NCF operates across India’s most biodiverse ecosystems, focusing on:

• Wildlife Research & Conservation: Protecting large mammals, such as elephants, in human-dominated landscapes, coral reefs in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and snow leopards in the Himalayas.
• Community Partnerships: Working with indigenous and local communities to design socially responsible conservation models.
• Restoration & Education: Reviving degraded ecosystems and inspiring future generations through conservation education and citizen science.

Over nearly three decades, NCF has:

• Led 350+ research and conservation projects across India
• Trained 500+ conservation practitioners and engaged 60,000 citizen scientists
• Reached 5 lakh children through conservation education initiatives
• Published 700+ scientific papers, advancing ecological understanding and policy
• Inspired 7 crore biodiversity observations through nationwide citizen science programs

Together with communities, governments, and partners, NCF is building a future where people and nature coexist in balance — protecting India’s biodiversity through science, empathy, and action.

• Institutional Change: Partnering with schools, universities, companies, and government bodies to adopt plant-based food policies that reduce animal product use.
• Education Reform: Raising awareness among current leaders and integrating animal agriculture’s impact into curricula to build informed future leaders.
• Policy Reform: Working with governments and apex bodies to include animal agriculture and food-related emissions in sustainability frameworks.

Through its expanding network, the Green Tuesday Initiative has:

• Partnered with 70+ institutions across India and Vietnam, reaching more than 300,000 employees and students.
• Facilitated the removal of over 21 million pounds of high-carbon foods, saving an estimated 3,447,786 animal lives.
• Prevented approximately 160,394 metric tons of CO₂e emissions (2019–2025) with a cost-effectiveness of ₹1.31 per metric ton of CO₂e.

By transforming what’s on our plates, the Green Tuesday Initiative is redefining sustainability — one meal, one institution, one community at a time.

• Landscape Conservation: Strengthening protection and ecological management across India’s forest corridors and protected areas. Worked across 23 states and four Union Territories in the country covering 79% of India’s tiger reserves, 24% of the national parks and sanctuaries, and impacting a population base of approximately 3.5 million people.
• Community Well-being: WCT uses a 360° approach to conservation by placing equal emphasis on both wildlife conservation and community development
• Science, Policy & Advocacy: Over the years, WCT has grown into a think tank for state Forest Departments and other government agencies and is deeply involved in finding long-term solutions to myriad conservation issues.

In just over a decade, WCT has:

• Strengthened over 19000+ forest guards through specialized training
• 3,000+ anti-poaching camps equipped
• 22,000 sq. km of forest area surveyed as part of the conservation work within the Central India and Western Ghats
• 490 Health Camps for forest staff conducted benefiting 18,700+ forest personnel

Through its multi-disciplinary approach, WCT continues to advance the vision of a thriving India — where the future of people and wildlife is interwoven through protection, participation, and purpose.