Vidyanagar Nature Club

About us

VNC, Voluntary Nature Conservancy (formally known as ‘Vidyanagar Nature Club‘ registered as Public Charitable Trust in India) is also a registered non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is one of the most versatile organizations active at the grass-root since its inception in 1988, nurturing nature for a better future. It has been its mission to educate the masses and to spread awareness about the crucial need for environmental protection.
The activities of VNC can be divided into three heads, Environment Education, Research & Conservation and Awareness & Advocacy.

VNC, strongly believe that an environmentally sensitized society is the only solution to long term conservation and hence all our efforts are towards achieving this objective. Under our environmental education programs, we provide the people with not only the information to make an informed decision but also develop the skills needed to make a positive impact. Under our Research & Conservation head, we have a lot of projects related to understanding human wildlife interaction. These projects include, but are not limited to, crocodiles, wild ass, wolves, forest owlets, and arachnids. All our projects are funded by well-renowned organizations such as The Rufford Small Grants Foundation, Idea Wild, Bombay Natural History Society, The Forest Dept., Govt. Of Gujarat, Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust and such. Under Awareness and Advocacy, we carry out the Snakebite Mitigation Program, the tree plantation program, Save the Sparrow project, Greenathon(annual run), Save the Vulture program, and drives to reduce pollution. Besides this, we also deal with ongoing environmental issues that occur around us, such as illegal cutting of trees, water pollution, and waste management. VNC stands tall due to a committed team of volunteers who are the back bone of the activities.