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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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The search for dignified, ecologically sustainable and meaningful livelihoods and jobs is featured in this section. This includes the continuation and enhancement of fulfilling traditional occupations that communities choose to continue, including in agriculture, pastoralism, forestry, fisheries, crafts, and others in the primary economy. It also includes sustainable, dignified jobs in manufacturing and service sectors where producers and service-providers are in control of their destinies and revenues are equitably distributed.
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महामारी में आत्मनिर्भरता की पहल (in Hindi)
थार के मरुस्थल में महिलाओं ने महामारी का मुकाबला हस्तकला से किया। उरमूल संस्था ने उन्हें मास्क बनाने, कढ़ाई, बुनाई, कशीदाकारी का प्रशिक्षण दिया।
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Engaging with the Pandemic: Hope and Despair in five villages of Chhattisgarh
Koliyari was the only village that not only remembered the road to a self-dependent past but also agreed to tread such a path.
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The duo who revolutionized the folk culture of Rajasthan
An institute that set the ball rolling in the field of folklore, art and music in Rajasthan.
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How Sarmoli became a poster child of ecotourism in Uttarakhand
Maati Sangathan has directly or indirectly touched thousands of lives across the Gori river valley, and beyond
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पेड़ लगानेवाली महिलाएं (in Hindi)
वनों की सुरक्षा के साथ आजीविका की सुरक्षा व पोषण व खाद्य सुरक्षा भी होगी
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Recognising the role of pastoralists in agrarian development
Migration to fertile crop fields has been the norm for pastoralists to overcome environmental variabilities
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Battling Climate Change With Traditional Farming in Odisha
Women farmers are taking the lead in reviving the cultivation of native varieties of millets that are resilient to drought,…
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Women from Kerala weave a solution to the region’s climate woes
"... the vetiver prevents soil erosion in our farmlands and it’s also profitable for us.”
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Bamboo forest regeneration efforts planned in Chhattisgarh
The forest department has identified three types of bamboo forests to increase productivity and regenerate degraded forests.