Summer Camps in Sathyamangalam, Sigur & Kotagiri
May 15, 2023 By Vandana Kannan & Vidya S.Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Change Our Sathyamangalam field centre had the opportunity to conduct summer camps on conservation from May 11-15 in Punanjur, Kanakundur and Arepalayam villages. The camps were curated for students of ages 7-15. A total of 95 children attended, with 30 to 35 from […]
2020 Feb 3_Kinship Conservation Workshop
India is a land of biodiversity with rich vegetation and wildlife. No doubt, it is under threat due to various reasons and making conservation of this valuable diversity important. In India, officially it is the State that formulates the policy and controls the ambit of conservation. But, in a country like ours, there are communities […]
2020 Jan 1_Conservation Agreements Learning Network Meet
Learning Network Meet- 2019. Keystone Foundation’s growth has always stood on the principle of accepting and trying new models of conservation and development work. Conservation Agreements (CA) is one example of the same. CA is a model which is being tried and tested in different parts of the world and it was given a try […]
Students Conference on Conservation Science
The Students Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) was held in the JN Tata auditorium in Bangalore on the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of October 2019. This annual conference was attended by Beeman, Chandrasekar and Nayanatara from the Biodiversity Management and Restoration Programme and Bhavya from the Field Courses and Research Programme. The aim of […]
Keystone Foundation partakes in the 4th leaders meeting of the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN
The IUCN Species Survival commission (SSC) is a science-based network of expert groups from all over the world addressing conservation issues of several species of plants and animals, mainly the ones that are majorly declining due to loss of habitat, climate change etc.; The group consists of Researchers, Government Officials, Wildlife Managers,and many other experts […]
Barefoot Ecologists of the NBR – not low cost field assistants!
Its a little more than 10 years that we have been hosting a Barefoot Ecology program – which trains community members to observe and record habitat quality and changes . Over 50 + community members have been part of the program and they have taken up ecological monitoring, raising nurseries, conducting nature education programs and village […]
Week 3_Governance
Fun is an essential part of learning at the NFLC. The third week, titled Governance and anchored by Pratim Roy, Founder Director of Keystone Foundation, proved to be just so. While governance might not be easily and directly associated with fun as a first thought, Pratim ensured that the learning path was through an enriching […]