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.

Baiga Woman Runs Largest Millet Seed Bank in Madhya Pradesh

Members of the bank borrow seeds from the bank and return twice the quantity of seeds they borrow after the harvest”, Phuljhariya.

Green movements as guardians of Pune’s nature

Individual and collective actions by Punekars to save the city’s ecological heritage demonstrate people’s power to make significant environmental and social interventions.

Immediate Action to Avoid Catastrophic Submergence in Narmada Valley

VSGA demands that the central and Gujarat state governments, immediately open more gates of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) dam in an orderly way.

Farmer leaders from 18 states resolve to oppose GM crops

"We need is a biosafety policy, not a policy on GM crops," said farmer leaders Kavita Kuruganti and KT Gangadhar

Solidarity with Ladakh’s ‘Delhi Chalo’ Yatra, Demanding  Constitutional Safeguards

This Yatra highlights continued neglect of the region’s legitimate demands for special Constitutional status, enabling its people to protect their land, culture, environment and economic interests.

Traditional Wisdom and Climate Change: Exploring Lived Experience of the Koli Community

The paper raises questions of community and property rights and explores how climate change as a phenomenon has affected the daily lives of the fishing community over the years.

Farmers pin hopes on new agricultural calendar to weather climate variabilities

Wayanad farmers create a new agricultural calendar harnessing traditional farming knowledge in a bid to adapt to climate change.

Approaching Life Sustainably: Through the process lens

Let’s not shy away from understanding the full story behind what we consume.

IMMERSED IN LEGAL WATERS

Opposing Perspectives on the CPCB Revised Immersion Guidelines and the legal search for a balanced view.