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The logo depicts a Horseshoe Crab in black & white shade and a Sal Tree regenerating from it’s root stock, both representing two sensitive Eco-System of Bay of Bengal and Tropical Hill Ecosystem of Shimilipal Biosphere Reserve.
Horseshoe Crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicaud) known as the living fossil is a unique species that predates humans in origin and has survived genetically unchanged over thousands of years of ravages of Evolution. Interestingly enough, this species is found mainly in Balasore coast that is considered as their Home. To humans, they are important because their blood cells can be extracted and crushed to provide a Lysate - a chemical, uniquely sensitive to bacterial toxins that can be used to check microbial contamination. Unfortunately the habitat of this species i.e. the mangrove forests are disappearing.
Sal tree (Shorea robusta) is the dominating species of our operational area i.e. Shimilipal Biosphere Reserve and an indicator species of a rich Hill Ecosystem harboring ‘Dry-deciduous’ to ‘Semi evergreen’ vegetation and wide range of flora & fauna.
As such both the Ecosystems are very important for human survival and varied ecological services. But unfortunately they are under prolonged biotic pressure and had reached a status of Threatened / Endangered.
PRAVA came in to action in 1989 to Conserve, Restore and Manage these Ecosystems for Sustainable Ecological and Economic Development with active participation of native People.
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Vision & Mission: PRAVA
believes in the hypothesis that Sustainable Natural
Resource Management (SNRM) is the only key to Eco-restoration & development
at this crucial day. If we sincerely want to leave
our future generation a green & lively Earth
then we should spread around the message and widely
adopt the appropriate & site specific methods
before it is too late. Only
amidst nature, people can live happily not by indiscriminately
exploiting it.
Hence, the motto adhered to by PRAVA
is collective action by like-minded people and organisations
with the belief that “Let
us Act and Live together”. Since
then PRAVA has been uninterruptedly striving
to achieve it’s
goal. Of course the past
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decades had recorded ups and
downs, struggles and successes, failures, learning and
so on which has practically helped PRAVA in improvising,
restrategising and spreading its mission in an unidirectional
and accelerated manner. Over time the vision is widening
and team is getting revitalised. We
believe with a sincere commitment, a dedicated team with
a unidirectional & consistent effort PRAVA can keep
on growing towards its goal putting sky as the limit for
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