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For Van Gujjar families and Himalayan village communities, forests are homes, workplaces, sources of fodder, and the foundation of pastoral life. Yet…

Tourism is changing the social, economic, and cultural landscape of the Himalayas. For Van Gujjar communities, whose identity is closely connected with buffalo…

For indigenous pastoralists, a government scheme becomes meaningful only when it reaches the forest settlement, seasonal route, or remote village where…

Across the Himalayan foothills, buffalo are more than livestock. They provide milk, manure, household income, and a dependable source of food for pastoral and…

The intersection of wildlife conservation and pastoral livelihoods is especially visible across the Himalayan foothills. In Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and…

SOPHIA’s community mobilization strategy in the Terai region is rooted in local participation, rights awareness, and sustainable livelihoods. Working with Van…

Remote Himalayan villages face a combination of health risks shaped by geography, poverty, livelihood patterns, and limited public services. For Van Gujjar…

For Van Gujjar and other pastoral families, seasonal movement is central to livelihood, culture, and survival. Families travel with buffalo herds between…

Across the foothills and forests of northern India, Van Gujjar families carry a detailed record of movement, work, kinship, ecology, and belonging. Much of…

Across the Himalayan foothills, pastoral communities have developed ways of managing animals, grasslands, forests, and water through generations of observation…