pastoralism
Van Gujjars help conserve forests, but are deprived of rights

The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but their role in forest management is limited by the rights they are denied

Weaving together Threads of Then and Now

Conservation of traditional Himachali designs, and promotion of rural and women development through skill development, employment generation and independence

मालधारी समुदाय की आजीविका बचाना जलवायु समेत कई संकटों का समाधान (In Hindi)

जलवायु परिवर्तन से संबंधित कार्रवाई करते समय उनका पारंपरिक ज्ञान वैज्ञानिक ज्ञान और अनुकूलन गतिविधियों को पर्याप्त रूप से समृद्ध कर सकता है

Pastoralism: A clarion call to save the Maldhari livelihood

Their traditional knowledge can substantively enrich scientific knowledge and adaptation activities when taking climate change-related actions

When the Forest is our Garden, the garden also becomes a place for Conflict (of Interests)

Community mobilisation under the Tribal Yuva Sangathan: Fight for rights under FRA and CFRR, Conservation & revival of traditional practices, Creation of educational spaces

A clash of worldviews

How the modern world can learn from Indigenous cultures

The Changpas’ way of life is undergoing shocks and disruption

The Changpas embody custodianship as a model of relationship with nature, embedded in ecological pragmatism, an alternative to the modern construct of ownership.

महामारी में आत्मनिर्भरता की पहल (in Hindi)

थार के मरुस्थल में महिलाओं ने महामारी का मुकाबला हस्तकला से किया। उरमूल संस्था ने उन्हें मास्क बनाने, कढ़ाई, बुनाई, कशीदाकारी का प्रशिक्षण दिया।

Recognising the role of pastoralists in agrarian development

Migration to fertile crop fields has been the norm for pastoralists to overcome environmental variabilities