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.

How Forest Rights Made This Maharashtra Village ‘Atmanirbhar’

In times of crisis forest rights allow communities to move forward in self-sustenance while protecting and conserving their forests...

An Art-storm for the Northeast Forests

Students of Northeast India stage huge protests against environmental clearances given during lockdown, with a deluge of artwork on social media.

Locking down Leviathan

I picture you and I walking through this wild land, picking herbs and fruit, enjoying flowers, birds and small animals...

Dialogue on Rights of Rivers (Report and annexures)

Conversations, sharing resources, collective strategizing and planning, and collaborative work on realising effective rights of rivers has begun.

160 women from a tiny village called Rahu in Melghat get Rs 10000 as share of profit through bamboo harvest

The Gram Sabha values the forests and knows the outcomes of protecting and nurturing it

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council- Leh (India), How autonomous and how democratic?

This case study analyses the extent and nature of democracy seen in the example of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development…

Tosamaidan- A zone of peace and resilience in Kashmir (India)

This case study describes and analyses a non-violent movement to save a Himalayan landscape of enormous ecological and livelihood importance,…

Towards Decentralised Urban Governance: The Case of Bhuj City, Kachchh, India

The decentralisation process coordinated by the five CSOs along with active citizens in the city is an inspiring example of bottom-up democracy.

VIKALP SANGAM CORE GROUP STATEMENT ON THE NEED FOR CREATIVE, LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES IN VIEW OF COVID-19

STATEMENT SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ISSUED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON NEED FOR CREATIVE, LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES IN VIEW OF COVID-19 , 28 March 2020