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Agriculture, Climate Change, Community Development, Development (General), Disaster Management, Environment, Gender, Indigenous Knowledge, Livelihood, Micro-Enterprises, Natural Resource Management, Plantation, Poverty, Rehabilitation To undertake interdisciplinary research and developmental studies on various aspects of environment and plan for the development. To conduct research and development directed towards improvement of indigenous technologies and introduce new and alternative technologies relevant to the environmental, social and economic needs of the society. To plan for sustainable development, management and conservation of natural resources including land, water and forest resources for betterment of human life. To implement various programmes on development of economical and environmental condition of rural and urban areas. To generate employment/income and improve the quality of life for the poor and disadvantaged people in the society. To organize poor people including women in formation of self help group and grass root organization and taking capacity building measures for different activities to improve the quality of life and condition of environment. To shape and enable holistic, sustainable development with focus on vu