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Biome Trust strives for ‘Catalysing Parcipaon and Bringing science to the people’ in the gated community, in the larger community as well as to the State. The key concerns of all Biome’s acvies are ecological and social sustainability in India and the developing world. In an era of emphasis on economic growth coupled with the threats of climate change, The Trust seeks to evolve soluons to crical resource problems of the present and future. Concerns of Equity, Environment and Economy are all equally integral to the Trust’s endeavours. BIOME ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST

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Biome Trust strives for

‘Catalysing Participation

and Bringing science to

the people’ in the gated

community, in the

larger community as

well as to the State. The

key concerns of all

Biome’s activities are

ecological and social

sustainability in India

and the developing

world. In an era of

emphasis on economic

growth coupled with

the threats of climate

change, The Trust seeks

to evolve solutions to

critical resource

problems of the

present and future.

Concerns of Equity,

Environment and

Economy are all equally

integral to the Trust’s

endeavours.

BIOME

ENVIRONMENTAL

TRUST

Who we are?

Architects, Urban Planners,

Engineers, Artists and

communicators

Commitment to ecological

sustainability and equity

Total team of 20-25 people

A Sub-team focused on water &

sanitation

Wha

Work outside property boundary

Training and capacity building of informal and formal sector service providers (ex: plumbers, well diggers, infrastructure management teams etc.), personnel of governance institutions,

school teachers and school management committees, professionals managing infrastructure in business

Facilitation and exposure visits for Citizen groups to various sites & solutions for Lake management, aquifer management etc.

Shaping and implementing

Philanthropic initiatives for land-use,

water & sanitation

Working with Municipalities for

solutions in solid-waste, public health,

water and sanitation

Working with Village panchayats and

institutions that engage with village

governance (ex: Zilla parishad,

MGIRED etc.)

Facilitating groups of citizens to interact with institutions of governance.

Participatory Action Research for groundwater management: Aquifer mapping in Sarjapur Watershed

Sanitation Safety planning with Devanahalli Town Municipal council and the WHO, St. Johns Hospital and KUWSDB

Advocacy on sustainability and equity issues for shaping the water and sanitation policy

Contact Us

Biome Environmental Trust

#264, 6th Main, 6th Block, BEL Layout,

Near Vidyaranyapura Police Station,

Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore-560097

Telephone-080-41672790

Email Address-watercore@biome-

solutions.com

Website- www.biometrust.blogspot.com