Van Gujjars help conserve forests, but are deprived of rights
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The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in the Indian state of Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but…
The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in the Indian state of Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but…
“Remove Van Gujjars from the forests … and all the animals will die of thirst,” says Mohammad Safi, a community leader.
"The Himalayan region – not just in India, but the entire Hindu Kush and Karakoram – has steep slopes that host snow or…
Vikram Katoch is visibly worried: the vast valley of Lahaul-Spiti in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is almost…
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Vikram Katoch is visibly worried: the vast valley of Lahaul-Spiti in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is almost…
Neema Devi sits with her sister-in-law, Prema Devi, threshing wheat by hand in the village of Dhudholi, in the Indian state of…
As changing temperatures, fluctuating rainfall, and more forest fires plague Uttarakhand, women and Dalit farmers find…