ecological sustainability
Why the Fight for Environmental Justice Is Also a Fight for Social Justice

Until you dedicate your life to making socially just decisions, don’t fool yourself that planting one tree a year or riding a bicycle will save the environment.

Of the students, by the students, for the students

Their clarity of thought, sensitivity towards others and the ability to look inwards were rare and presented a hope for a positively different society

Saving the sholas: To overcome drought, Nilgiris’ forest communities return to traditional wisdom

The drought has provided the trigger for people to think and act to conserve the shola-grassland ecosystem, and some of the water sources.

Schoolchildren turn wetland warriors

The group has already collected about 3,000 signatures in two phases, besides engaging fellow students in discussions on the campaign.

MP govt to provide subsidised solar water pumps to farmers

The use of solar pumps will increase the cultivable land area, enable multi-cropping, reduce dependence on diesel pumps, reduce distribution loss

When Money Does Grow on Trees

Gauging the economic value of an ecosystem can save it from degradation. But proper yardsticks need to be used without getting carried away by numbers.

Regenerating sholas and grasslands

These students know that in the valleys of the high Nilgiris, the sholas hold on to rainwater like a sponge and release it through the year.

A Panel Discussion on ‘Wastewater: a curse or an untapped resource?’

Wastewater recycling can address the twin problems of water pollution and scarcity in the city.

A Space of Freedom

How an arts outreach initiative and an environmental justice campaign are together transforming public life in Chennai.