
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.

Fish sanctuaries and community support for conservation of Meghalaya’s mahseer
“Not just fishes, the aquatic life, in general, is thriving as a result of these fish sanctuaries,”

Artisan-supportive Innovative Enterpreunership in Ladakh
Creating local employment in Ladakh, a semi-nomadic entrepreneur is developing a support system for local artisans

Championing community mobilisation to conserve water resources
Farmers switch over to millets in this semi-arid village in Andhra Pradesh due to the efforts of a community resource person

Risk Minimisation essential for All National Policies
India’s sluggishness in tackling major hazards strikes is a systemic problem that requires a systemic solution.

Rural Women Celebrate Siali Uchsav for Forest and Livelihood Protection
The women dependent on Siali leaves decided to conserve and regenerate the forest after finding that there were only a few Siali creepers left.

The duo who revolutionized the folk culture of Rajasthan
An institute that set the ball rolling in the field of folklore, art and music in Rajasthan.

Proto-Village: A Prototype of a Vikalp Economy
Each one can produce their food, is literate, can think mathematically, are environmentally responsible and physically fit

How Sarmoli became a poster child of ecotourism in Uttarakhand
Maati Sangathan has directly or indirectly touched thousands of lives across the Gori river valley, and beyond

Folk singer & orphans rejuvenate barren land
Students walk up to a hilltop, daily, and water the sapling planted the previous day before putting a new one into the soil.