Shohratgarh Environmental Society (SES), locally known as Paryavaran Samiti, was founded in 1985 by teachers, students and youths of the area to create awareness about environment, then an emerging issue in the country. SES began working at the grassroots level around Shohratgarh, but later also entered into networking and resource agency mode.

SES is located in Siddharthnagar district in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, the most populated province in India. Siddharthnagar shares border with the Himalayan country Nepal and because of its geographical location has its own share of environmental problems.

Over the years, SES has diversified into issues like health, agriculture, education, disaster mitigation, local governance and women empowerment. SES looks all these issues through the glasses of environment and environmental concerns remain at the core of these issues.

SES is a member of  several networking organisations. This gives a wider recognition to the organisation.