Inauguration of Pudukaadu Production Center
The Kombai Indigenous Women’s Progressive Group, a group of 13 Kurumba & Irula tribal women , have been producing various value added products using honey, beeswax and other NTFP. These products including bees wax soap, lip-balms, jams, pickles, Amla candy and different types of honey are supplied to the Green shops and also sold through x…x
Thoughts on Annaipallam
We had a good round of meeting/s in Anaipallam earlier this week. The context was broadly forest management with one round of meetings to understand the current VFC system and another to discuss the operational details of the FRA. We have been in touch with a group of 3 youth for the last 5-6 months x…x
Visiting Community Forestry in Orissa
In the midst of the growing momentum around the Forest Rights Act here in the NBR, a group of us took off to visit community groups engaged in community forestry in Orissa. Our discussions on the FRA with the villages had thrown up the opportunities opened up by community rights over forest resources – to x…x
An Introduction
Conservation approaches are integral to all projects at Keystone Foundation. From distant villages to urban taluks to districts within the state, work is now at a landscape level. The conservation focus keeps pace with enterprise and livelihoods. Specific projects provide insights into the ecology of bees, forest fruits, resin yielding trees, endemic cycads, agriculture, water, x…x
About Keystone
The concept of keystone emerges from the nest-building behaviour of some birds in nature. These permanent nest structures serve as habitat for several life forms. Such keystone species become crucial in providing opportunities for other associated beings to grow and evolve. Thus, Keystone Foundation is born out of a simple ecological principle of the interdependence x…x
