Livelihoods

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.

Bend it like bamboo: Meet the Hyderabad couple building eco-friendly houses with the plant

The bamboo houses that Bamboo House India makes cost around Rs 2.5 lakh and come with all amenities. The house will last for at least 30 years

मुक्काम पोस्ट लामकानी (in Marathi)

उत्तम नेतृत्व, तरुणांची साथ आणि वडिलधा-यांचा पाठिंबा याचं फलित लामकानीच्या पर्यावरणीय पुनरुज्जीवनात दिसतं आहे

भीमाशंकर अभयारण्यात मधमाश्या महोत्सव – आदिवासींचा उपक्रम (in Marathi)

वन उपजांवर आधारित उपजीविकांना प्रोत्साहन देण्याचे स्थानीय महिलांच्या जय सत्गुरू स्व-मदत गटासह कल्पवृक्ष व अन्य गटांचे प्रयत्न सुरू आहेत.

Selling on the street

Janpahal, a Delhi-based NGO, is supporting the struggle of street vendors for dignified livelihoods, using advocacy and promoting solidarity.

Honey Bee Festival by Adivasis in Bhimashankar Sanctuary area

Display and sale of wild bee honey and other local produce, reading of children's book on honeybees, presentations by local people, painting ...

Balaknama Might Just Be The Most Unique Newspaper In The Country

Sold for Re.1, the paper runs on a contribution of Rs.5 per month from each kid, that helps in funding their basic education, as well as the newspaper

Indian village beats drought, one raindrop at a time

Ralegan Siddhi has remained water-sufficient for four decades, even in the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015 that triggered thousands of farmer suicides in Maharashtra

‘We have more hardy, nutritious grains than GM can offer’

Debal Deb has conserved 1,200 climate resilient rice varieties. He speaks on the need to conserve traditional seeds and why we don’t need genetically modified ones.

Maharashtra goes Doha for water

How the inexpensive Doha model of groundwater recharge is saving the livelihoods of farmers in Maharashtra. Doha is a low-cost, eco-friendly water impounding structure built in a stream with no casting material used.