A platform for and
from the Western Ghats
A botanist’s journey through Sri Lanka’s landscape considers its flora, parallel to that of the Western Ghats: all of it part of the same vital biodiversity hotspot
As change comes, so does opportunity, argues one long-term farmer in the Palani Hills.
How did the original inhabitants of the Palani Hills live, and how have they adapted to modern life? One of their descendants writes, in this series, supported by a grant from Shared Ecologies
Wild foods are increasingly popular, as can be witnessed in the spate of festivals and events around them. A permaculture farmer pauses to consider how we forage and consume, today.
Kodaikanal can be more than a tourist spot — it can be a leader in co-existence and sustainable tourism. We have a clear pathway to make this possible, if we act together now!
‘I wouldn’t say the sky islands of the southern Western Ghats are shrinking or being destroyed. Rather, they are being transformed and changed,’
‘I wouldn’t say the sky islands of the southern Western Ghats are shrinking or being destroyed. Rather, they are being transformed and changed,’
One of the Western Ghats’ best-known restoration ecologists and conservationists speaks to us from the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary