Keystone Foundation has become a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Keystone has set up an iGive page as part of the India Tax Saving Challenge 2012 by Give India.The aim is to raise Rs. 5 Lakhs by 22nd March to support various field activities. Donations can start at Rs. 100 and donors would receive a feedback report from GiveIndia instantly along with a receipt. Those x…x

  2. Home to 6 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve today faces a host of challenges relating to the balance between natural resource conservation and indigenous livelihoods.We invite internships to explore themes relating to education, health and livelihoods of indigenous communities. A working knowledge of Tamil/Malayalam/Kannada is desirable but not essential. We x…x

On Wednesday 25/1 2012 Rev. Phillip Mulley, social anthropologist and one of Keystone’s trustees, held an informative lecture on the cultural links between the indigenous communities of the Nilgiri Mountains. The event was honoured with the presence of students from Rishi Valley. The event took place at the Bee Museum in Ooty.  

Nilgiri Natural History Society arranged a walk in Bikkapathy Mund reserved forest, located in the Nilgiris Upper Plateau within the Nilgiris North Division, at an altitude on 1900 msl. The trail, with 20 engaged participants, started and ended in a village inhabited by Todas, an indigenous community of the region who are traditionally buffalo herders. x…x

The afternoon of the 10th of January 2012 turned out to be another day full of visitors. 41 students from Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFOS), Dehradun arrived soon after the students from the Cornell University departed. Anita Varghese explained the linkages of our work and the areas of concern for both the communities x…x

On the 10th of January 2012, 40 students from Cornell University, USA accompanied by their Professors interacted with us for more than four hours. The purpose of the visit is to understand the development processes at the grass roots level, the challenges and the learning from the perspective of indigenous communities. Traditional knowledge was the x…x

On Saturday, 7th January 2012 students from Cornell University, USA visited the Bee Museum in Ooty and spent two hours browsing  the Museum. Lot of questions and discussions. They will be visiting Keystone Campus tomorrow, Tuesday 10th January 2012. Interesting to know their views on GMO. This is the beginning of a relationship with Cornell x…x