Livelihoods
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.
Van Gujjars help conserve forests, but are deprived of rights
The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but their role in forest management is limited by the rights they are denied
How Punam’s journey into entrepreneurship was bolstered by the Margshala Fellowship
How businesses can be community-centric, environmentally sensitive and thrive with the right support systems in place
Socio-political and environmental dynamics of Manipur’s Loktak Ramsar site
Scientists studying the ecological profile of the lake say that many species of native plants, fishes and other invertebrates have steadily declined
A manifesto for justice
People’s movements and civil society organizations have to continue promoting changes through advocacy for policy shifts and ground action by and with communities.
Interlinking of rivers could flood India’s freshwater with invasive fish
Scientists are urging for careful assessments and policy changes amidst global concern about invasive species and their effects on freshwater ecosystems.
एकता की एकांत ग्रामीण परिदृश्य (लैंडस्केप) में उद्यम की यात्रा (In Hindi)
एक गाँव की उद्यमिता को नीचे से बनाने में समुदाय और नेटवर्किंग की भूमिका
VIKALP SANGAM GENERAL ASSEMBLY RELEASED A PEOPLE’S MANIFESTO 2024
The Manifesto, aimed at political parties, government agencies, and civil society organisations and movements at various levels, lists key strategies and actions that need to be taken for just living conditions.
Yusuf Meherally Centre: Fostering the Rural in an Urbanizing India
“We learned this from our mistakes. If you just work for one section, say Adivasis, then there is a risk of antagonizing the non-Adivasi population living in the same area”, says G.G Parikh.
Ekta’s journey in the lonely landscape of a rural entrepreneur
The role of networking and community in building a business bottom-up