Bundelkhand's bravehearts
For villages that survived recurring droughts, the economic-ecological connection makes more sense
Changing colours
After blindly destroying much of their forest cover, people in Anantapur district attempt to reclaim their barren lands
Cities of joy
Better late than never. Germany has initiated the Agenda 21 process across the country. Already nine per cent of all municipalities have plans …
Air pollution
Our cities and small towns are reeling under severe air pollution made worse by the government's muddled approach to air quality planning. Only a …
Going to town with agriculture
Helped by a proactive government, residents of Havana resort to urban agriculture to solve their food crisis
Celebrating WSF 2004
When 80,000 people talk it makes noise. So it wasn't unusual for the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) in Mumbai to be snidely called a huge '…
In wonderland
Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh is a many-splendoured wonder where indomitable political will and the tribals have proved that the regeneration of the …
Restoring the past
A civil engineer revives an age-old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu
Blood on the beach
Fisherfolk on the coast of Saurashtra kill whale sharks to make a living. If this is replaced by an ecotourism scheme the people and the fish …
Beat that heat
Municipalities and citizens in the US could significantly contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Reviving nature
A professor heralds hope and greenery into a remote Orissa village to set it free from a web of untouchability, superstition, illiteracy and poverty
Fishing in troubled waters
People displaced by a dam on the Tawa, the Narmada's biggest tributary, charted their own rehabilitation through exemplary management of natural …
Comanagement of natural resources Local learning for poverty education
Book COMANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOCAL LEARNING FOR POVERTY REDUCTION *by Stephen R Tyler* International Development Research Centre
The road ahead
India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …
For the love of air
International experts meet to develop a blueprint for future action to improve air quality in Delhi
A quiet Revolution
Six years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to manage forests jointly with the people. This effort is breaking new ground in Naxalite-…
Creating a wonderland
In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community
Words of wisdom
The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance
Shades of green
During the Auto Expo 2000, most carmakers were seen going ahead with diesel models. But the makers of two-stroke two-wheelers decided to announce …
Dussehri's entrepreneurs
Village women emerge as successful entrepreneurs thanks to NEED an organisation with a difference
Betrayed
Nepal's forest bureaucracy prepares for the funeral of the much-hailed community forest management programme
In twilight zone
Even as tribal communities' anti-Koel Karo agitation continues, there is confusion in official circles about the current status of the project
Very little amendment
Book>> New Forms of Urban Governance in India Shifts, Models, Networks and Contestations edited by ISA Baud and J De Wit Sage Publications, …
Dousing flames
The Uttarakhand forest fires that lasted for over 100 days should come as a warning to the rest of India since half of its forests are vulnerable …
Left without a vote
Uttar Pradesh government's repeated attempts to bring villages under industrial authorities are against the spirit of the Constitution