A documentary film by Himdhara Collective based in Himachal Pradesh narrates the story of forest rights and traces the unrecognized efforts of the community in forest conservation policies in Lahaul Valley in HP. Bano Haqq Kathare, a story of forest rights, is a 44-minute recent documentary film in Hindi by Himdhara (an environment research and […]
वनों पर लोगों के अधिकारों को सुरक्षित करता है वन अधिकार कानून, 2006 *उप मंडल संगडाह प्रशासन द्वारा आयोजित वन अधिकार कानून, 2006 पर तीन दिवसीय प्रशिक्षण कार्यशाला के अंतिम दिन संगड़ाह की 19 पंचायतें हुई शामिल!* *प्रेस नोट: 10 जनवरी 2023* | विकास खण्ड सँगड़ाह में वन अधिकार कानून 2006 से सम्बंधित तीन दिवसीय […]
Abstract The dramatic unfolding of the Joshimath crisis in Uttarakhand, India, has brought the world’s attention once again to the Himalaya. The contribution of a 520-megawatt hydropower dam to land subsidence is squarely in the spotlight. River valleys with bumper-to-bumper hydropower dam building, especially in the North Western Himalaya, in the past decade and a […]
For English scroll down. ये जंगल किसके हैं?‘हमारे नहीं तो और किसके? हम जंगल से वैसे ही लेते हैं जैसे हम दोस्त से लेते हैं, प्यार से।’ बणों हक़ कथारे, ट्रांस-हिमालयी लाहौल घाटी में महिला मंडलों के तीन दशकों से अधिक समय से चल रहे सामूहिक वन भूमि के प्रबंधन के साझा प्रयासों की कहानी […]
हिन्दी प्रेस नोट के लिए नीचे स्क्रोल करें। Reframe Himalayan Disaster and Climate Discourse: Put people, indigenous local knowledge and governance at the centre: Himdhara study ‘Disaster-making in the Himalaya’ The Himalayan region has been stuck in an incessant cycle of disasters over past decade and the year 2023 has been particularly devastating with Joshimath […]
Many families who are still landless cannot even buy land because of the state’s policy Article written by Himshi Singh & Prakash Bhandari published on 26/09/23 in Down To Earth Developed with World Bank funding, NH 907A from Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, to Paonta Sahib is wide and smooth, unlike any typical mountain […]
Indigenous communities in the two ecologically fragile Himalayan States are routinely excluded from this narrative that fuels reckless growth. Article written by Manshi Asher published on 21/09/23 in Frontline The monsoon of 1999 is etched vividly in my memory. At 23, shortly after finishing my master’s, I was to join a project that worked on […]
Himachal Pradesh needs a policy and governance overhaul that prioritizes environmental sustainability and local communities Article written by Manshi Asher published on 16/07/23 in Hindustan Times As swollen rivers in Himachal Pradesh receded this week, and the state began accounting for the losses suffered, a meme began circulating. Barsaton mein pahad ghumne na aayen, kyunki […]
This #WorldEnvironmentDay Take out 7 minutes 🔹Not to read alarming scientific data 🔹Not to hear world leaders’ promises 🔹Not to plant a tree Just lend your ear to a Kinnaura elder’s voice of wisdom. From the high Himalaya in the throes of extractivist development, a region struggling against a hydropower dam.
17 May 2023 To The Joint Committee Lok Sabha Secretariat Parliament House Annex New Delhi 110001 SUBJECT: OBJECTIONS TO THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) AMENDMENT BILL 2023 This is a submission from the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh to the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Forest Conservation Amendment (FCA) Bill 2023. Representatives of diverse community, social […]