About Us

Building community-led conservation with education & dignity.

LEMSACHENLOK works across biodiversity conservation, rural education, and sustainable livelihoods so people and nature can thrive together in Longleng and beyond.

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Community-led conservation work by LEMSACHENLOK
2012 Year of founding
Give to Receive Guiding motto

Who We Are

A rural development society rooted in thought, action, and responsibility.

LEMSACHENLOK is an amalgamation of four words from the Yaongyimchen dialect reflecting the very essence of its work and values.

LEMSA
Researching, studying, reasoning, and thinking
CHENLA
Working, hands in the soil of change
CHEN
Money, sustainable livelihood creation
TELOK
A group or society, community at the core

Conceptualised in 2007-2008 by Founder Chairman and Team Leader Y. Nuklu Phom, PhD. and officially launched in 2012, the organization has grown into a community-based platform for biodiversity conservation, peacebuilding, education, and rural livelihoods based in Longleng, Nagaland.

Give to Receive

Guiding motto of reciprocal community care
Community identity and LEMSACHENLOK organization profile

Vision. Mission. Attention.

01

Vision

Shape the future through biodiversity protection and holistic learning.

LEMSACHENLOK envisions harmonious coexistence between humans and biodiversity through Biodiversity Peace Corridors, Trans-Border Corridors, AlijoCademia, and sustainable livelihood systems grounded in scientific ecological management.

02

Mission

Take up conservation on a mission mode under MissioEcology.

The organization works to preserve biodiversity, improve local environments, protect threatened wildlife, and create alternative livelihood pathways through skill-building and community-led action.

03

Our Attention

Peace belongs to the whole ecosystem, not just humans.

Peace means justice, security, orderliness, and harmonious coexistence between people, forests, wildlife, and the larger living environment. This is the lens through which all work is done.

What We Stand For

Practical conservation that communities can own.

LEMSACHENLOK connects ecological protection with local participation. Its work includes Community Biodiversity Conserved Areas, species documentation, People's Biodiversity Registers, traditional learning through AlijoCademia, and rural livelihood support.

Community-led biodiversity conservation

Forests protected by the people who live beside them.

Rural education and traditional learning

AlijoCademia bridges indigenous knowledge with formal education.

Women, youth, and village participation

Every voice matters in ecological governance.

Integrated livelihoods and microfinance

Sustainable pathways for rural economic resilience.

Community conservation in practice

Research, work, and shared responsibility come together in one local movement.

Community Identity

Our Attention

Peace is not limited to humans.

Peace means justice, security, orderliness, and a harmonious coexistence between people, forests, wildlife, and the larger living environment. It is this understanding that drives every initiative, every corridor, every school, and every livelihood program.

In this vision of peace, the community is not separate from the ecosystem, it is an inseparable part of it. Conservation is not charity; it is responsibility. Education is not a gift; it is dignity.

Rooted locally. Thinking ecologically. Acting together.

Work With Us

Work with LEMSACHENLOK for conservation, education, and community development.

Connect with the team for partnerships, grassroots programs, biodiversity initiatives, field research, or community livelihood collaborations.

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