to support 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 in Maharashtra.

Building on Waatavaran’s intensive work with the farmers of , this scale-up will support farmers with:
🌾 Native seeds suited to local conditions
🌱 Natural fertilisers and sustainable farming practices
🧪 Soil testing to understand soil health and improve its quality
♻️ Vermicompost units for every participating farmer

This partnership is about more than improving farming practices - it is about 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 Bandhan Bank 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬. 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🌿

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17/08/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌱

We are pleased to announce our with Bandhan Bank to support 150 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 in Maharashtra.

Building on Waatavaran’s intensive work with 60 farmers of , this scale-up will support farmers with:
🌾 Native seeds suited to local conditions
🌱 Natural fertilisers and sustainable farming practices
🧪 Soil testing to understand soil health and improve its quality
♻️ Vermicompost units for every participating farmer

This partnership is about more than improving farming practices - it is about 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 Sarvashish Roy, Bandhan Bank 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

150 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬. 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🌿

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15/08/2026

Celebrating the freedom we cherish and our shared responsibility to protect the land, forests, water, and biodiversity that sustain us. 🇮🇳🌿
May we continue to build a future where people and nature thrive together.

Waatavaran wishes everyone a Happy Independence Day! 🇮🇳

12/08/2026

🌱 Growing Together. Restoring Our Forests.

As part of Van Mahotsav 2026–27, 400 native saplings were planted in the Community Forest Rights (CFR) recognised forest area of Asanewadi, Sudhagad.

The initiative brought together 20 employee volunteers from Indef Manufacturing Limited , Ms. Shreya Sudhir, CSR Head-Bajaj Electricals Foundation, 32 members of the Katkari community, Forest Department officials, the CFRMC, and the Waatavaran Foundation team - turning a plantation drive into a meaningful experience of corporate volunteering, community participation and ecological restoration.

From learning the science behind planting native species to working alongside the local community, the day reinforced an important message: _lasting conservation is built through collective action and community ownership._

Our gratitude to Bajaj Electricals Foundation, Bajaj Indef Manufacturing Limited, Forest Department, CFRMC Asanewadi, Sudhagad Pali, and all the volunteers and community members who made this initiative possible.

🌿 400 native saplings | 20 corporate volunteers | 32 community members | One shared commitment to healthier forests

10/08/2026

From observing biodiversity to creating space for it.

The Nature Connect journey under Mumbai Ekatra concluded with the establishment of a Butterfly Pollinator Garden at VES College of Architecture.

After assessing the site’s sunlight, soil, drainage, vegetation and accessibility, students, faculty and biodiversity experts worked together to create a pollinator-friendly landscape.

A total of 453 native and butterfly-friendly saplings were planted, including host and nectar plants selected to support butterflies, bees, birds and other beneficial pollinators.

The garden is more than a plantation site. It is a living biodiversity laboratory where students can observe ecological relationships, monitor species and understand how nature-based design works in practice.

The impact of the initiative:
45 students experienced an urban nature trail.78 architecture students received naturalist training.453 native and butterfly-friendly saplings were planted.One permanent outdoor learning space was created.

The formal project may be complete, but its ecological journey continues. Students and faculty will jointly care for the garden, allowing it to grow alongside future generations of learners.

What if every educational campus in Mumbai created space for biodiversity?

07/08/2026

What if every future architect learned to design not only for people, but also for birds, butterflies, plants and ecosystems?

Building upon the field experience at Bhandup Pumping Station, Waatavaran Foundation conducted a Naturalist Training Programme for 78 students from VES College of Architecture.

Students explored urban ecology, biodiversity, native and exotic plants, bird behaviour, butterfly life cycles, pollinators, ecosystem services and ethical wildlife observation.

They also developed practical naturalist skills—including species identification, nature journaling, photography, ecological documentation and habitat assessment.

A major focus of the programme was understanding how biodiversity can become part of architecture and urban planning through native landscaping, green roofs, rain gardens, water-sensitive design and small ecological habitats.

Because nature-positive cities will not emerge through landscaping alone. They will be shaped by professionals who understand how living systems function.

From architecture students to urban naturalists—the learning had begun.

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04/08/2026

What changes when architecture students begin reading landscapes before drawing them?

As part of the Nature Connect initiative under Mumbai Ekatra, 45 students from VES College of Architecture participated in a guided nature trail at Bhandup Pumping Station - one of Mumbai’s significant wetland and mangrove ecosystems.

Students observed birds, butterflies, mangroves and native vegetation while learning nature journaling, bird counting and ecological documentation techniques.

From Painted Storks and White-throated Kingfishers to Green Bee-eaters and Plain Tiger butterflies, every observation revealed how much life exists within Mumbai’s urban landscape.

The experience encouraged students to see the city not merely as buildings and infrastructure, but as a living ecosystem where people, plants, wildlife and natural habitats are deeply interconnected.

This was the first step in the journey - from observing nature to designing with it.

_On Wednesday, follow the journey as these architecture students move from observation to naturalist training - and explore what it means to design with nature._

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28/07/2026

Nature conservation is about protecting forests, rivers, wildlife, or coastlines. At the same time it is also about protecting the relationship between people and the ecosystems they depend on.

Across Waatavaran’s work with tribal families, women, farmers, youth, and forest-dwelling communities, we see conservation as dignity in action.

When a community secures forest rights, it can protect forests better.
When women’s groups build forest-based livelihoods, conservation becomes income security.
When traditional ecological knowledge is documented, biodiversity is preserved with memory and meaning.

This World Nature Conservation Day, we honour the communities who remind us that nature is not “out there”. It is home, food, culture, livelihood, and future.

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26/07/2026

Mangroves are often called coastal shields. But for the communities living near creeks, coasts, and forest edges, they are much more than that.

They protect homes from rising waters, support fish and biodiversity, store carbon, and hold together fragile coastal livelihoods.

At Waatavaran, our work reminds us every day that conservation cannot be separated from community rights, local knowledge, and climate resilience. Whether in Mumbai’s coastal ecosystems or in the forest landscapes of Raigad, nature is safest when the people closest to it are empowered to protect it.

This World Mangrove Day, let’s recognise mangroves not just as ecosystems, but as lifelines.

Waatavaran

24/07/2026

Passionate about sustainable cities, urban mobility, and creating positive change?

Waatavaran Foundation is looking for 5 enthusiastic volunteers to support a reconnaissance survey for the proposed installation of cycle stands across Mumbai.

Locations: Bandra, Khar, Santacruz & Andheri
Time Commitment: 2 hours/day for 7 days

As a volunteer, you’ll help identify suitable locations for cycle stands, contributing towards making Mumbai a more accessible and cycling-friendly city.

Who can apply?

✅ Students (Architecture, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Social Sciences, etc.)
✅ Young professionals
✅ Anyone interested in sustainable mobility and urban development

Interested?

Email your details to [email protected] with:

Full Name
Educational Background
Availability (Dates & Time)
Contact Number
A short note on why you’d like to volunteer

🌱 Be part of the movement towards a greener, healthier and more sustainable Mumbai.

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