Rethinking Education with Tribal Communities in the Nilgiris
November 9, 2022 By Madeleine Gefke & Nithya V.Oberlin Shansi Fellow & Field Assistant – Biodiversity Conservation While Keystone has been working on education for all ages across the Nilgiris for years, it is important to revisit our vision and strategy, and involve community members in this exercise. In September, we began taking surveys in […]
Tribal-Led Campaign for Traditional Foods in Central & Eastern India
October 17, 2022 By Rohan MukerjeeProgramme Coordinator – Networks & Alliances The global food crisis is intrinsically tied to the climate crisis. Chemical-based agricultural methods that overpower gentler, smaller-scale methods of growing food that have persisted for centuries have warped our food systems, with the fatalities being nutrition, diversity and precious, healthy soil. And when […]
Climate Stories: PARI Network on Storytelling for the Planet
October 7, 2022 By Bhavya George & Arathi MenonProgramme Coordinator – Climate ChangeLead Trainer, Climate Stories & Independent Environmental Journalist Keystone Foundation, in collaboration with Earth Journalism Network (EJN), has been organising Climate Stories, a short-term environment journalism programme to build capacity among the local and indigenous youth of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Individuals from […]