High school students from a leading school of Chennai visited The Nilgiris on an ecological / adventure outbound trip. On the very first day One Earth Foundation organized a acclimatization walk from the Bandomai road to Yeddapalli village. The students noticed that […]
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One man’s unrelenting struggle to convert a community that was poaching migratory birds in the hundreds of thousands to one that became conservators and protectors. A tale of extreme dedication, suffering and sacrifice. The community residing in small fishing villages on the […]
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In a village called Aravenu on the outskirts of Kotagiri in Nilgiris, is a small 2 room day care center run by a lorry driver Shanmugam and his son Jeeva Kumar. Shanmugam’s 8 year old son, De Silva, died of Down Syndrome in 2008 […]
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The anguish and suffering of the residents of Coonoor municipal area grows by the day. For over two years now, the supply of water has been erratic and much lower than the 90 Liters per person per day requirement. The past few […]
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One Earth Foundation for Community Star 2014 We are excited to share with you that One Earth Foundation has won a nomination to Community Stars 2014 Awards by Metro Group. (Metro is one of the world’s largest and most diversified retailing and wholesale organizations with Cash and […]
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Students for Clean Forests An inspiring initiative by One Earth Foundation One Earth Foundation organized an ecological study tour for 35 students from a leading international school in Bangalore. The students got a rare opportunity to visit several ecologically sensitive areas in […]
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My Nilgiris, My Pride (A Campaign by One Earth Foundation) Our campaign aims at highlighting specific, urgent and compelling local threats to the fragile ecology of Nilgiris and reaches out to members of civil society, academia and administration who can, if they […]
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Recently, I returned from a a three week trip to Australia. During this period the Prime Minister, Tony Abbot made a rather provocative speech in Canberra that compels me to write this blog. Australia has little to boast when it comes to […]
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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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