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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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People of the Blue Mountains
"It's their mainstream, what we call alternatives"
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Sankar and his community dig canals to save Muthupet’s mangroves
Over 3,000 canals spread across 5,000 hectares dug in order to save mangroves that supported the fish on which the community dependes.
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KASKOM: Revival of Desi Cotton
Kaskom - connecting the Khadi people across the country to work with Indigenous (desi) cotton.
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How this Kerala doctor-couple is empowering a TN tribal community
To ensure the health of the community in its wider meaning you have to work on farming, watershed management, artisans ...
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Conserving The Future
To help in wildlife conservation of a delicate, high altitude ecosystem in one of the least populated districts of the country.
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How Forest-Dwelling Communities are Braving the Pandemic
Local communities and gram sabhas better understand the local complexities than local administrations while dealing with a crisis
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A rainbow recovery post-COVID
About creating dignified livelihoods, protecting nature, ensuring justice for all, and reviving solidarity.
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COVID-19: Time to rethink development
It is also an opportunity to help people value the importance of happy and fulfilling lives over one based on earning money.
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“Millet Shakti Cafés – Quick Service Restaurant by WSHGs” to be launched by Mission Shakti and Odisha Millets Mission
Urban outlets to sell millets based hot cooked items, bakery products, packaged millet grains and ready to cook products.