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Tip | “Forests Alive”: Educational and other books combining scientific knowledge and hereditary practices of the Soliga and other tribal communities worldwide
ATREE at Biligiri Rangaswamy Wildlife Sanctuary The process, while documenting and archiving a vast resource of places and stories, also provided a critical understanding of the ways Soligas interacted with the landscape. ATREE used formal cartographic instruments such as GIS-enabled devices, … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Forest Rights Act (FRA), History, Literature and bibliographies, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Tips, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Soliga
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On taking responsability for the environment: Kamal Bawa gets first Gunnerus award for sustainability – Karnataka
Dr. Bawa is most noted for, among other works, his pioneering research on population biology in rainforest areas. His wide span of work includes groundbreaking biological discoveries made in Central America and in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas in … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology and environment, Globalization, Nature and wildlife, Press snippets, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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Nomination of Dr Madegowda (Soliga): Participatory resource monitoring, implementation of the Forest Rights Act and welfare schemes – Karnataka
Learn more about tribal communities, biodiversity and wildlife related issues across Karnataka and the Western Ghats (e.g. search for “Karnataka Adivasi Abhivrudhi Mandali”, “Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve”, “man animal conflict Karnataka”, “Karnataka tribal welfare”, “Valmiki Scheduled Tribes”, “forest based … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Government of India, Hyderabad biodiversity pledge, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Southern region, Tiger, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
Tagged Eruliga, Gowdalu, Hasalaru, Jenu Kuruba, Kadu Kuruba, Koraga, Malekudiya, Soliga, Yararava
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“We need participation and governance by the local communities in order to legitimise their local knowledge while empowering them economically” – UN International Day for Biological Diversity (22nd of May)
There is very little evidence that ecotourism in its present form is sustainable […] Tourism is inherently an exploitative industry, both ecologically and socially and we need to accept that. But the ill-effects of tourism on biodiversity conservation can be … Continue reading
Posted in Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Ethnobotany, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Tourism
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“We have a special responsibility to document, monitor and conserve our most precious asset”: Biodiversity for sustaining their livelihoods – Survey of the Environment
India may be the only large country with huge scientific capability to lack a serious programme to monitor the state of its ecosystems. Because the major drivers of habitat loss or change are rooted in political, economic and social factors, … Continue reading →