Biodiversity
Ashwin’s Organic Farm in Kolwan Valley
In the monsoons, my family and I went to Ashwin Paranjpe’s farm in Nanegaon, located not far from Pune, in the beautiful Kolwan Valley in the Sahyadris. Ashwin is an organic farmer. More …
A short article by Anusha …
Till I was about 10 years old, I used to live in Aundhgaon, quite close to the Mula river. I used to watch the birds all the time. How birds, especially sparrows go about their business is so interesting. One day I had this bright idea of putting a bird feeder in the balcony with some bajra and water. For the first few days no birds came visiting. But just as I decided that I would take the feeder off, one sparrow came to the feeder and started pecking away at the bajra seeds. Then another one came…and .. More
A slideshare slide show that traces the short journey of the Ram Nadi from its origins in Khatpewadi about 40 kms to the north-west of Pune, off the Pirangut Road, to its confluence with the Mula River, in Aundh. These pictures were taken on a bike and walking trip along the Ram Nadi with Titus and Zigisha in Jan 2007 or so. Go to post
Green Spaces in Urban Places
Baner Pashan Biodiversity Reserve
The foot hills of the Western Ghats are a defining feature of Pune. Much loved by Punekars, these hills attract dedicated morning-evening walkers (some of them with their dogs), nature walk groups, couples seeking a few quiet moments. Recently, a loosely-knit community of music students, artists and their friends and parents celebrated the tekdis with an evening of art and music unplugged. More …
A Biodiversity Hotspecks map for Pune
Today we started a new project: gathering and compiling information on biodiversity hotspecks in Pune. The info is currently being gathered in text, and we plan to map the locations on to wikimapia. At some stage, we will create a GIS layer. Here are the details of the description categories, starter list of sites and where to post info … More …
October is about the time when Olive Ridley Turtles start to nest sporadically along the Indian coast.
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| Night out With Turtles |
Arribada or the Arrival of the Olive Ridleys in February, along the Orissa coast is famous. ‘Night Out With Sea Turtles’ is a short slide show of pictures of conservation efforts in the lesser known nesting sites along other parts of the Indian coast. Through patrolling, nature walks, conservation oriented eco-tourism etc some agencies are trying to protect turtle nesting sites.
And so, we (Ramjee and Sujeet from CEE’s Tamil Nadu and Goa offices, and me as series editor) decided to focus on Turtles in our latest attempt at writing on conservation issues for children …
It is a late evening on the beach. The air is cool, the first signs of winter setting in. Sujeet and I are leading a Turtle Walk. Suddenly we hear our children scream, “moving rock, coming out of the sea”. Just a few metres away a beautiful Olive Ridley sea turtle was emerging from the sea to lay her eggs.
Read Turtle Ahoy …. a short story-article in CEE’s Earthcare page in Sakal Young Buzz describing efforts to educate young people about coastal environment and development issues and to protect turtles.
Suraj Jagadeeshwaran said
Good info in sustainable living