Vikalp Sangam: a decade of exploration on alternatives in India
The more democratic, participatory, diverse, and exciting one can make the process, the more the likelihood of at least some aims being met, and unanticipated benefits being incurred.
पश्चिमी हिमालय के 25 संगठनों ने सामाजिक और पारिस्थितिकी मुद्दों के लिए मिलकर काम करने का संकल्प लिया (In Hindi)
बातचीत और चर्चा में सतत विकास मॉडल, सामुदायिक संरक्षित क्षेत्र और पश्चिमी हिमालय में मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष, लिंग समावेशन, भूमि कानून और पर्यटन सहित आम चुनौतियों सहित ‘विकल्पों’ के उदाहरण साझा करना शामिल था।
Building bridges: Why it need not be street vendors versus cities
Bazaars and street vending have existed in the oldest of societies across India, contributing to their growth and prosperity. Active participation and involvement, through statutory means, of vendors in the urban planning and governance mechanisms is needed
25 Organisations across the Western Himalayas Resolve to Work Together for Social and Ecological Issues
Such gatherings serve as a platform for diverse organisations to come together, reflect on the values that drive their work, and chart pathways for collective transformational change in the Himalayas.
How the Meo Community Fights Stereotypes with Sustainable Water Management?
To build climate resilience, need to shed our conventional colonial mindset and ignorance towards local communities of Mewat, treat them as knowledgeable communities.
When people’s participation propels science
Giving authorship builds a sense of ownership among local communities who could become ambassadors of species conservation.
Why a proposed Eco-Sensitive Zone around Gir forest is facing protests
Eco-Sensitive Zones act as shock absorbers for wildlife in Protected Areas when they move from areas of higher environmental protection to lower.
Bioregionalism Satsang
The biggest attraction of bioregionalism is its giving co-space to human practices that have co-evolved with the local environment and its constraints to find a more sane lifestyle.
In India, peace building goes ultimate
Ultimate Frisbee is sparking an opportunity for a bottom-up peace-building approach and strengthening social cohesion and gender equality in Assam.