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.

Tribal crops find a haven

A tribal settlement in a Wildlife Sanctuary has turned into a treasure trove of traditionally grown, highly pest-resistant and protein-rich crops.

Weaving Threads of Art & Identity: A Kachchh Experience

Preservation of traditional arts is deeply interlinked with preservation of identity and culture in the Kachchh.

Why an Engineer with an MBA Degree Is Now Building a Model Village in Andhra Pradesh

To build a ProtoVillage that will exemplify abundance - this is the dream of Kalyan Akkipeddi.

On a sustainable path

Community efforts led by Shivaji Kagnekar have transformed the lives and landscapes in 26 villages of Belagavi district of Karnataka

Many colors of groundwater in a tiny Western Ghats village

The diversity and independence of water management in Konkan is remarkable ... where communities own, maintain and manage their own water.

The Chizami model of development

How women in a remote Nagaland village are bringing about transformation rooted in traditional Naga practices

The miracle of Kolkata’s wetlands – and one man’s struggle to save them

The wetlands are Kolkata's free sewage works, a fertile aquatic garden and, most importantly, a flood defence – but they’re threatened by developement.

कीट नहीं, कीटनाशक है दुश्मन (in Hindi)

कीटों एवं फसलों की पारस्परिक निर्भरता : शत-प्रतिशत प्राकृतिक एवं लाभदायक

Reviving a River, Reviving a Lost Culture

Tribal elders in downstream communities seek restoration of Myntdu River that has been destroyed by decades of coal mining.