Little Earth Defenders – Every Life Matters: A 2-day Summer Camp
Monisha Ravi, Community Wellbeing Welcoming Young Earth Defenders The Biodiversity Conservation team successfully conducted its annual summer camp, “Little Earth Defenders – Every Life Matters,” at the Keystone campus, bringing together 23 enthusiastic students from diverse backgrounds for two days of immersive learning and exploration. The camp was jointly facilitated by the Community Wellbeing, Climate […]
Telltale Stories: A Multimedia Workshop
A three-day workshop on Ethical Narrative Building, organised by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), HOPE, and supported by The Wire. By Shawn Jacob Stephen, Knowledge Hub Telltale Stories brought together 25 practitioners, journalists, activists, and communicators from over 12 states across India, hosted by CFA and HOPE from 1–3 April 2026 in Delhi. The […]
NBR Media Collective : 12 future journalists join us in Kotagiri!
Merab Vilomina Manu, Knowledge Hub The NBR-IPLC Media Program at Keystone Foundation aims to build Adivasi-led journalism and storytelling, amplifying indigenous voices in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The first workshop, held March 3rd and 4th, 2026, hosted 10 participants and three facilitators.. Participants arrived from various parts of the NBR including Sigur, Nilambur, Upper Nilgiris, […]
NBR Media Collective Pilot Project Launches
Merab Vilomina Manu, Knowledge Hub January has been an exciting month for the Knowledge Hub. To begin with, we are pleased to announce that the NBR Media Project has received funding and been launched. Through this initiative, the year-long pilot will enhance the skills and field experience of novice journalists from the NBR. Developing a […]
Diet Diversity Project: Fieldwork in Wayanad and Sathy
Merab Vilomina Manu, Knowledge Hub This January, Jeyanthi Akka and I embarked on fieldwork in Wayanad and Sathy to launch the IPON-NFRF project (New Frontiers in Research Fund and international partners, researches the climate-food-health nexus) on nutrition, climate and health. The days we spent in the field felt warm—a refreshing change from January in Kotagiri—and […]
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, […]
Keystone at ESP Conference in Australia 2025
By Anita Varghese The 11th edition of the Ecosystem Services Partnership conference was held in Darwin, Australia, between 23rd and 27th June. Anita Varghese was invited to deliver a keynote address on Day 3 of the conference. Anita shared the story of Keystone Foundation and its journey of eco-development across three decades. In her talk, […]
Gender and Climate Change Workshop with SHG Women in Ooty
By Sneha-Knowledge Hub Workshop Overview On June 24th, Sneha, Monisha, and Vidya from Keystone Foundation conducted a workshop on gender and climate change at the Additional Collector’s Office in Ooty. The session was designed for Self-Help Group (SHG) women and Panchayat Level Federation members from Ooty, Gudalur, and Kotagiri. A total of 50 women participated […]
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). […]
Radio Kotagiri Wins National Award for Cultural Preservation
By Manickam A., Knowledge Hub Keystone Foundation is proud to announce that Radio Kotagiri won Second Prize at the WAVES Sammelan, organized by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. The award recognized our program covering the local Irula community’s Thodu Aata Festival, under the theme of Local Cultural Preservation. Dr. L. Murugan, […]