बातचीत और चर्चा में सतत विकास मॉडल, सामुदायिक संरक्षित क्षेत्र और पश्चिमी हिमालय में मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष, लिंग समावेशन, भूमि कानून और पर्यटन सहित आम चुनौतियों सहित ‘विकल्पों’ के उदाहरण साझा करना शामिल था।

Such gatherings serve as a platform for diverse organisations to come together, reflect on the values that drive their work, and chart pathways for collective transformational change in the Himalayas.

We demand immediate release of all marchers, withdrawal of prohibitory orders and opening up of a genuinely sensitive dialogue with the Ladakh climate marchers.

From the perspective of the VSGA, which represent a wide section of the country’s regions and peoples, these results are a sign that Indian democracy is alive, kicking and maturing.

This essay draws attention to the ‘democratic nature of sunlight’, to the need for democratization of solar energy knowledge

Extensive consultations should be held on rights of rivers among all stakeholders to draft a Rights of Rivers Act

Ordinary people constructing alternatives like sustainable farming, community-led ecotourism and conservation, revival of crafts, activity-based learning, decentralised water harvesting, local governance and direct democracy.

In solidarity for the wellbeing and sustenance of our Himalayan natural heritage - glaciers, rivers, alpine pastures, forests and lands and diverse inhabitants whose identity and survival depend on the Himalaya.

At the core of all these is the motivation to ensure overall happiness of communities, which cannot be ensured solely through economic well-being.