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Doctorate on edible mushroom: Applying traditional knowledge of people belonging to Kaani tribe in the Western Ghats – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 08/04/2013 by website administrator

The Hindu, Nagercoil, April 8, 2013 The traditional knowledge of people belonging to Kaani tribe in the Western Ghats of Kanyakumari district has helped a research student secure her doctorate. The Kaani tribe, who inhabit hills and deep jungles, are a … Continue reading →

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Mushroom culture and bio-diversity in the Western Ghats – Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Posted on 14/05/2012 by website administrator

The Hindu, Nagercoil, 2 March 2009 People belonging to the kani tribe of the forests and hills of Kanyakumari district have wild mushrooms in their diet. They collect half-a-dozen species of mushrooms from the deep forests of the Western Ghats which … Continue reading →

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Audio | “We are all in this boat together”: Climate Justice (BBC Green Thinking)

Posted on 12/11/2021 by website administrator

There is a great benefit in sharing knowledge across countries, across communities as well, and in a way that we can incorporate different areas of research in a combined and holistic way; and take into account both specific needs and … Continue reading →

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Eco-spirituality in the face of climate change: Learning from the Kaani tribe of Kanyakumari District – Tamil Nadu

Posted on 31/10/2021 by website administrator

Indigenous leaders from around the world will join government officials, scientists, activists, and NGO representatives at the U.N. climate summit in Scotland to highlight the role of Indigenous peoples in providing climate mitigation and adaptation solutions https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/indigenous-leaders-to-push-for-land-tenure-rights-as-climate-solution-at-cop26/ ECO-SPIRITUALITY AND CLIMATE … Continue reading →

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Traditional social structures of Adivasis and the constitutional right to food

Posted on 12/10/2021 by website administrator

Legally entitled to a full stomach Fifty percent of the world’s hungry live in India. But India is a democracy, which gives her citizens a lot of rights – for instance, the constitutional right to food. Based on this right, … Continue reading →

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