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.
Naming Ants and Seashells
On the role of local nature on children’s language acquisition and the role of language in protecting our living world
Bioregionalism Satsang
The biggest attraction of bioregionalism is its giving co-space to human practices that have co-evolved with the local environment and its constraints to find a more sane lifestyle.
नर्मदा घाटी में विनाशकारी जलमग्नता से बचने के लिए तत्काल कार्रवाई (In Hindi)
विकल्प संगम महासभा मांग करती है कि केंद्र और गुजरात राज्य सरकारें तुरंत और अधिक द्वार खोलें। सरदार सरोवर परियोजना (एसएसपी) बांध व्यवस्थित तरीके से।
पशुओं से मिली आजीविका की नई राह (In Hindi)
पशुओं की देखभाल करने से अच्छे पोषण के साथ आजीविका मिल रही है। जैविक खेती व किचिन गार्डन के लिए जैव खाद के साथ भी मिलती है।
Statement Condemning Detention of Ladakhi Padyatris (marchers) at Singhu Border
We demand immediate release of all marchers, withdrawal of prohibitory orders and opening up of a genuinely sensitive dialogue with the Ladakh climate marchers.
A Call for Expert and Public Consultations on Genetically Modified Mustard
Calling upon the government and courts to enable a wider process of evidence gathering and public consultation across the entire mustard growing belt to make an informed decision on environmental release of GM mustard.
With natural farming base, FPO takes off
The transition to natural farming has helped the women farmers in MP save money, conserve soil health, and produce better and healthier crops.
India’s palm oil plans wreak havoc on the ground
Government policy would benefit from encouraging local and ecologically-appropriate oil-bearing crops rather than massively supporting oil palm.
The US took decades to act against these toxic chemicals. India should not wait
“From dump sites to groundwater, cookware to wastewater, these persistent chemicals have infiltrated every facet of the surroundings,” an IIT Madras study stated.