Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Communities Lead India's Fight for Climate Resilience
India is experiencing climate change effects like heatwaves and floods.
The article highlights how local communities are crucial in protecting the environment.
Communities in Maharashtra, with help from AERF, restored forests.
In Rajasthan, a village revived a pond, which improved water and farming.
The key to success is when local people lead, receive funding, and take responsibility.
More community involvement in conservation is needed across India.
India faces climate challenges like heatwaves and erratic monsoons.
Local communities are key to building climate resilience and leading conservation efforts.
In Maharashtra, AERF helped communities revive sacred groves.
Vimalpura village in Rajasthan restored a pond, boosting water and farming.
Effective conservation relies on local leadership, funding, and ownership.
- Who
- Local communities, AERF, and Sarpanch Shanti Devi Sharma.
- What
- Community-led conservation efforts in India.
- When
- Stories of success highlighted in July 2023 and July 2025.
- Where
- Maharashtra and Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- To build climate resilience and protect the environment.
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Conservation approach
Proponents of community involvement
Emphasizes local leadership, flexible funding, and long-term ownership.
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- Organization
- ATE Chandra Foundation (AERF)
- Location of Groves
- Maharashtra’s Western Ghats
- Villager income
- FairWild-certified Bibhitaki supply chain
- Threatened private forests safeguarded
- Over 13,000 acres
- People empowered
- Over 25,000 forest-dependent people
- Pond restoration cost
- Under ₹3 lakhs
- Water storage added
- One crore litres