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Ecological ‘holocaust’: Women saving India’s Western Ghats forest
A group of 27 women act as guardians of the rare ferns, tree-hugging mosses and thousands of other plants that may otherwise be lost forever
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UN spotlight on Kerala’s energy-positive campus
Tropical rainforest trees help create cool surroundings. Certified green construction materials, recycled wood boards, etc. have been used.
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An ancient rainforest in Kerala teaches us what we’re losing out on in our lonely cities of concrete
Life here feels like a carnival, with ... zillions of creatures feeding.
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Silent Valley: A controversy that focused global attention on a rainforest 40 years ago
The confrontation between development and environment; a people’s movement that got support from across the country
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WHAT IS LIVING AND WHAT IS DYING IN THE LIVING ROOT BRIDGES?
Can the Living Architecture (bio-engineering achievements) of the Khasis and Jaintias be transplanted to other areas...?
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School in the Forest : Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, Kerala
The Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary is dedicated to the plants of the Western Ghats, a mountain range running down the western coastline of peninsular India. Founded in 1981 by Wolfgang Theuerkauf, the Sanctuary is a garden of wild plant species grown at the edge of a rainforest reserve. The intention is to rehabilitate endangered species and restore habitats in a highly fragmented landscape, in which only a fraction of original forest remains and a high percentage of species are rare, vulnerable or threatened by imminent extinction. The Sanctuary is run by a small group of resident gardeners, naturalists and educators, and supported by a wide circle of well-wishers. Together it offers an approach that is connected to the climate, land, habitats, plants, animals and people of the Western Ghats.