Patches of green
Even after 10 years, the joint forest management programme has made little headway
When people participate in a government initiative
Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited
Doctor's call
As studies continue to mount on the dangers of air pollution, over one lakh doctors from all over India voice their concern
Community forest management is the future
It has been 10 years since the Joint Forest Management (jfm) was officially started in India. Ajit Banerjee, who first experimented with the …
Haunted by the past
Five years ago, Nigerian social activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was killed because he fought against multinational oil companies and dared to assert the …
Prosperity and Beyond
A quarter of a century ago, a jeep driver decided it was time to make a change. Ralegan Siddhi, made into a model village by Anna Hazare, faces …
Down with the dump
Residents of a Rajasthan village are up in arms over secret plans to store nuclear waste nearby
A collector's item
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Chronicle of a journey foretold
Water trains aren't a strange sight anymore. Not the least in the parched areas of Gujarat. But while many villages await their erratic supply, …
Elephantine block
A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village
Good Lord! No trees
Wood used in Jagannath’s chariot vanishing fast from Odisha’s jungles
Wings to Saras Crane
A community project conserves the non-migratory birds in Rajasthan
Fiery protest
An immolation bid by a Bhopal resident leads to closure of polluting factories
A policy that kills!
The government's fuel pricing policy is the very essence of irrationality
Moratorium on GMOS
Rising like the Phoenix
After suffering a spate of floods villagers regain environmental and economic vitality
A fighting chance
One man's dedication transformed the degraded, deforested land of his village
The new rule
Of the people. By the people. But against the people?
Reaping the benefits
CFM brings social and economic prosperity to several village communities
Callous forest law
Water crisis: a case study of Jabalpur
Jabalpur's shrinking lakes needs sincere planning and community participation
Heading Downhill
Thailand policymakers' volte-face on community forestry bill jolts devolution process
The bare essentials
To make community forest management a success
This tribal district has become 'immune to drought' with people's participation
Jhabua continues to flourish and maintain its status as a model district while many others fail
Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out
Unless they trust climate change programmes, communities will continue to plunder forests rendering such interventions redundant