Supporting Continued Education and Creating Art with the Support of Synchronoss
By Ramajeyam R., Biodiversity Conservation Continuing Education Support Keystone Foundation, with funding support from Synchronoss, organized ‘Continuing Education Support Initiative’ to uplift and encourage students from our local communities. This program was planned and carried out by the Biodiversity Conservation Team. This year, support was extended to 15 students from sanitary workers’ families in Kotagiri […]
Spring Revival in Dhalamukh Village: A Win for both Humans and Wildlife
By Ramajeyam R., Biodiversity Conservation Dhalamukh village, a small natural spring has always been an important lifeline — providing water to the local community as well as to the wildlife that depends on the surrounding forest. Over recent years, the spring had gradually weakened, especially during the summer months, forcing people and animals to struggle […]
Training on Beekeeping and Nursery Management
Hatnada and Sardabera, Seraikela-Kharsawan District Jharkhand 18th and 19th November 2025 By Rohan Mukerjee, Biodiversity Conservation In November, with the weather pleasantly cool, Keystone Foundation’s Eastern India team facilitated a training session on beekeeping and nursery management in the forest villages of Hatnada and Sardabera in Seraikela-Kharsawan District of Jharkhand. Beekeeping Session Day One The […]
Young Birders’ Month Celebration at Jonha Falls, Ranchi
By Jyoti Patale, Biodiversity Conservation Young Birders’ Month (YBM) was celebrated in November 2025 as a month-long campaign bringing together bird-enthusiasts and organizations from across India. Around 200-plus events were conducted across 88 different locations in the country. As part of this initiative to connect children with birds and nature, Keystone Foundation organized a YBM […]
Restoring Natural Ecologies 2025
By Vishnu N M, Biodiversity Conservation The Restoring Natural Ecologies (RNE) Conference is an annual gathering in India, organized by the Ecological Restoration Alliance–India (ERA-India). This event connects ecological restoration practitioners, grassroots leaders, researchers, and policymakers from across the country to enhance restoration practices through knowledge sharing and community-led, environmentally friendly approaches. This year, Keystone […]
Global Hub on Indigenous Food Systems, FAO, Rome
By Shawn Stephen, Biodiversity Conservation October saw Anita, Jyoti, Sumin and Shawn from Keystone journey up to Rome, Italy in order to attend the Global-hub on Indigenous Food Systems, hosted as part of the World Food Forum by FAO. Initiated by the Indigenous Peoples Unit (IPU) at FAO, Global-hub is a think tank that serves […]
Learning and Sharing at the SCCS Conference – Bangalore
By Vandana Kannan-Biodiversity Conservation, Sneha, and Anokha Venugopal -Knowledge Hub The Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) is a yearly meeting of young conservationists from across India and beyond. This year, four of our members from Keystone attended the conference, representing our Biodiversity Conservation and Knowledge Hub teams. These members included Vandana Kannan, Mathesan R., Sneha, […]
Exploring Biodiversity with Children at Jonha, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Jyoti Patale – Biodiversity Conservation On 26th September 2025, a biodiversity survey and nature-based activities were organized with children from Koyanardih and Hapatbeda villages of Ranchi district, Jharkhand. The program took place near the Jonha Waterfall, a famous tourist spot surrounded by Sal-dominated forests. The session began with an introduction to the meaning of biodiversity […]
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 […]