Nature's Beckon

Nature's Beckon is an environmental activist group from Northeast India. It was established in 1982 by Soumyadeep Datta, an Ashoka Fellow[1] and got registration in 1991 under the Registrar of Societies Act, India. Its head office is located at Dhubri, Assam. Since its inception, the organization has been doing some wonderful jobs in the field of conservation of wildlife, awareness creation, environmental education, scientific research and documentation, and socioeconomic development for the rural masses of the northeastern part of India.[2][3]

An orientation program on wild bird conservation and bird watching by Nature's Beckon, Assam

Objectives
  • Preservation of the forest and wildlife through people’s participation.
  • Afforestation and conservation of the bio-diversity of the 'Hot-Spot' areas along with the cultivation of traditional food plants of Forest Villagers.
  • To create environmental awareness among the people in general.
  • To impart Environmental Education to students and youths for developing trained manpower for the conservational works.
  • To work for Social Justice.
  • Rainforest Conservation Movement of Assam.
  • To spread the philosophy associated with conservation.
A poster of Nature's Beckon, Dhubri, Assam

Mission statement

"The mission of Nature's Beckon is working with the people to conserve, protect and increase wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the people of India."

Achievements

Nature's Beckon has discovered the golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) in the forest of Chakrashila Hills Reserve of Dhubri District.[4] This has been recorded in Zoologocial Survey of India(ZSI) Archives. In fact, Nature's Beckon played a lead role in raising the status of Chakrashila to a Wildlife Sanctuary. Apart from golden langur, the activist group has successfully identified and conserved many endangered species of animals and birds in the forest and wetlands of the North East India.[4] The organization was instrumental in the declaration of a number of biodiversity rich areas into Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. The NGO undertook the first and only Rainforest Conservation Movement of Assam which finally led to the declaration of the-Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary which is a wildlife Sanctuary in the Dibrugarh Tinsukia District of Assam,India. As a part of this movement,the organization also conducted the first baselines survey of the lowland rainforests and other protected-unprotected biodiversirty rich areas of Assam. It also organzied the first rainforest festival of Assam Apart from this,the organization has trained thousands of youth in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh who has been actively working for conservation. The NGO has also been instrumental in the declaration of Wildlife Sanctuaries such as Chakrashila WIldlife Sanctuary,Panidehing Wildlife Sanctuary,etc. The NGO is currently working for the declaration of other hotspot rich areas like Poba,Ajagar Hills,etc into Wildlife Sanctuary. Nature's Beckon also started the concept of Village Sanctuary in Assam. The organization regularly indulges and organizes Nature Camps,BirdWatching Sessions,Mobile Exhibitions,Jungle Trekking. The work of Nature's Beckon has been recognized by local,National and International bodies Like Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS),Ashoka,United Nation's,etc

Publications

The Nature's Beckon has published a number of books in English and Assamese as well as research papers and thousands of popular articles by members of the organization in national and international forums.

Some of the Assamese books and monographs are listed below:

Title: Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
Author: Soumyadeep Datta & Mridupaban Phukan.
Language: English

Title: ASOMOR ABHAYARANYA AARU RASHTRIYA UDDYAN
Author: Soumyadeep Datta & Mridupaban Phukan
Language: Assamese

Title: ARANYAR SAA POHOR
Author: Soumyadeep Datta
Language: Assamese

Title: PRAKRITI ARU AMI
Author: Debendra Nath Sharma
Language: Assamese

Title: DHONESH
Editor: Bikash Bordoloi & Tushar Saikia
Language: Assamese

Title: ASOMOR PRIMATE
Author:Soumyadeep Datta
Language: Assamese

Title: PRASANGA PRAKRITI
Author: Rupam Barua
Language: Assamese

Title: UDGIRAN
Author: Soumyadeep Datta
Language: Assamese

Title: PRATIBAD AARU PRATYASHA
Author: Soumyadeep Datta
Language: Assamese

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References
  1. Ashoka International Website
  2. Nature's Beckon Homepage
  3. "Authority involved in illegal wildlife trade: Nature's Beckon; Assam Times, India, 05 Feb. 2008". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  4. Achievements and activities of Nature's Beckon
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