Foundation for Social Transformation

Protection of Environment & Natural Resources

The focus of the theme Natural Resources and Environment is to conserve, promote and sensitize the traditional sustainable agro practices, clean energy, and its linkage with the market with an emphasis on

  • Community-based inclusive sustainable natural & common property resource management practices – protection, forest produce, ownership, and access)
  • Conservation of biodiversity
  • Increase resilience to climate change 
  • Land rights for smallholders,
  • Promotion of clean energy
  • Sensitization and advocacy (extended support to advocacy groups on national policy of climate change)
  • Promoting sustainable agro practices
  • Farmers’ collectives – focus on women farmers
  • Market Linkage – bargaining power, spaces within the market
  • Traditional food preservation methods
  • Reviving, preserving, and promoting indigenous seeds and herbs