Exploring Beekeeping in Jharkhand
By Silambarasan S.P., Biodiversity Conservation Between 9th and 13th September 2025, a team from Kotagiri, comprising Shiny, Nithya, and Simbu, visited Jharkhand for a scoping visit. The purpose of our visit was to assess the feasibility and potential for implementing a beekeeping activity. This initiative is part of Women for Bees by UNESCO. The objectives […]
Follow-Up Training Session in Sigur and Pillur- Women for Bees
By Shawn Stephen, Biodiversity Conservation As part of the UNESCO: Women for Bees project that the BC programme is currently engaged in, Keystone Foundation has conducted follow-up training sessions in Sigur and Pillur on the 18th and the 20th, respectively. Follow-up sessions such as these are really valuable to a beekeeper-in-training because they become an opportunity to […]
Film screening at Ranchi
By Jyoti Patale –Biodiversity Conservation On 31st August 2025, we organized a film screening at the Keystone Office in Ranchi in collaboration with All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF). This was the first step towards starting a film club, where people from the community can come together to watch films and discuss different issues, […]
Summer Internships with the Biodiversity and Conservation Team
Spotlighting the contributions of our 2025 in-office interns By Sophie Minoosh Bernstein –Biodiversity Conservation This summer, the Biodiversity and Conservation team at Keystone Foundation welcomed nine in-office interns from fields including Botany, Wildlife Biology, and Biology. Representing educational levels from high school to master’s programs, they joined from Kotagiri, Coonoor, Bangalore, Nagapattinam, Delhi, and the USA. […]
Wild Mushroom Collection with Sanatan Sabar of Bengthupi Sabar Para, Purulia District, West Bengal
By Rohan Mukerjee –Biodiversity Conservation As the monsoons commence, mushrooms of various sizes, shapes, and hues spring up across Purulia’s forests and fields. These wild mushrooms are one of the most relished uncultivated delicacies of the Kheria Sabar people. However, not all of them are edible, as we found out through our interactions with Sraban […]
Community Land Restoring in Samaigudal: A Story of People, Forest, and Hope
By Ramajeyam, Biodiversity Conservation Nestled in a mid-elevation landscape, the Samaigudal community belongs to the Irula tribal community, whose lives have long been intertwined with the rhythms of the forest. Spanning 90 acres, this landscape is both a home and a livelihood space for the local farmers. A Landscape in Transition Over time, approximately 65% […]
Students in Restoration: Local Efforts in Wayanad
By Vishnu N.M, Biodiversity Conservation Students represent the future, and they are increasingly recognizing the significance of restoration for the health of our forests and the overall well-being of our environment. Ecological restoration plays a crucial role in revitalizing natural resources and paving the way for a sustainable future. In our community-led restoration initiative, enthusiastic […]
World Environment Day Celebrations with School Students
By Chandrasekar Das & Silambarasan-Biodiversity conservation Keystone Foundation and the Forest Department join hands Every year on June 5th as Keystone Foundation celebrates World Environment Day with activities that promote environmental awareness and responsibility. This year, the Biodiversity Conservation Team, in collaboration with officials from the Forest Department, organized awareness programs for school students to […]
Building Inclusive Restoration: Insights from the GESI Workshop in Chiang Mai
By Reshma- Climate Change, Harsha-Biodiversity Conservation From June 9th to 11th, 2025, Women4Biodiversity, a global advocacy organisation working at the intersection of biodiversity and gender justice, organized a three-day regional workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The workshop, titled “Integrating the GESI Framework into Ecosystem Restoration: A Gender Responsive Approach,” brought together 30 participants from across […]
Invasive Removal in Uginiyam Village – May 2025
By Vandana Kannan, Biodiversity Conservation Uginiyam, a forest settlement in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, is one of the restoration sites under the REDAA project. We are currently targeting the invasive Senna spectabilis tree and experimenting methods of effective restoration, such as debarking and planting of native species. This is done with active involvement of key stakeholders […]