FORENA - was created in 2008 in Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. The idea launched by Manoj Vaghjee quickly attracted the support of other Mauritians who are passionate about biodiversity, the environmental cause and are concerned about the relationship between Man and Nature. 

Unlike other initiatives, FORENA is geared towards taking on long-term, complex and large-scale projects that are frequently off the beaten track. The Foundation was the first organization to introduce organic certification in Mauritius. Today, it actively raises awareness of agroforestry and the protection of Mauritian biodiversity, taking up the challenge of reversing environmental damage on neglected, arid and ungrateful lands. ​

With the goal of leaving a sustainable island for future generations, FORENA federates the enthusiasm of volunteers from all walks of life and establishes long-term partnerships with public and private sector actors as well as local communities. The Foundation also builds bridges to include children, youth, vulnerable populations and convicts. Some embassies and international organizations present in Mauritius are sensitive to these initiatives which integrate several facets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the Priest Peak Project was supported by the British High Commission, on the sidelines of the COP 26.

As the fight for the environment affects all sectors, the Foundation relies on the diversity of inputs to tackle environmental issues in Mauritius. Eventually, FORENA intends to become a platform capable of bringing together a whole range of partners and volunteers to carry out joint projects by combining their resources and skills. Thus, FORENA aims to create a space for sharing ideas and actions with the objective of promoting the environment as a springboard for a viable and sustainable society for all.

The "Fondation Resources et Nature" has medium- and long-term ambitions:

​- Strengthen the spirit of solidarity within the local community, particularly among vulnerable populations

- Reforestation of the island and the return of endemic plants

- Control soil erosion and fertility

- Strengthening the Mauritian ecosystem and empowering endemic plants

- Creation of new economic activities for the population

- Meeting the need for food self-sufficiency

- Creating healthy green spaces for the public

- An autonomous ecosystem capable of regeneration

- A change of mentality in society with regard to climate change

- Mitigate the effects of climate change by lowering the temperature of Port Louis by 2 degrees by 2040