A case study supported by Oakland Institute. NEN has been working with the farmers, especially women farmers and mobilizing villages in Nagaland to revive the traditional millet-based agroecology.

Intervention seeking to improve communities’ adaptive capacities, local ecosystems and biodiversity, and participatory governance

Autonomous emergence of small scale cold-pressing oil units to meet local demand for healthy cooking oils offers hope

Jibhi Valley's first homestay paves the way for eco-tourism showing that it's possible to build sustainable livelihoods without harming nature

"The Chauka system is designed to hold a nine-inch water level, spread over a field. The moisture is reused by draining, to plant forests or to grow crops,”

"... Just asking the communities that they are building for, how is it that they imagine their home to look?”

In the age of climate action, cycle rickshaws are truly ecological mode of mobility and have potential to create meaningful, green livelihoods in cities and towns.

महाराष्ट्र सरकारने पंधराव्या वित्त आयोगाच्या अहवालातील, हवेची गुणवत्ता सुधारण्यासाठीच्या एकूण तरतुदीपैकी ८० टक्के निधी ई-बस सेवेसाठी वापरण्याचा प्रस्ताव ठेवला आहे, हे स्वागतार्ह आहे.

Ranchi has taken critical and innovative steps that can be adopted locally by the bigger cities that are looking at turning to cycling for transport.

Acknowledging groundwater as ‘commons’ is an important step in the right direction.

“Highly competitive cast of minds as well as a destructive mentality towards nature with a manifestation of dual behaviour is what the mainstream education cultivates and I had no intention to send my children to these schools. Therefore, I decided to home-school my children,” says Meenakshi.

The macro and micro-systems of nature work in tandem to survive. Their role in climate change resilience is paramount. Sreeja works to ensure that all community voices are heard, all-natural parts are valued and sustainability is defined in one’s own context.

Acknowledging groundwater as ‘commons’ is an important step in the right direction.

The state government is working with the Centre on a legal framework to allow the state’s tribal communities to gain legal land rights over their customary land.

To bring back the greenery by developing a food forest, harvesting crops and building a farm stay for their guests

To bring back the greenery by developing a food forest, harvesting crops and building a farm stay for their guests

MHM sessions are conducted for small groups, highlighting the cultural taboos associated with menstruation, guidance on how to maintain hygiene during menstruation...

"... Just asking the communities that they are building for, how is it that they imagine their home to look?”

किताबों के साथ बच्चे एक-दूसरे से सीख रहे हैं, उनमें पढ़ने की रुचि बन रही है, यह एक ऐसा मंच भी है, पढ़ने के साथ किताबों पर बात भी कर सकते हैं

Elders in the community say that the ecological indicators help them predict weather even in a changing climate.

स्थानीय महिलाओं ने एथ्नोमेडिसिन चिकित्सा के ज्ञान को आने वाली पीढ़ियों के लिए संग्रहित करने की इच्छा जताई।

“Highly competitive cast of minds as well as a destructive mentality towards nature with a manifestation of dual behaviour is what the mainstream education cultivates and I had no intention to send my children to these schools. Therefore, I decided to home-school my children,” says Meenakshi.

किताबों के साथ बच्चे एक-दूसरे से सीख रहे हैं, उनमें पढ़ने की रुचि बन रही है, यह एक ऐसा मंच भी है, पढ़ने के साथ किताबों पर बात भी कर सकते हैं

Nazar Bandhu, a native of Muvattupuzha, who leads the village of Chakla in West Bengal to self-sufficiency through Zero Foundation.

The macro and micro-systems of nature work in tandem to survive. Their role in climate change resilience is paramount. Sreeja works to ensure that all community voices are heard, all-natural parts are valued and sustainability is defined in one’s own context.

"Forests thrive on their own without chemicals or constant watering. On my farm, I've created a similar ecosystem. So, my team and I just do one thing: harvest the plants," says Yella Reddy

“For centuries, the indigenous people have been living in harmony with nature. In our culture, we do hunt but for our sustenance and we do not sell meat,” he says.

The Kadars of Tamil Nadu, displaced from their ancestral forests in 2019, have fought hard to win back what is rightfully theirs.

We need Auroville as an autonomous laboratory for evolving some pathways towards well-being and development through collective living and work.

"दिल्ली मुंबई में हमारी सरकार, हमारे गाव में हमही सरकार !"

किताबों के साथ बच्चे एक-दूसरे से सीख रहे हैं, उनमें पढ़ने की रुचि बन रही है, यह एक ऐसा मंच भी है, पढ़ने के साथ किताबों पर बात भी कर सकते हैं

"... Just asking the communities that they are building for, how is it that they imagine their home to look?”

Nazar Bandhu, a native of Muvattupuzha, who leads the village of Chakla in West Bengal to self-sufficiency through Zero Foundation.

“Highly competitive cast of minds as well as a destructive mentality towards nature with a manifestation of dual behaviour is what the mainstream education cultivates and I had no intention to send my children to these schools. Therefore, I decided to home-school my children,” says Meenakshi.

The macro and micro-systems of nature work in tandem to survive. Their role in climate change resilience is paramount. Sreeja works to ensure that all community voices are heard, all-natural parts are valued and sustainability is defined in one’s own context.

"Forests thrive on their own without chemicals or constant watering. On my farm, I've created a similar ecosystem. So, my team and I just do one thing: harvest the plants," says Yella Reddy

A documentary on the conservation of indigenous seeds by Sahyadri School, KFI, Khed, Pune, in the western state of Maharashtra in India.

"We've been conserving the forest for millennia. Even our songs are similar to the sounds of animals..."

They harvest, consume the product, feed the animals and also bring it to the market for sale to earn a living.