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.
Pune: Bavdhan Residents To Observe ‘No Vehicle Day’ On First Sunday Of Every Month
You can walk, run, cycle, use public transport but not start your two-wheeler or your car
People of the Blue Mountains
"It's their mainstream, what we call alternatives"
Sankar and his community dig canals to save Muthupet’s mangroves
Over 3,000 canals spread across 5,000 hectares dug in order to save mangroves that supported the fish on which the community dependes.
KASKOM: Revival of Desi Cotton
Kaskom - connecting the Khadi people across the country to work with Indigenous (desi) cotton.
A citizen’s movement to protect wetlands emerges in Jammu and Kashmir
"... strategies on which catchment area is more yielding, how to remove weeds in springs, how to handle solid waste management in our wetlands etc.,”
Gujarat Man Helps Tribal Women Make Solar Cookers That Cost Just Rs 100!
Travelling across over 100 villages in Gujarat, the duo has trained people to make the best use of sun’s energy.
Conserving The Future
To help in wildlife conservation of a delicate, high altitude ecosystem in one of the least populated districts of the country.
A rainbow recovery post-COVID
About creating dignified livelihoods, protecting nature, ensuring justice for all, and reviving solidarity.
Zero-budget natural farming brought big gains for Andhra farmers, shows study
Comparison on six parameters: Water, electricity, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, yield and net revenue.