Analog Forestry Practitioners Receive Documentation and Soil Collection Workshops in Sigur
By Reshma R., Climate Change, and Anokha Venugopal, Knowledge Hub Analog forestry (AF) is one of the gender-just climate solutions that we have been implementing in Sigur for the last two years. Our program in Sigur consists of 10 AF promoters, mostly women and their families across 5 villages (Anaikatty, Chokkanahalli, Vazhaithottam, Chemanatham, and Boothanatham). […]
Agroecology in Practice: Insights from Sigur and Azim Premji
By Reshma R., Climate Change and Sriram Paramasivan, Community Wellbeing This month, Reshma and Sriram attended a course at Azim Premji University called Agro-Ecology: Science and Practice. Here they share their takeaways and experiences from the course. (May 2- 6th) Reshma Working with the implementation of Analog Forestry, a Gender-Just Climate solution, in Sigur for […]
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, […]
