The organization has been active in carrying out awareness programmes about environment, cultural preservation and sustainable development during the last 23 years. The various activities undertaken by LEDeG have been grouped into five teams, each headed by a senior coordinator. A brief reflection of each team of LEDeG follows:

Appropriate Technology
Energy is a key input in the development process of communities. Believing that conventional developments rely on fossil fuel and capital intensive technology leading to greater centralization and dependence on market economy, the group has been trying to encourage a more decentralized approach of energy production, based on renewable resources like sun and water, which are available in abundance in the region. It has worked on a wide range of such technologies by carrying out adaptive research to suit local conditions, which have been disseminated in villages throughout Ladakh. These include “trombe” (solar) walls and direct gain for solar space heating, solar water heating systems, solar ovens, solar parabolic reflector cookers (family types and community units), hydraulic ram pumps, improved water mills, micro hydro-electric installation and solar photo-voltaic (lanterns and household units).

LEDeG has recently installed a 100KW solar photovoltaic power plant in Ladakh, which has replaced the diesel generator in operation. LEDeG has also installed 57 micro-hydro units in remote corners of Ladakh.

Handicrafts
Since its formation, LEDeG has been working towards the promotion and revitalization of traditional handicrafts by providing training in various crafts and introducing new designs based on traditional motifs. LEDeG has also played a pivotal role for introduction of new techniques and technologies for production of high quality products in the most efficient manner.

The Handicraft team conducts two types of training and programs:
1. Promotion of handicrafts for self-consumption
2. Promotion of handicrafts for income generation

In the latter case, necessary linkages like marketing, production and quality assurance mechanism are developed. The final produce is marketed through the LEDeG handicraft shop in Leh. It is presently concentrating its efforts on increasing the volume and enhancing the quality of products with proper institutional backup.

Agriculture
In the initial years of LEDeG’s inception, its focus was on introduction of vegetables and production techniques in different remote villages of Ladakh with proper backward linkages like arrangement of good quality seeds and other inputs. At present the major focus is not on production but on value addition to existing agriculture and horticulture produce of Ladakh. This includes introduction of various machines like solar dryer, pulping machine, improved packaging of jam, juices etc.

Information and Education
The information and education team conducts workshops, seminars, campaigns on environment and cultural related issues pertaining to Ladakh region. During summer the team conducts video shows for tourists at LEDeG’s Karzoo, Leh centre.

Watershed Program
LEDeG, in association with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, has integrated watershed development program in 12 villages of Nyoma block since year 1993. The main objective of the program is to ensure holistic development of people and natural resources in watershed belt.