Environment and Ecology

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.

Recognising the role of pastoralists in agrarian development

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

Location, Port Design Could Spell Doom for Turtles at Galathea Bay: Experts

The NBWL has denotified Galathea Bay wildlife sanctuary for an “international shipment project”, with no mitigation plan in sight.

Women from Kerala weave a solution to the region’s climate woes

"... the vetiver prevents soil erosion in our farmlands and it’s also profitable for us.”

Bahuguna and the seeds of struggle in the Himalayas

Sunderlal Bahuguna may have departed, but there are many formidable repositories of diverse oral and embodied knowledge.

Bamboo forest regeneration efforts planned in Chhattisgarh

The forest department has identified three types of bamboo forests to increase productivity and regenerate degraded forests.

Herding On The Brink: Why India Needs To Support Its Pastoralists

Traditional pastoralism is facing an existential threat. Decades of neglect require more cohesive efforts to be put in for their conservation.

On the path to reclaiming their land: the story of Banni and its Maldharis

Encroachments over Banni grassland to be removed, reinforcing Grazing Rights of Maldharis.

People power to clean up Pune river, bit by bit

The streams are providing cleaner water to the river and the perception of locals has also changed.

Nagaland’s Y Nuklu Phom wins prestigious Whitley Award 2021 for his ‘biodiversity peace corridor’

Once indiscriminately hunted, the falcons have in recent years seen successful conservation by local communities.