Climate Justice

The Katkari are a former "Criminal Tribe" in western Maharashtra facing extreme forms of discrimination and exploitation, including eviction from their homes on the outskirts of agricultural communities where they have lived for several generations. My friend Rajeev Khedkar, who has worked with them for decades, is putting in place a project to reforest degraded lands the Katkari have recently been gifted by the Government of India in recognition of their ancestral claims. Your contribution will help him set up the native plant nursery needed to establish "tiny forests" and to make these eligible for carbon offsets in the context of climate justice.