By Madhuri Mondal | When the pandemic broke out in several parts of India, the community wellbeing team was in Ganjam, Odisha ideating with the village institutions for the initiation of the programme in the area. The pandemic broke out while we were making plans to conduct workshops and awareness programmes on hygiene and sanitation. Numerous myths started circulating
By Shruti Sunderraman | Engaging with the media has been a crucial part of bringing attention to the struggles faced by the fishing community across coastal India. Over the course of the lockdown Dakshin staff provided journalists with news from the field, a breakdown of the implications of various policy decisions, as well as connected individuals and unions to journalists to tell their stories.
By Mohit Mudliar and Chadana Pusapati | A large part of the world was struggling with Covid-19 during the last week of March 2020 while in our field station in Ganjam, Odisha we were discussing whether the arribada (the mass nesting of olive ridley turtles) would begin on March 20th or not. Dakshin Foundation has been working with the Odisha forest department for the past 12 years on monitoring olive ridleys on Rushikulya beach.
Creating ‘community’ through social media By Anadya Singh Social media with it’s unparalleled reach, saw a coming of age during this pandemic. While our physical reality imposed strict adherence to physical distancing norms, the world of social media allowed people to come together, participate and organize in favour of those less fortunate. Dakshin too…
Greta Ann Sam 2019 has been a year of opportunities and growth for Current Conservation. We have been joined by 2 more employees this year, Shruti Sunderraman taking on the role of Executive Editor and Greta Ann Sam as the Assistant Managing Editor. Their addition is an endeavour to expand the presence of Current Conservation…
Mohit Mudliar Studying sea turtle biology is a difficult task due to sea turtles’ way of life. Since these animals take a long time to attain sexual maturity and spend most of their lives at sea, knowledge of their life is scarce. These turtles appear on the shore only for nesting or when they are…
Deepika Sharma Since the 1980s, tourism has been one of the main focus areas of development in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI). It was first promoted to reduce dependence on forest resources such as timber and later due to direct economic benefits such as increased revenue and employment. In recent years too, the NITI…
Ajithraj R. and Prerana Gawde After a two month-long election frenzy, midway through the month of Ramadan, in the muggy heat of Lakshadweep, and with a disordered circadian rhythm, we officially launched “fisheries co-management” jointly with the Lakshadweep Fisheries Department, in Kavaratti, the capital of Lakshadweep, earlier this year. Fisheries Co-management is an approach that…
Chandana Pusapati Nest environment influences various life history parameters in sea turtles such as embryonic development, gas exchange, sex determination, hatchling morphology and physiology etc. With growing sand temperatures around the world, sea turtle hatchlings face an eminent threat in the form of reduced size and locomotor ability due to high nest temperatures, leaving them…
