• Work towards the ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources, in the uplands and other eco-fragile, degraded and marginalized zones of the country and to set in place the processes of coordinated human effort and governance to this end;
• Undertake work, either directly or with and through a range of democratic village institutions, their federal bodies, and civil society organizations, (set up) through initiatives that are ecologically sustainable, socially and economically equitable and provide relief to the poor, in particular;
• Ensure the ecological integrity of all efforts by working, as far as possible, with entire landscapes, and with all the interrelated communities within it, through a range of arrangements on their land and aquatic resources, whether Commons, Public or Private;
• Work for and promote stability of the ecosystems through the protection and restoration of biological diversity, including the diversity of species, age diversity, genetic variability as well as that of structural composition;
• Collaborate with Panchayati Raj and other democratic village institutions, as well as appropriate civil society organizations, in their efforts to contribute towards the objectives of the Society, and to provide technical and financial assistance to them.

Coverage: India, covering 5 different agro-ecosystems and 6 States (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Orissa)