Milestones of Care Earth Trust
2000
The journey of Care Earth begins with the planting of an Indian Mast tree on 1 September
2001
First project – preparing the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for the Western Ghats Eco-region as a part of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan funded by UNDP and MoEF, Government of India
2002
First attempt to map and name the Pallikaranai Marsh
2003
Project studying the impact of long-term biodiversity monitoring plot on livelihoods in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
2004
Rapid assessment of the impact of the Tsunami on coastal ecology and wildlife in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
2005
Study on the status and distribution of the endemic and endangered Nilgiri Tahr in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
2006
Rapid assessment of the biodiversity of the IIT-M campus and Blackbuck species recovery plan
2007
Flood Risk Assessment of Chennai in collaboration with the University of Freiburg (Germany) and Loyola College (Chennai)
2008
1. Registered as Care Earth Trust
2. Publication of book titled ‘Western Ghats: Biodiversity, People, Conservation’
3. Publication of ‘200 + Plants of IIT-Madras’ and ‘150 Animals of IIT-Madras’ as part of Golden Jubilee celebrations
2009
Care Earth Trust was awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
2010
1. Ecological Management Plan for Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) campus
2. A study of 80km stretch of river Moyar supported by CEPF
2012
Kuruvilla Jacob initiative for mainstreaming ecology into school curriculum
2013
1. Wetland management plans for Vellode, Vedanthangal, Karikili, Vettangudi, Kanjirakulam, Chithrangudi, Melaselvanoor, Keelaselvanoor, Koonthakulam, Vaduvoor and Udayamarthandapuram
2. Linking Scales CEPF project in Sathyamangalam
2015
1. First wetland restoration project – Narayanapuram Eri
2. Ecological Management Plan for Indian Institute of Technology Thaiyyur campus
2016
Ecological Management Plan for Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati campus
2017
1. Assessment of impact of oil spill on coastal birds around Ennore
2. Ecological Management Plan for Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad and Dharwad campuses
3. Greening strategy for Chennai following cyclone Vardah
2018
1. Ecological Management Plan for Indian Institute of Technology Jammu campus
2. Supporting enterprises in Sathyamangalam project launched with the support of Natwest Foundation
2019
1. First edition of Pallikaranai Margazhi Thiruvizha
2. Ecological Management Plan for Indian Institute of Technology Goa campus
2020
‘Water Matters’ exhibition and program at the Periyar Science and Technology Center Chennai in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC and US Consulate General Chennai
2021
1. Ramsar applications drafted for wetlands across Tamilnadu, 9 of which were announced as Ramsar sites
2. Fact finding survey for TBGP phase 2 for JICA
3. Publication of ‘Home of the Blue Lily’ as part of the Youth led Nature Culture Education project in Chennai, supported by SwedBio
2023
Publication of ‘Cultural significance of Indian wetlands’ by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, in collaboration with GIZ India