Tribal Knowledge in Nilgiris « One Earth Foundation

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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16 Oct 2013

Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and local communities of Nilgiris

One Earth Foundation recently conducted a 4 day educational field excursion for 36 enthusiastic students from a leading International school from Bangalore. Among other study modules and activities, the students got exposed to the livelihood challenges of indigenous communities and the role […]

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09 Sep 2013

Tribal Medicine Workshop for students

One Earth Foundation sponsored a tribal medicine workshop conducted by Earth Trust in the very scenic ever green forests around the hamlet of Kollikorai. The objective was to highlight the immense traditional knowledge systems of our tribal communities and the need […]

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29 Jul 2013

Traditional Knowledge & Tribes of Nilgiris

Educational Field Trips to understand, explore and take positive action to revive dying traditional knowledge systems of the tribes of Nilgiris Over thousands of years, indigenous people around the world have lived in harmony with nature, accepted its supremacy, learned through trial, […]