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Environmentalist Foundation of India
Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) is a wildlife conservation and habitat restoration group functioning out of 7 cities in India. A volunteer based NGO EFI started its projects in Hyderabad and today has branched to Chennai, Bangalore, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Coimbatore.

EFI's Projects: EFI focuses on result oriented conservation efforts and is seen as a platform for those interested in environment volunteering to participate in. Their projects include: 1. Fence It - A Lake Restoration Initiative which aims at cleaning, dredging, fencing and protecting urban water bodies. EFI has cleaned 9 lakes across the country until Nov, 2012. EFI aims at completely restoring 4 of these lakes before March, 2013. 2. EFI's Animal Home - EFI is fast setting up their first animal home in Chennai on the OMR. The home is being built with capacity to hold a total of 70 animals ranging from canines, felines, birds, reptiles and cattle. 3. EFI also inaugurated their mobile animal hospital in the cit of Chennai. 4. Biodiversity Parks: EFI sets up biodiversity parks at schools, residential apartments. The parks house native indian herbs and custom made bird nests that can house endemic birds on flight. 5. Waste Management: An experimental waste management project on small scale in under testing in Chennai, where plastic recycling and paper recycling at household level is being experimented. Zoo volunteering and Eco Bags are other EFI projects which are in their initial phase.

Team EFI:

Every individual at EFI is on a voluntary basis and the team functions with 4 councils in place. 1. Management 2. Conservation 3. Research 4. Communication.

Awards: EFI has won the following awards since establishment on 2nd of March, 2011. 1. Google Social Impact Award - 2011. 2. YouthActionNet Recognized Project. 3. British Council International Climate Champion Outstanding Achievement Award 2012. 4. US Consulate IVLP Recognized Project.

Website: www.indiaenvironment.org

Campaigns: 1. Beautiful India Dutiful/Dirty Indians 2. Fence It 3. Billionaire 4. D-Day

Documentaries & Forum Theater: EFI has produced and made two environment documentary films "Kurma" on seaturtles and "Elixir Poisoned" on Lakes in urban India. EFI also produces theater productions which highlight environmental issues.