On a recent educational field trip in Upper Nilgiris (Western Ghats), over 30 students from a leading IB school in India were quick to recognize the immense problem of human trash in forest areas. Their survey led them to believe that […]
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IBDP students from a leading international school visited 2 tribal hamlets in the upper Nilgiris (South India) region to study the culture, religious practices, ceremonies and modern day challenges of The Toda tribe – classified as a Primitive Tribal Group (PTG). […]
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One Earth Foundation recently organized an experiential Field excursion IBDP students from one of the leading schools in Mumbai. 30+ enthusiastic students accompanied by 4 teachers participated in this 5 day trip. The theme of the trip was “Exploring the Magnificent Dhauladhars”and […]
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Students from a leading international school (IB Curriculum) participated in a day long field study module organized by One Earth Foundation. The days activities included a study and understanding of native and exotic species in Nilgiris, Wetlands and their significance, assessment […]
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26
Jan
2014
Ethnobotanical Study of Nilgiri tribes
Challenging & Inspiring Educational Field Excursions by One Earth Foundation Ethnobotanical Studies of the tribes of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu Ethnobotanical study is of immense importance with medical science. India is one of the twelve mega-biodiversity countries of the World having rich vegetation […]
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Students from a leading international school in Mumbai, recently visited the Nilgiris to explore the cultural and natural diversity and wealth of the region. Among the many study modules and activities, our 42 students accompanied by 4 teachers also had the opportunity […]
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13
Dec
2013
The Naduvattam Grasslands: A Photo tour
Raminder Chowdhary from One Earth Foundation recently undertook a photo tour of the Naduvattam Grasslands in the picturesque upper Nilgiris. The grasslands also known as Montaigne grasslands were the native land cover of a large part of upper Nilgiris. About 70% have […]
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One Earth Foundation recently organized an educational field excursion for 20+ students from a leading IB school from Mumbai. One of the days was reserved for our Culinary Fest – Masterchef as planned by the school and its students in advance. Our […]
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Some photos from a recent trip to the Sigur ghats overlooking the Moyyar river. The journey started in Coonoor and we had to abandon our 4×4 jeep somewhere in the Ebbannad forest when the terrain became very steep and rocky. A 2 hours […]
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21
Oct
2013
An introduction to Radio Astronomy
A quiz on astronomy followed by a presentation by Raminder Chowdhary (Managing Trustee) of One Earth Foundation set our visiting students up for the next days visit to the Radio Astronomy Center (RAC) run by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) […]
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