10 Conservationists of India: Media
From pioneers to present leaders
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Some experts consider the Bishnoi community, to which Beniwal belonged, to be the...
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Along with his wife, Vimla Bahuguna, Sunderlal Bahuguna participated in protest rallies...
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Sankhala's core conservation philosophy was to “do nothing and not let anybody do...
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Tudu's activism has inspired villagers of Chakulia in the Indian state of Jharkhand...
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Through traditional rainwater-harvesting methods, Singh has helped bring water to...
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Barman and her all-women conservation group Hargila Army using props such as stork-shaped...
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A member of the Mising (or Mishing) tribe of northeastern India, Payeng (pictured...
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As one of the founders of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada), Patkar (pictured...
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In his snake park in Chennai, Whitaker sustainably sourced venom from over 30 different...
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Ghosh has involved local communities and included traditional ecological knowledge...
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