Strengthening local food systems through kitchen gardening in Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
An exploratory study on women’s knowledge and knowledge-sharing practices by María Villalpando Páez in collaboration with Kalpavriksh.
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The Community Conserved Areas Portal for South Asia region is officially launched.
Kalpavriksh, the South Asia regional coordinator for ICCA Consortium, in collaboration with
Seva Mandir, and Metastring Foundation, have developed a web portal, with the objectives of bringing recognition and visibility to CCAs, providing a space for learning exchanges between communities and creating an analysis tool to impact policy change.
Click here to visit the portal.
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People in Conservation: Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Security. Vol 10, Issue 2, Sept – March 2022 (Hindi)
Latest Hindi People in Conservation: Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Security Newsletter is out!
To read the entire newsletter please click here.
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Marathi Maharashtra Protected Area Update, July 2022, No: 10
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Kalpavriksh wins the Special Jury Award at the FICCI Publishing Awards!
One more feather in the cap for ‘Miracle on Sunderbaag Street’, the exceptional book written by Nandita Dacunha and illustrated by Priya Kuriyan.
Congrats to the editorial team at Kalpavriksh, Tanya Majmudar and Sujatha Padmanabhan!!
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Press Release: Urgent Need to Support Goba System of Ladakh
Five civil society organisations are encouraging the UT Administration and the Hill Council, along with Ladakhi society, to recognise and strengthen the goba (or nambardar) system.
In a detailed study led by Kalpavriksh (a Pune-based organisation active in Ladakh), in coordination with Ladakhi organisations Snow Leopard Conservancy – India Trust (SLC-IT), Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), Ladakh Media and Arts Organisation (LAMO), and Local Futures, it was found that the goba system is still highly relevant for Ladakhi society. Across the Leh district, people continue to have faith in this system, and insist that it should continue along with the Panchayat system.
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[Book Review] Exploring alternate governance models for sacred natural sites
To read the book review of ‘Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites and Spiritual Governance: The Legal Case for Juristic Personhood’ by Shrishtee Bajpai please click here.
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[COVID-19 Pandemic: Worlds Stories from the Margins] What does self-reliance really mean? Amazing stories from India’s margins
Can you imagine Dalit women farmers in Telangana, once facing hunger and deprivation, contributing 20,000 kgs of foodgrains for COVID19-related relief? Farmers on the Tamil Nadu – Karnataka border continuing to send organic food to Bengaluru consumers even during the lockdown? Villages in Kachchh and Tamil Nadu handling anti-COVID19 health measures, with minimal outside help? And adivasis (indigenous people) in central India with community funds able to take care of migrant workers who have had to come back to their villages?
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‘Chitty, A Dog and Her Forest Farm’ shortlisted for Mehlli Gobhai Children’s Book Illustrator Award 2022!
We are happy to share that our children’s book ‘Chitty, A Dog and Her Forest Farm’ written by Serow and illustrated by Rajiv Eipe has been shortlisted for the first Mehlli Gobhai Children’s Book Illustrator Award 2022!
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Latest Protected Area Update Newsletter, June 2022, No. 157
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