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.

किसानों ने पेश की मिसाल, पक्षियों के लिए दी अपनी जमीन (in Hindi)

इस झील में 90 से अधिक प्रजाति के पक्षियों की आवाजाही दर्ज की गयी है, जिनमें 30 प्रजाति प्रवासी पक्षियों की है।

Gogabeel is Bihar’s first community reserve

The whole community around Gogabeel supported every move to declare it as a reserve for birds and biodiversity.

The road to sustainability

Organic farming is more economical (cost of inputs), uses less water (no need for large dams), and produces more yield.

फासेपारधी आणि तणमोर (in Marathi)

एक शिकारी जमात आज पक्षी-संवर्धन आणि माळरान-पुनरुज्जीवनाच्या माध्यमातून स्वतःसाठी सन्मानजनक उपजीविकेची निर्मिती करीत आहे.

Restoring the Nilgiris habitat, one acre at a time

Who might help one to take up replanting projects for private homes, estates, government land or local schools in the Nilgiris?

How Kanjikuzhi became Kerala’s first chemical-free, vegetable-sufficient panchayat

"When we offer organic produce at a reasonable price, we believe we are addressing two aspects of a buyer’s need — finance and health.”

Farming for Healing

What does it take to create and maintain an organic medicinal farm, in the face of rampant development?

Sending the Climate Change message through the Ramayana

Sita and Rama are metaphors for Prakruti (nature) and Purusha (mankind)

Insect-eating bird population drops in heavily extracted Himalayan oak forests

Encourage local communities to capitalise on the increased bird tourism in Uttarakhand by setting up homestays ...