Intervention seeking to improve communities’ adaptive capacities, local ecosystems and biodiversity, and participatory governance

As their practices were harming the birds, the farmers decided to start using organic fertilisers and pesticides since 2013.

The motto: To preserve, celebrate and propagate the region’s rich variety of local fruits and vegetables and its corollary food heritage and culture

The principles of permaculture suggest observing and interacting with nature, obtaining yield,  capturing and storing energy, drawing from natural patterns, producing zero waste, accepting feedback and regulating self.

“Not just fishes, the aquatic life, in general, is thriving as a result of these fish sanctuaries,”

Creating local employment in Ladakh, a semi-nomadic entrepreneur is developing a support system for local artisans

Farmers switch over to millets in this semi-arid village in Andhra Pradesh due to the efforts of a community resource person

India’s sluggishness in tackling major hazards strikes is a systemic problem that requires a systemic solution.

The women dependent on Siali leaves decided to conserve and regenerate the forest after finding that there were only a few Siali creepers left.