Rbr Foundation

RBRF (RURAL BENGAL BIOSPHERIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION) is a charitable organization, registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1961, Government of West Bengal. The organization has got its non-profit status by the Income Tax Department, Government of India under Section 12A and 80G. It has already been registered as an MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Unit which works in mission to women and farmer empowerment in the fringe areas of West Bengal. The organization's headquarter is located at Kolkata and the field operational branch is located at Tulsihata of Malda District. Apart from that the organization has it's RAN (Remote Area Network) at Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Bardhaman, South 24 Pgs, Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore districts. The RBRF was formed in the year 2013-2014, which is an extended division of the internationally renowned 'NATURE INDIA GROUP', which works on the forest and Wildlife Conservation since 1989. Thus the group is widely known as RBRF-NATURE INDIA GROUP. Mr. Samik Gupta, the globally known conservationist and member of IUCN-CEC (International Union for Conservation of Nature-Commission on Education and Communication) is the founder President of RBRF. The RBRF-NATURE INDIA GROUP has undertaken various projects on Women Empowerment, Rural Development, Wildlife and Forest Conservation, Wildlife Protection, Livestock Development and Intangible Tribal Cultural Heritage of India over the time. Specifically, ‘Nature India Group’ concentrates on forest and wildlife related issues, while ‘RBRF’ focuses on women and farmer empowerment in the fringe villages of West Bengal.