Ladakh Ecological Development Group
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| Focus | Renewable energy |
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Area served
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Ladakh |
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Key people
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Helena Norberg-Hodge (founder) Tsewang Rigzin (president) |
| Website | http://www.ledeg.org/ |
The Ladakh Ecological Development and Environmental Group (LEDeG) is an environmental NGO based in Karzu, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu Kashmir in northern India.
Established independently in 1983, its goal is to promote ecological and sustainable development of Ladakh, focusing mainly on the promotion of renewable energy, particularly solar energy.
The organization pays particular attention to environmental, economic and cultural issues affecting disadvantaged communities in Ladakh.
The official website has stated exactly what the organization is geared towards:
The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC), now known as Local Futures, originally established LEDeG in Ladakh in 1978. By 1980, it had become a small group under the leadership of ISEC's founder and notable environmental activist in the Ladakh region, Helena Norberg-Hodge. Although LEDeG became independent in 1983, it is still closely connected to Local Futures/ISEC in achieving its goals of ecological development and sustainability in Ladakh. LEDeG has made some considerable progress in Ladakh towards renewable energy and improving efficiency to benefit the local people. In 2003-2007, they installed a solar photovoltaic power plant at Tangtse, with support from ICEF, MNRE and LAHDC. The power plant supplies electricity to over 350 households, for five hours in a day. In the years since its founding, LEDeG has become the most influential non-governmental organization in the Ladakh region.
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