Catherine Gilon
Catherine Gilon is a journalist based at Chennai
October 23, 2019
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Farmers revert to traditional bio-fences for multiple benefits

Trees and thorny cacti that served as fences protecting crops from cattle, as wind breakers conserving soil moisture, besides providing fertilizer and fodder, are making a comeback in Tamil Nadu

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August 14, 2019
Many farmers are now growing traditional rice varieties as market linkages improve (Photo by Sahaja Samrudha)
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Farmers across India revive folk rice varieties

Cultivation of traditional rice varieties is becoming popular in Chhattisgarh, after a campaign to popularize indigenous paddy strains spreads from Kerala to Himachal Pradesh to West Bengal

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May 22, 2019
Understanding the need for conservation of biodiversity, villagers of Mandasaru have strengthened forest protection measures (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)
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Biodiversity takes center stage in Odisha’s silent valley

Forest communities of Mandasaru hills are taking steps to conserve biodiversity in Odisha’s silent valley, even as the world celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May

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April 12, 2019
Alternate livelihoods help women like Sabitri Barman earn more and be less dependent on forest resources (Photo by Abdul Gani)
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Manas villagers benefit from alternate livelihoods

Shifting to non-forest livelihoods has helped landless families around Manas National Park to avoid human-animal conflicts, and earn more without denuding the forests

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