Rameshwar Phugare from Mangalwedha is a first class science graduate in Botany. His objective in life is, “Work for the Conservation of Nature with the Help of Local Community.”
He has done many important projects such as –

• Promotion of Urban Herbal Home Garden and Popularization of Indigenous System of Health Care in Pune.
• Marine Turtle Conservation and awareness through community participation in Maharashtra.
• Quantitative assessment of the geographical distribution and population status of the plant resources of the Western Ghats.
• He has attended International Conference on Taxonomy at Pune and 2nd World’s Ayurveda Congress at University of Pune.