Learn how Indigenous social innovators and their communities are advancing climate action.

Restoring Wastelands: Video with Jagdeesh Rao (Foundation for Ecological Security)

Organization:

Foundation for Ecological Security

https://fes.org.in/

Social Innovator:

Jagdeesh Rao Puppala, Sanjay Joshie

Issue Areas:

Agriculture, Environment and Climate, Water Conservation

Problem-Solving Strategies:

Community Control and Ownership, Cultivating Collaborations, Expanding Access, Resilience

Communities Served:

Communities Experiencing Economic Hardship, Rural Communities

Locations Where The Organization Works:

India

Notes:

Skoll Awardee

Date:

August 24, 2018

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