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Hill tribes that once hunted elusive snow leopards now turn protectors
The training includes sensitising the Himalayan tribes about the value of co-existence and leading a mindful lifestyle for a sustainable livelihood.
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Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings
Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights
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Learning the Organic Way
Leading the youth and children of the village in reviving the land for increased self-reliance.
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Finding A Pathway For Freshwater Diversity Conservation
To what length Government policies can enable local communities to come up with ecologically friendly conservation measures?
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आग बुझाने से जी उठा जंगल (in Hindi)
झारखंड के दो गावों ने जंगल से आग बुझाकर उन्हें न केवल हरा-भरा कर लिया है बल्कि वे ईंधन, चारा, पानी और जंगल से जुड़े खान-पान के मामले में आत्मनिर्भर हो गए हैं।
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Forest rights good for forests too: This Odisha village shows how
The independence and ownership of the forest have allowed the villagers to regenerate the woods with depleted vegetation.
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Putting Earth’s Life-support Systems on Fire, Equity and Justice Forgotten
We need to demand that all nations take immediate corrective steps to act honestly and genuinely on the above mentioned climate actions, bring many people’s alternatives into serious consideration and review these as genuine alternative pathways to a sustainable and equitable world
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Collaborative Knowledge Building – The story of River Kaigal
How a high school EVS class led to a Community Conservation and Collaborative Knowledge Building
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Community Forest Rights & The Pandemic: Gram Sabhas Lead the Way (in Malayalam)
Empowerment of villagers to govern and manage local natural resources can sustain economies!