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The festival will highlight native foods from the (Nilgiris) Blue Mountains to highlight their cultural heritage and ecological significance

Kushalta Ke Kadam

"Nilgiri" is the union of the words "blue" and "mountains," and the name of the "Blue Mountains" in southwestern India, among which numerous peaks above 2,000 meters stand out.

In Nilgiris, Wild Foods Are Lost Forever.

Accessing individual and community forest resource rights is a significant milestone for traditional forest dwellers. Last November, 13 villages in Pillur region of the Nilgiris were granted community forest rights under The Scheduled Tribes ...

A study from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve has revealed that there has been further marginalisation of Adivasis as the government glossed over socioeconomic factors and focused only on medical and clinical aspects.

Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 12 (ANI/PRNewswire): Microland Foundation, a dedicated social development arm of Microland Limited, in partnership with local NGOs in Coonoor is fostering and promoting Environmental stewardship, believing it to be an integral long-term medium to build a healthy, sustainable community. From integrated waste management to introducing students to concepts and ideas on sustainable food production, water and energy conservation, these programmes have been not ...

Threatened by climate change and industry, the Jenu Kuruba say their rights to the forest must be secured better.

Local leaders announced Monday a new program that will guarantee direct payments to select families, adding Madison to a growing list of communities around the country that are offering a novel kind of support for those who need it most.

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