The FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (FECER) is a non-profit organization registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 in the year 2006 (Register number R-377/2006) at Thrissur, Kerala, India. It was incorporated with the primary aim of encouragingsustainable linkages between biodiversity conservation and human needs through applied research.