North East Initiative

Protecting Nature, Wildlife & Rivers of North East India

Working towards environmental justice, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development across North East India.

Major Campaigns

Protecting nature, wildlife and communities.

Hydroelectric Projects

Research and awareness regarding large dams and river ecosystems.

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Elephant Conservation

Reducing human-elephant conflict and protecting wildlife corridors.

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Dehing Patkai

Protecting Assam's rainforest and its biodiversity.

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Hydro Projects

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North Eastern States

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Research Resources

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Years Of Awareness

About North East Initiative

North East Initiative is dedicated to environmental protection, wildlife conservation and sustainable development.

We work to highlight issues affecting forests, rivers, indigenous communities, wildlife habitats and ecological balance.

Books by Pradip Kumar Bhuyan

Decades of research, advocacy and lived experience distilled into publications on rivers, identity and education in North East India.

Environmental Law & Conservation

The Living Rivers

Sustainable Hydro Projects: The Subansiri Saga

Pradip Kumar Bhuyan & Sanjay Upadhyay

Ancient civilizations grew under the canopy of big rivers. This book highlights how Arunachal's rivers are still flowing freely despite 150+ MoUs signed for Peaking Hydro Electric Projects.

Identity & Governance

The NRC Saga

Through the Prism of Clarity and Hope

Pradip Kumar Bhuyan

NRC is close to the heart of the Assamese people — a battle for survival. This book chronicles the author's long legal odyssey (2009–2014) in the Supreme Court to update the NRC 1951.

Education & Memoir

Story of Faculty

The First 25 Years of Faculty Higher Secondary School

Pradip Kumar Bhuyan

The story of Faculty began on 2nd January 1982 — a school that aimed high from hired premises with tarza walls. A memoir of the first 25 years of Faculty Higher Secondary School.

Together We Can Protect North East India

Support awareness, conservation and sustainable development.