Collective efforts to combat challenges faced by the ultra-poor in Jharkhand, India
By Iqra Khan, Arpan Mondal Despite innumerable interventions by the state and civil society, the shadow of paradox lingers on … Continued
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Communications and coalitions
By Frank van Steenbergen & Femke van Woesik In the field of development, communication is often viewed as a means for promotion or public relations. Its potential is far greater. Strategic communication can be a strategic tool that fosters ownership, builds coalitions, and drives change. Strategic communication brings together stakeholders, allowing them to craft stronger messages collectively. This enhances the ownership and commitment of each individual and organization, fostering a powerful, unified voice. A collective force becomes a strong platform for shared ideas. It creates a sense of community and pride, energizing people to share their stories more effectively. One-way communication, even with the best intentions, misses this opportunity of using communication to build coalitions. Many organizations do not get around individually to formulate their statements, though they have a lot of learning. Here, communication through coalitions is a powerful approach. By pooling resources and expertise, organizations can overcome individual limitations and achieve a greater collective impact. This strategic alliance also… Continued
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Nurturing Change: An Indian Farmer’s Path to Village Transformation
By Pratik Ranjan Meet Manoj Murmu, a resident of Beldiha village in the Godda district of Jharkhand, India. He shares … Continued
Enter, immerse, and re-emerge.
By Frank van Steenbergen In the Safran Mor Hananyo Monastery just outside Mardin in Tur Abdin (Southeast Turkey) – first … Continued
Restoration and Enhanced Governance of Commons through Community-Based Adaptive Management of Invasive Species
By Dhwani Lalai, Shivangi Anand, Ishan Agarwal, Chetan Agarwal, Manohar Pawar, Nishtha Relan (Foundation for Ecological Security) Over the past … Continued
Unsavory roads
By: Frank van Steenbergen and Anastasia Deligianni See this, hear this: roads full of fumes and dust from three wheelers, … Continued
The Fast-Food Hero
By Frank van Steenbergen Imagine the global hero of our time – the wizard at the ball, the brilliant dribbler, … Continued
A visual journey through Green Road infrastructure in the Netherlands
By Ellie Yu, Gassimu Diallo, Miltiadis Vitsas and Anastasia Deligianni As our world grapples with the pressing need to combat … Continued
The Interplay Between Commons and Natural Farming
Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) team The Gond and other Indian tribes residing in villages initially followed traditional farming practices. … Continued
Leading the Green Way: highway developments in China
By Ellie Yu Road construction and transportation have a considerable environmental impact due to their extensive use of materials and … Continued
Baluchistan running dry
By Frank van Steenbergen and Karim Nawaz Postcard from Qila Abdulllah but it is with sad news. Qila Abdullah is … Continued
Seed Balls: An Innovative Afforestation Technique
By Raju Maity (PRADAN) दारे बाबुन बाग बोयहा…दारे देबुन बएचवा …दारे रेगी बोयहा जोतो मीनाक…. Meaning we won’t cut the … Continued
Flood resilience: converting opportunity at the fringes.
Karim Nawaz and Frank van Steenbergen The Kachhi plains in Baluchistan, Pakistan, are flooded seasonally by numerous ephemeral rivers. These … Continued
Easy ways out of Egypt’s water crisis?
Ashraf Ghanem and Frank van Steenbergen It is an enormous paradox: on the one hand water shortage, on the other … Continued
On the way to Green Roads in Asia
By Frank van Steenbergen The weight of the road sector in Asia is enormous. There were already 21 million kilometers … Continued
How to integrate Ecologically-Based Rodent Management (EBRM) with organic farming?
Authors: Luwieke Bosma, Yuka Nabae and Marina Vara Rodents, mainly rats and mice, have always caused damage to agricultural products … Continued
From the Harran Plain: the cradle of agriculture
By Frank van Steenbergen This is the Harran Plain, with a biblical name unchanged in 4000 years. This is the … Continued
Seeds of Innovation: How the Organic Vegetable Seedling Production Unit Transformed Gumla’s Agriculture
By Meraj Uddin (PRADAN) In the heart of Jharkhand, India, nestled amidst the lush greenery and fertile land, lay the … Continued
How can Ecologically-Based Rodent Management support biodiversity?
By: Luwieke Bosma (MetaMeta Research) and Yonas Meheretu (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU) 1. Biodiversity at the ecosystem level … Continued
Sundarpalan’s Super Compost Success
By Vijay Kumar (PRADAN) Shikaripara is one of the poorest blocks of the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand, India, where … Continued
The Edessa Catchment of Spirituality
By Frank van Steenbergen Close to the old center of Urfa, at one time Edessa, and just above it there … Continued