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Forest boundaries are often presented as fixed lines on official maps. For Van Gujjar and other Himalayan communities, however, the forest is also a home,…

SOPHIA’s work in Uttarakhand is rooted in long-term relationships with Van Gujjar and Himalayan village communities. Its field team connects community…

For pastoralist communities, forests are homes, grazing grounds, migration routes, and sources of fodder, water, fuel, and medicinal plants. Van Gujjar…

For Van Gujjar families and other pastoral communities in the Himalayas, seasonal movement is more than a livelihood practice. It connects winter and summer…

Across the Himalayan foothills, women sustain households, livestock, food systems, and community networks while managing difficult access to markets, public…

Across the Himalayan foothills, pastoral knowledge is carried through daily practice. Van Gujjar families learn by moving with buffalo herds, reading forest…

Across the Himalayan foothills, forests are more than sources of fodder, fuel, water, and shelter. They are also places of memory, spiritual practice,…

For Van Gujjar and Himalayan village families, buffaloes are more than livestock. They are part of a pastoral system that connects forests, seasonal migration,…

For Van Gujjar families and Himalayan village communities, a forest rights claim can protect access to grazing areas, seasonal migration routes, water sources,…

The Van Gujjar people are traditionally mobile buffalo-herding communities of the western Himalaya. Their seasonal routes connect the foothills, forests, river…