Environment and Ecology
Environmental conservation and sustainability, respecting ecological integrity and limits
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Environmental conservation and sustainability, respecting ecological integrity and limits
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This section relates to initiatives that promote the principles of ecological integrity and limits. These are initiatives which envision models of decentralized conservation of land, water and biodiversity, based on a respect for both local and modern knowledge, and considering environment as an integral part of life and work. It also highlight attempts at linking livelihoods to ecological regeneration and restoration at local and landscape level. It will feature innovative attempts to deal with problems of pollution and waste. Overall, this section will try to work towards an understanding of the ecosystem which includes sociological, historical and geographical considerations while deciding on the path that local urban/ rural communities and the larger society take towards well-being.
Redefining India’s development on Gandhi’s ‘swaraj’ path
Self-sufficiency in the economy involves reduction in the distance between production and consumption to a minimum.
Collaborative Knowledge Building – The story of River Kaigal
How a high school EVS class led to a Community Conservation and Collaborative Knowledge Building
Ranchi shows how India’s biggest cycling lessons lie in its smaller cities
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.
देशज् तकनीक से बना मिट्टी का घर (in Hindi)
स्थानीय मिट्टी, पानी और लकड़ी से बना घर बहुत उपयोगी है। इससे सैकड़ों बेघर लोगों के मकान का सपना साकार हो सकता है।
In Arunachal’s Sessa Orchid Sanctuary communities collaborate with forest officials to conserve orchids
Indigenous communities along with forest officials have given Sessa Orchid Sanctuary a makeover to bring opportunities of community focused eco-tourism.
Balkrishna Doshi honoured with the Royal Gold Medal 2022, the world’s highest honour for architecture
Despite the availability of divergent technology, he remained closely connected with the local climate, and new and old crafts in the 20th century.
Community Forest Rights & The Pandemic: Gram Sabhas Lead the Way (in Malayalam)
Empowerment of villagers to govern and manage local natural resources can sustain economies!
The Right of Passage
A Graphic Novel - The river nurtures us, nourishes us; we must fight for her right to flow!
When springs dry up in the hills, PSI brings them back
" ... a rejuvenation of springs programme, not just to conserve the water culture of Uttarakhand but also to ensure that villagers received an augmented water supply,”