
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.

The women fighting for the endangered storks of Assam
More than 100,000 women in the villages of Assam have become a driving force behind a grassroots effort to conserve an endangered species of stork, which was once viewed as a bad omen.

Thirty years of resistance
The National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), a coalition of organisations across India, has been actively resisting injustices, defending rights, and building alliances over the last 30 years.

Weaving traditions: how the women weavers of Adichilthotti sustain their craft
The initiative exemplifies the values of meaningful work and livelihoods for the women, as well as sustaining their close relationship with the forests surrounding them.

Escalating heat, boiling questions
As extreme heat events become more frequent and intense, it is vital that climate change adaptation measures act at the structural and local level, supporting communities to develop innovative, localised coping mechanisms to climate impacts.

In rural India, kaleidoscopic saris protect precious crops
Villagers in Ramgad upcycle their old saris as an affordable and sustainable material to protect their crops from animals during winter. Photographer Indrajit Khambe documents these vibrant saris.

The Kutchi Weave: A district’s inter-woven response to complex crises
One can take inspiration from the interwoven model of responses across an entire district and that too done with so much love and compassion and an unending spirit of seva (service).

Orans in Peril
The Degrai Oran in western Rajasthan sustains an intricate network of social, economic, cultural, and ecological relations between humans and non-humans. This photo essay captures how local communities are defending their sacred landscapes so-called green development.

दस्तकारों की उम्मीद है खमीर (In Hindi)
खमीर ने पारंपरिक हस्तकलाओं के संरक्षण व संवर्धन के साथ आजीविका भी प्रदान की है, जिसमें निरंतर नवाचार भी किया जा रहा है

चिपको की तरह दक्षिण भारत का अप्पिको (In Hindi)
अप्पिको के साथ दक्षिण भारत में पर्यावरण बचाने के लिए कई और पहल हुई हैं| अप्पिको से शुरूआत के बाद छह राज्यों में पश्चिमी घाट बचाओ आंदोलन भी चल रहा है, जो पर्यावरण बचाने की महत्वपूर्ण पहल है।