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.

Press Release by Janta Parliament (जनता संसद) 18 Aug. 2020

Janta Parliament calls on urgent action for ecological security

Young activist aims to bring India’s tribal wisdom to the climate fight

Her strong work in advocacy and research, promoting the traditional knowledge and cultural practices of indigenous communities.

हाथीपावा : श्रमदान से बदली सूरत (in Hindi)

सहयोग की परंपरा हलमा कार्यक्रम में 5 हजार से ज्यादा ग्रामीणों ने अपने खर्च पर झाबुआ पहुंचकर पांच घंटे तक श्रमदान किया।

Reviving tradition with new mandate: Shivji ka HALMA

Shivji ka Halma! To quench the thirst of Mother Earth, an ancient tradition of the Bhil tribe, re- cast.

Kibber’s snow leopards

With efforts, people came to accept snow leopards and gradually the animals grew in number.

Meet the Indian Scientist Who Gave the Greater Adjutant Stork an Image Makeover

A community event marks the storks’ breeding season - it’s a baby shower for Greater Adjutants

Restoring lakes not an engineering task: How some communities did the job

Local bodies and activists are coming together to deal with lake pollution, de-silting, encroachment

Rajasthan tribals’ struggle for indigenous practices highlighted at U.N. event

The tribal communities in Banswara, Dungarpur and Udaipur districts earlier had a (sustainable) forest resource-based livelihood

तालाबंदी में जंगल से आती है भोजन की थाली (in Hindi)

कोविद के समय जब बाजार बंद हो गए तब जंगल ने दिया खाना और पोषण। जंगल हैं आत्मनिर्भरता के प्रतीक