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Uncultivated foods – The hidden treasure
They are now involved in creating Food Forest for in-situ conservation of these wild food sources inside the forest
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Why do indigenous communities persist with practising shifting cultivation?
The government has announced that shifting cultivation to receive legal backing ? A comprehensive policy is being written
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From concrete to jungle: cartoonist puts Mumbai’s wildlife on the map
“... in the city’s parks, or by the ... government, or in schools and colleges, and generate awareness among Mumbaikars.”
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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
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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
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माटी की महिलाओं की नई राह (in Hindi)
यह एक समावेशी और जवाबदेह पर्यटन का उदाहरण है, जिसमें समुदाय और सैलानियों में संस्कृति का आदान-प्रदान होता है
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Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report
“Recognizing the knowledge, institutions and values of indigenous peoples and local communities ... enhances... nature conservation”
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Maha gramsabha: A Unique Initiative In Central India
Apart from resistance against mining and implementation of forest rights, what other activities are taking place at the MGS level?
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Women come out of the woods: collectivisation in rural Maharashtra
Gadchiroli’s women first came together to protest mining in their forests. Now, they’re calling the shots