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The Earth Listens to Her: Rural Women And The Spirit Of Environmental Conservation

Jun, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation, Women Empowerment

The environmental work of rural women is a vital form of leadership that deserves recognition in policy, planning, and global climate discussions.

How are collection centres for maize empowering women farmers in Maharashtra

Jun, 2025
Climate Resilient Agriculture, Farmer Producer Organisations

13 women are managing 11 collection centres across five Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in Jalna, Maharashtra, all of which deal in maize, connecting with over 1,800 farmers.

Change, Trickle by Trickle: What 36 Years in Rural India Have Taught Me

Jun, 2025
Rural Development, Thought Leadership

In this reflective piece, Crispino Lobo, Co-founder of WOTR, explores a fundamental truth often overlooked in development work: change rarely begins by choice. It happens when people are left with no other option.

Rising Heat, Rising Risk: Why Tree Cover Is a Public Health Imperative in Rural India

Jun, 2025
Climate Change, Ecosystem-based Adaptation

5.33 million trees have vanished from India’s farmlands between 2018 and 2022, with an average loss of 2.7 trees per hectare.

Plastic Pollution: Origin, Consequences and Management

Jun, 2025
Ecology

Plastic, once hailed as a revolutionary invention, has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.

Living with Wildlife: A Tale of Unexpected Roommates

Jun, 2025
Biodiversity

Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is an age-old tale of nature meeting civilization, sometimes with disastrous consequences.

Maharashtra Farmers Speak: Heavy Rains Bring Crop Damage, Spark New Strategies

May, 2025
Case Stories, Climate Change

Experts fear early monsoons in Maharashtra could disrupt the sowing and harvesting cycles. We spoke to farmers across Maharashtra to understand their losses, coping strategies, and expectations.

Behind Closed Doors: How Heat Is Making Homes in Rural India Dangerous

May, 2025
Climate Change, W-CReS

Heat in rural Indian homes is a hidden crisis. Learn how different roof types affect indoor heat levels, and how communities can improve housing for better heat mitigation.

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