Earth Focus in News
Earth Focus Featured in Village Square
https://www.villagesquare.in/kanha-women-make-school-fun-for-tribal-kids/ Young women from forest-dwelling communities living in the buffer area of Kanha National Park are empowering themselves by educating children using unique activity-based methods designed based on the socio-ecological…
Earth Focus Featured in Gaon Connection
https://www.gaonconnection.com/lead-stories/baiga-adivasi-rehabilitation-project-tiger-kanha-national-park-madhya-pradesh-forest-rights-51500 A non-profit helps displaced Baiga adivasis from the Kanha National Park, find stability! Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled…
Blogs
Beyond the Spectacle: Reviving Gond Art in Kanha’s Buffer Zone
A flash of orange, a startled deer, a growl, then teeth and blood—the tiger’s presence is abrupt and dramatic—a cinematic burst of danger: It is typically encountered from a safe…
EFF HOSTS NCCI’s 2nd Millet Roundtable on-site at Anandvan!
Edited by Prof. Ruth DeFries (NCCI) Earth Focus recently hosted the second Millet-focused roundtable, organized by the Network for Conserving Central India (NCCI), over 16th and 17th January 2024. The…
Butterflies in my Bedroom
Conversations with entomologist and education intern, Shikha Nain Kanha wears the monsoon beautifully. Everything seems to shimmer here – the stars, the fireflies, the mica-infused dirt. Shikha and I notice…
Cultivating in grow bags- small farmers can now reap big produce!
The Jawahar Model of Farming is an innovative and cost-effective method that has the potential to double the income of small farmers with reduced inputs. Farmers in central India are…
Learnings from COP27: Education as a tool of innovation for the climate change generation
Curricula can be infused with scientific and technical know-how alongside indigenous and local knowledge. The cross-cutting imperative should be to foster critical thinking instead of rote learning so that the…
Restoring Community-Ecosystem Relationships through Nature-Based Livelihoods
A Case Study of Vangrams in Kanha National Park. Introduction Between 1968 and 2010, thousands of Gond and Baiga tribal families residing in Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha National Park were moved…
Features & Awards
Earth Focus at Nature in Focus Festival
https://www.natureinfocus.in/environment/empowering-the-baiga-tribe-to-farm-sustainably ‘Forgotten People’ – Documentary screening on how Earth Focus is transforming lives in Kanha. Empowering The Baiga Tribe To Farm Sustainably: Earth Focus Foundation is aiding the transition of…