Recent Trainings on Climate Education
By Vidya S., Climate Change Climate Smart Schools has been in action since June 2022, promoting the mission of “Nurturing climate champions for the holistic wellbeing of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve”. At present, it engages 10 Schools in the Nilgiris and 4 in Kerala (Wayanad and Nilambur). In these last 2 and half years, we have […]
Bridging Traditions: 3-Day Storytelling & Music Workshop in Purulia
6-8 March, 2025 By Jyoti Patale, Climate change As spring arrived in Purulia, vibrant Palash flowers set the landscape ablaze, mirroring the creativity of 46 young storytellers from the Sabar community. Over three days at Rajnowagarh, these children explored their ancestral gift—music—through Bridging Traditional Knowledge Gaps through Storytelling, a workshop organized by The Keystone Foundation […]
UK PACT Team Visits Keystone: Progress Review & Community Collaboration
By Gunashekar M, Climate Change, UK Pact On March 24th and 25th, 2025, a delegation visited the Keystone Foundation for an important project review and interaction with local stakeholders. The team, which included prominent figures such as Ms. Halima Holland, the British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai, Ms. Nicola Millen UK PACT India Country Lead […]
Climate Change Awareness with Poovulagin Nanbaragal
By Gunashekar M., Technical Coordinator, Climate Change Climate change is a global phenomenon that impacts all regions, with rural communities being among the most affected. Keystone Foundation, through the community-based MRV project funded by the UK PACT, is collaborating with rural communities on climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. In this context, raising climate literacy within […]
Keystone Participates in UNEP’s Global Environmental Outlook-7 Report
By Jyotsna Krishnakumar, Director, Community Wellbeing The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is the flagship report of the United NationsEnvironment Programme (UNEP), and provides an integrated assessment of the state of theglobal environment. It presents the environmental trends for air, climate, water, land andbiodiversity, drawing on all the major global assessments from international science panelsand United […]
My Journey Through the Research for Social Action Certification Course
By Gunashekar M., Technical Coordinator, Climate Change Why I took this course The Research for Social Action certification course, offered by Azim Premji University in Bangalore, is a 2.5-week residential program that explores social science perspectives on research and their linkages to social action in areas such as policy, programs, and collective initiatives. I wanted […]
Environmental Defense Fund Visits Keystone
By Akhil Sivadas, Programme Coordinator, Climate Change, Keystone Foundation On January 16, 2025 Keystone hosted the global team of Environmental Defense Fund including their trustees as part of their Global Climate Convening covering three regions – Mumbai, Nilgiris and Coimbatore. The team was lead by Mr. Hisham Mundol, EDF’s Chief Adviser in India, who also […]
Our experience in “Journeying Across the Himalayas”
Bhavya George, Programme Coordinator and Vidya S, Technical Coordinator, Climate Change ‘Journeying Across the Himalayas’ was a ten-day multidisciplinary festival celebrating the communities and collaborative spirit at the heart of Royal Enfield Social Mission. It was held from December 5th to 15th at Travancore Palace, New Delhi. As our climate smart school work in Shimla, […]
Environmental Action Workshops in November
By Manickam A., Additional Programme Coordinator, Radio Kotagiri ER Workshop: A Platform for Environmental Action The ER Workshop, hosted at Keystone Foundation on 21st November 2024, brought together elected representatives (ERs), ward members, and the vice president of Nedugula Panchayat to discuss urgent environmental and community issues. This workshop served as a critical forum to address challenges arising from deforestation, climate change, […]
Bhavya George Attends COP 29 in Azerbaijan
By Bhavya George, Programme Coordinator, Climate Change This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 29, was in Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov 11 to 22. The focus was on finance after last year’s historic agreement on establishing a Loss and Damage fund. My travel started from New Delhi, where I met some known faces […]
