Mahatma Gandhi calls PM Modi: “Did you really mean Self-reliance?”
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No Atma, Lots of Nirbharta: The Socio-Ecological Bankruptcy of Modi’s Self-Reliance Stimulus
The most blatant example of ecological illiteracy in the name of ‘self-reliance’ is that of coal mining – a sector which is being opened up in parts of central India which were hitherto off-limits.
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Video: Eco India: How Gandhi’s idea of Swaraj is inspiring communities to take charge of their environment?
For long, India has mirrored the top-down development approach of the West. In this special interview, environmentalist and thinker Ashish Kothari talks about why that needs to radically change through imbibing the ideas of ‘Eco Swaraj’ – a common theme among many grassroots environmental movements in the country that are re-defining their relationship with the environment. “You build in the notion of Swaraj, which is a deeply political and economic concept of independence and autonomy, but also a responsibility to the rest of nature,” says Kothari.
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Launching an interactive map on Conservation Conflicts in India
On the occasion of #WildlifeWeek the #EJAtlasteam and Kalpavriksh are launching an interactive map on Conservation Conflicts in India, which reveals the impacts of this fortress-like conservation model in India. This new map documents the violations of Wildlife laws in Protected Areas and shows the struggles of local and Indigenous communities opposing policies that exclude them from the current management of natural resources. The map reveals lack of regard for the self-determination of the communities by the government authorities.#ConflictsPAIndia
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CCA South Asia Webinar Series #3: Van Panchayats, Uttarakhand (22nd September, 5pm IST)
About the Talk
Village Forest Commons are a long-standing institution in Uttarakhand that pre-dates the current format of the Van Panchayats yielded by the colonial British after their regional appropriation of all lands. Like true commons, these forest and rangeland commons have been protected and used by village communities primarily to meet their subsistence needs of fuelwood, fodder and small timber as also providing the critical nutrient cycling of compost that makes hill agriculture possible at all. Though currently facing a slew of incremental measures to control and commercialize these forests they remain, wherever communities are still dependent on agriculture and pastoralism, their live support base. In such area, especially at higher altitudes village forests and rangelands are extensive, constituting over 60% of the landscape in the Gori river basin. One village forest, for instance, covers about 860 sq km, larger than the largest protected area in the state. Not surprisingly, such areas harbour wildlife and biological diversity comparable to Protected Areas in the same geographical zones.
Join us as the speakers discuss the persisting relevance of Van Panchayat in the face of the larger dismantling of Commons worldwide, the continued dependence of poorer households for their livelihoods, rapidly dwindling biological diversity everywhere and the critical the need for forests and wild spaces in the cultural and economic context.
Malika Virdi is her second term as Sarpanch, the elected head of the Sarmoli- Jainti Van Panchayat.
Rekha Rautela is a panch (elected representative) of Sarmoli Van Panchayat
Beena Nitwal is a panch (elected representative) of Sankhdhura Van Panchayat
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Community Forest Rights at a Glance 2017-2020
Community Forest Rights at a Glance Report for 2017-2020 has been produced by Kalpavriksh as part of Community Forest Rights-Learning and Advocacy Process (CFR-LA) with the support of Oxfam, India. The report evaluates the progress of CFR implementation and to discuss, consolidate and analyze policy changes directly affecting the implementation of the Act for helping on ground research, advocacy and effective implementation of the Act. This report is the fifth in the series produced by CFR-LA.
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New Children’s Books are here!!!
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People in Conservation: Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Security. Vol 9, Issue 4, July 2019 to December 2019 (Hindi)
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