Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

FRA implementation: 16 years after its inception, just 3 states recognise community forest resource rights

In Gadchiroli, local communities have invested in building institutions that view them as "rights-holders" rather than "beneficiaries," helping generate local employment, enhance incomes, and conserve forests.

Reclaiming resistance in an age of surveillance and authoritarianism

The criminalisation of dissent highlights the urgent need to reimagine resistance in a world dominated by surveillance capitalism and authoritarian control.

മൗലികമായ പരിവർത്തനങ്ങളിലേക്ക് (In Malayalam)

സുസ്ഥിരതക്കും നീതിക്കും തുല്യതക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള വികൽപ് സംഗം പ്രക്രിയ ഒരു ദശാബ്ദം പിന്നിടുമ്പോൾ.

Put communities in charge of conserving sacred groves

For sacred groves and other ecosystems to thrive, a paradigm shift is needed: one that empowers local communities to manage forest and non-forest ecosystems based on their local environmental context through decentralised governance.

Hyper-local climate predictions to protect Kerala from extreme weather events

Community-driven efforts in Kerala are establishing decentralised flood forecasting and early warning systems, with a 70% accuracy rate which enables vulnerable residents to take appropriate action before extreme weather events.

In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?

The nation-state, and the model of electoral politics that underpins it, is a dead-end. We can learn from movements that practice deeper forms of democracy by moving towards a more holistic vision of ecologically responsible living, equitable economies and cooperative businesses, social justice, cultural identity and diversity, and alternative education.

क्रांतिकारी परिवर्तनाच्या दिशेने: भारतामधल्या विकल्प संगम प्रक्रियेचे दशक  (In Marathi)

आपल्याला प्रक्रिया जितकी लोकशाही, सहभागी, वैविध्यपूर्ण आणि उत्साहवर्धक करता येईल, तितकी, अपेक्षित उद्दिष्टांपैकी किमान काही उद्दिष्टे साध्य करण्याची, तसेच काही अनपेक्षित फायदे मिळण्याची शक्यताही जास्त.

मौलिक विकल्पों की राह (In Hindi)

विकल्प संगम पहल 'सामान्य' लोगों की नव प्रवर्तन, दृढ़ता, सहयोग और संकटों का समाधान खोजने की क्षमता का जश्न मनाने का प्रयास करती है। सार्थक भागीदारी की प्रक्रिया अपने आप में लोगों को सशक्त बनाती है।