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    Goa Foundation

    Verified · checked 13 September 2026

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    Headquarters
    Panaji, North Goa, Goa
    Founded
    1986
    Registration type
    Not on record
    Registered
    1986
    Tax exemptions
    12A
    Reach
    1 state

    What they do

    Goa Foundation is an environmental action group founded in 1986 by Claude Alvares and Norma Alvares, working on forest protection, mining regulation and coastal conservation in Goa. It is best known for filing more than 300 public interest litigations, including cases that led to Supreme Court judgments curbing illegal iron ore mining in the state. The foundation also runs public education work on solid waste and plastic reduction and holds nominations on state and Supreme Court environmental monitoring committees.

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    Where they work

    Goa: Panaji

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