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.

Selfless quest for sustainability

Pune City based group to organise convergence on Sunday about reducing carbon footprint, sustainable living and more

Folk Rice Magic and Low Yield Myths

Traditional crop varieties are often recorded to have out-yielded modern varieties in marginal environmental conditions

टाकाऊ वस्तूंमधून फर्निचरची निर्मिती (in Marathi)

गाड्यांच्या बाद झालेल्या टायरांपासून टिकाऊ फर्निचरची निर्मिती करणाऱ्या अनू टंडन वियेरं ह्यांच्याविषयीचा लेख

A campus habitat for butterflies

College Students plan to use their expertise to create more Butterfly parks on other campuses.

From experiment to craft to industry: Upcycling India’s household waste

Egg crate forms were crafted into small decorative flowers and converted into lights for festivals, generating income for trained, underprivileged groups.

SayTrees is making Bangalore Smile by giving it a new green cover

SayTrees has helped Bangalore reclaim some of its natural beauty by planting saplings around 14 lakes, and at several other locations.

Caring for Madurai’s Only Waterfall

Nature lovers from the city and villagers join hands to clean the Kutladampatti waterfall under the ‘Friends of Forest’ initiative.

UNEP lauds pesticide-free farming in Kerala

The United Nations Environment Programme has praised farmers of Kuruvai village in Palakkad district for their success in cultivating paddy without chemical pesticides.

WHAT IS LIVING AND WHAT IS DYING IN THE LIVING ROOT BRIDGES?

Can the Living Architecture (bio-engineering achievements) of the Khasis and Jaintias be transplanted to other areas...?