Nature Education

A "School of Concepts" that takes learning outside the classroom, since 1991.

Nagpur city, Besa and NETRAVAN

NiViM began in 1991 as Nisarg Shala, a Sunday nature school under the trees. Today we run nature camps, slide shows, street plays and exhibitions, and the Dnyandeep library at Besa, where students from poor families prepare for government job exams.

What we do

Nisarg Shala: learning about nature and science by seeing and doing.
Dnyandeep Abhyasika, a library and study room at Besa for students preparing for UPSC, MPSC and other exams (since 2017).
Nature camps in national parks, sanctuaries and tiger reserves, and regular nature walks with live demonstrations at NETRAVAN.
Slide shows, film shows, exhibitions and street plays in villages and schools.
Field research with college students, through agreements with colleges and veterinary universities.

For CSR teams: fits Schedule VII (ii) promoting education of the Companies Act, 2013.

A nature trail for students during a nature camp.

On the ground

60+students study at the Dnyandeep library at BesaFY 2023-24
3,000+books in English, Marathi and Hindi at DnyandeepFY 2023-24
1991Nisarg Shala began at Shahu Garden, NagpurSince
2008summer camps at NETRAVAN beganSince

Figures from NiViM's annual activity reports. See the reports.

From the field

**Fig. 2**Learning to read the forest on a nature trail.

**Fig. 3**Students on a nature trail during a nature camp.

Fund nature education work around Umred.

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