The Peoples’ Biodiversity Register, meant to empower local communities, is leaving them out
"The preparation of PBRs by consultants defeats the whole purpose of having this register. Local people are central...”
How Forest-Dwelling Communities are Braving the Pandemic
Local communities and gram sabhas better understand the local complexities than local administrations while dealing with a crisis
Zero-budget natural farming brought big gains for Andhra farmers, shows study
Comparison on six parameters: Water, electricity, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, yield and net revenue.
Fruit bowl beats the lockdown
"I didn’t need anyone’s help to meet him (the District Collector). He listened patiently and advised remedial measures.”
Citizens and parliamentarians dialogue on the way forward
43 hours of discussions, 250 speakers, over 100 resolutions, over 1000 voting participants, engaging with over 1 lakh on social media
The Ecosystem of Learning
Reimagining an Earth-centric and child-centric education
परंपरागत बीजों से महामारी का मुकाबला (in Hindi)
महिला किसानों के खाद्य- स्वराज की पहल ने दिया महामारी को जवाब
Press Release by Janta Parliament (जनता संसद) 18 Aug. 2020
Janta Parliament calls on urgent action for ecological security
Landless tribes fulfill nutritient needs by growing vegetables in bags
Bori bagicha, which means garden-in-a-bag, was initiated as the villagers do not own land where they can grow vegetables