# Ecological Restoration & Rewilding **URL:** https://grove.rainmatter.org/c/rewilding/7.md [Latest](https://grove.rainmatter.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://grove.rainmatter.org/categories.md) --- ## [About the Ecological Restoration & Rewilding category](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/about-the-ecological-restoration-rewilding-category/35)
**Author:** [@sameershisodia](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/sameershisodia)\ **Replies:** 0
Ecological restoration is any intentional activity that initiates, assists or accelerates the recovery of a degraded or damaged ecosystem. In 2022, it was estimated that about 96.4 M hectares of land has degraded in Indi… --- ## [Where Does VIllage's Water Come from?](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/where-does-villages-water-come-from/5191)
**Author:** [@gram\_vikas](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/gram_vikas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/where-does-villages-water-come-from/5191 "2026-08-28T11:55:15Z")
Tinigharia depends on a spring that begins in another village. Keeping it alive meant Kankia protecting a hillside whose water flows to its neighbours. For years, rain falling on Kankia’s hillside ran quickly down the sl… --- ## [Webinar: Rewilding Landscapes in Bangalore](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-rewilding-landscapes-in-bangalore/5164)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-rewilding-landscapes-in-bangalore/5164 "2026-08-19T04:27:47Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to its next webinar In Wilderness Lies Our Future: Rewilding Landscapes in Bangalore. Here, Dr Sudha Premnath and Ayushi Bhansali explore restoration in an urban setting, a… --- ## [Bamboo Villages India](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/bamboo-villages-india/5051)
**Author:** [@Common\_Ground](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/Common_Ground)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/bamboo-villages-india/5051 "2026-07-09T05:51:51Z")
India’s forest commons, 205 million acres sustaining 350 million people, hold one of the world’s largest underutilised regenerative asset bases. They also carry an annual ecosystem value estimated at $90 billion. Yet the… --- ## [\[Photo-essay\]: In Binsar, Fire Now Sweeps the Forest, and We Continue to Rewild](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/photo-essay-in-binsar-fire-now-sweeps-the-forest-and-we-continue-to-rewild/5108)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/photo-essay-in-binsar-fire-now-sweeps-the-forest-and-we-continue-to-rewild/5108 "2026-07-30T07:56:37Z")
This month, naturalist and ERA community member Pallavi Singh writes a photo essay narrating her journey of restoring a patch of the Oak-Rhododendron ecosystem at the edge of the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhan… --- ## [Webinar: Spontaneity in Nature and Urban Ecologies](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-spontaneity-in-nature-and-urban-ecologies/5091)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-spontaneity-in-nature-and-urban-ecologies/5091 "2026-07-23T08:35:09Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to its next online discussion: ‘Spontaneity in Nature and Urban Ecologies’. Featuring a conversation between Nirjesh Gautam and Suprabha Seshan, it explores novel ecosystem… --- ## [Webinar: Communities, Forest Rights and Restoration](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-communities-forest-rights-and-restoration/5009)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-communities-forest-rights-and-restoration/5009 "2026-06-24T11:56:21Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to its next webinar: From Rights to Restoration: The Paivihir Journey of Community Forest Rights. This time, community members from the Paivihir village near Melghat Tiger … --- ## [New books!](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/new-books/4934)
**Author:** [@trsraman](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/trsraman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/new-books/4934 "2026-06-08T08:04:44Z")
This is to share some news about two of my books, both of which have essays and chapters related to restoration, tree planting, and more broadly about trees and conservation. Just sharing here as it may be of wider inter… --- ## [Webinar: Rethinking State-backed Forest Restoration](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-rethinking-state-backed-forest-restoration/4892)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-rethinking-state-backed-forest-restoration/4892 "2026-05-21T11:25:54Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to its next webinar Rethinking Forest Restoration in India: An Evidence-based View. Featuring Dr Forrest Fleischman, it examines the efficacy of state-backed forest restora… --- ## [Webinar: Restoration enabling Bustard Conservation & Recovery](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-restoration-enabling-bustard-conservation-recovery/4823)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-restoration-enabling-bustard-conservation-recovery/4823 "2026-04-23T10:17:58Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to another webinar: Restoring Grasslands: The Past, Present and Future of Bustard Conservation in Gujarat. Here, wildlife conservationist Dr Devesh Gadhvi offers us much-ne… --- ## [Contribute to the repository of restoration professionals](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/contribute-to-the-repository-of-restoration-professionals/4750)
**Author:** [@untoldearth](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/untoldearth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/contribute-to-the-repository-of-restoration-professionals/4750 "2026-03-31T05:50:22Z")
Untold Earth is a mixed-media initiative centered around ecological restoration, that catalyzes storytelling as a means to awareness, behavior change, and positive action. Access to the right resources and people is cru… --- ## [Webinar: Restoration through Biodiversity Management Committees](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-restoration-through-biodiversity-management-committees/4719)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-restoration-through-biodiversity-management-committees/4719 "2026-03-17T12:31:27Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to its next webinar: Achieving Restoration via Biodiversity Management Committees. Here, ERA community member Shyamkumar P will present a model of ecological restoration ex… --- ## [Webinar: Reviving Community-led Ecological Memory Systems](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-reviving-community-led-ecological-memory-systems/4576)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-reviving-community-led-ecological-memory-systems/4576 "2026-01-22T13:19:12Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance starts this year’s restoration webinar lineup with Reviving Community-led Ecological Memory Systems in Meghalaya Forests, a talk by conservationist and ERA’s innovation grant recipient… --- ## [Webinar: Restoring a River Corridor – A Model for the Western Ghats](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-restoring-a-river-corridor-a-model-for-the-western-ghats/4478)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-restoring-a-river-corridor-a-model-for-the-western-ghats/4478 "2025-12-11T09:32:35Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to their next webinar: Restoring a River Corridor: A Model for the Western Ghats – where ecologist Neethi Mahesh will tell us the story of her river restoration work undert… --- ## [November Community Updates from ERA-India](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/november-community-updates-from-era-india/4459)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/november-community-updates-from-era-india/4459 "2025-12-02T06:03:28Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance brings you the November edition of its community updates. The focus this time has been on grasslands, with several grassland specialists sharing their news. In addition, there are upda… --- ## [Restoration of mining dump areas of SCCL Telangana - Management intervention to control the spread pf Acacia holoserica - input requested](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/restoration-of-mining-dump-areas-of-sccl-telangana-management-intervention-to-control-the-spread-pf-acacia-holoserica-input-requested/4315)
**Author:** [@PARGAIEN](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/PARGAIEN)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 6:40am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/restoration-of-mining-dump-areas-of-sccl-telangana-management-intervention-to-control-the-spread-pf-acacia-holoserica-input-requested/4315 "2025-11-12T06:40:48Z")
Dear All, Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a public sector enterprise of the Government of Telangana engaged in coal production, presently operating 18 open-cast mines across different locations. While min… --- ## [Help Us Improve Tropical Restoration Monitoring (20-min Survey)](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/help-us-improve-tropical-restoration-monitoring-20-min-survey/4348)
**Author:** [@manaswi\_raghurama](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/manaswi_raghurama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/help-us-improve-tropical-restoration-monitoring-20-min-survey/4348 "2025-10-10T08:54:24Z")
Dear Colleagues We’re the SNAPP-MORE team - a group of researchers and practitioners working to improve restoration and conservation monitoring in tropical forests, savannas, and mangroves worldwide. We’d like your inp… --- ## [Webinar | A Systems Thinking View of Ecological Restoration | October 7, 4 PM to 5 PM](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-a-systems-thinking-view-of-ecological-restoration-october-7-4-pm-to-5-pm/4317)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-a-systems-thinking-view-of-ecological-restoration-october-7-4-pm-to-5-pm/4317 "2025-09-29T17:25:11Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to their next webinar A Systems Thinking View of Ecological Restoration – where Kabir Sharma will paint the big picture of ecological restoration in India and outline the c… --- ## [August Community Updates from ERA India](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/august-community-updates-from-era-india/4242)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/august-community-updates-from-era-india/4242 "2025-09-03T11:37:05Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance brings you the August edition of its community updates. This time, it features stories of our community members working on game based learning, seaweed restoration research, the MoEFCC… --- ## [Webinar | Community-led Restoration | September 6, 4PM - 5PM](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-community-led-restoration-september-6-4pm-5pm/4231)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-community-led-restoration-september-6-4pm-5pm/4231 "2025-08-28T11:06:22Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to their next webinar Community-led Restoration: Perspectives from the Ground – where Sushila Murmu and Bijaya Kumar Kabi will share insights on community-led restoration f… --- ## [\[Webinar\]: Beyond Forests – Rethinking Restoration of India’s Open Natural Ecosystems](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-beyond-forests-rethinking-restoration-of-india-s-open-natural-ecosystems/4127)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-beyond-forests-rethinking-restoration-of-india-s-open-natural-ecosystems/4127 "2025-07-23T06:23:02Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to their next webinar Beyond Forests: Rethinking Restoration of India’s Open Natural Ecosystems – where Dr Abi Vanak will underscore the importance of India’s grassland, sc… --- ## [Restoring Natural Ecologies 2025](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/restoring-natural-ecologies-2025/4126)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/restoring-natural-ecologies-2025/4126 "2025-07-22T13:52:31Z")
Greetings from the Ecological Restoration Alliance! As you may already know, the next edition of Restoring Natural Ecologies – our annual gathering of restoration practitioners, researchers, and community voices – is ha… --- ## [June Community Updates (ERA-India)](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/june-community-updates-era-india/4066)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/june-community-updates-era-india/4066 "2025-07-03T07:38:57Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance brings you the June edition of its community updates. This time, it features our Indigenous People and Local Communities Desk, new native plant nurseries in our growing network, member… --- ## [Ecological Restoration- When theory meets practice](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/ecological-restoration-when-theory-meets-practice/4036)
**Author:** [@ComMutiny](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/ComMutiny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/ecological-restoration-when-theory-meets-practice/4036 "2025-06-17T05:56:32Z")
Ecological Restoration: When theory meets practice! Restoring forests, rivers, and lands is about moving from learning to action! This World Environment Day, we sat down with Swapnil Chaudhari, Founder & CEO of GroundU… --- ## [\[Webinar\]: Fostering the Jugalbandi of People and Nature: Reflections from Central India](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-fostering-the-jugalbandi-of-people-and-nature-reflections-from-central-india/4037)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/webinar-fostering-the-jugalbandi-of-people-and-nature-reflections-from-central-india/4037 "2025-06-18T02:45:15Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to their next webinar – Fostering the Jugalbandi of People and Nature: Reflections from Central India – where Dr Amrita Neelakantan will summarise the decade long story of … --- ## [Upcoming Panel Discussion: Invasive Alien Plants - Why do 'invasions" happen in the first place?](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/upcoming-panel-discussion-invasive-alien-plants-why-do-invasions-happen-in-the-first-place/3978)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/upcoming-panel-discussion-invasive-alien-plants-why-do-invasions-happen-in-the-first-place/3978 "2025-05-15T07:50:47Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance brings to you the second panel discussion in their series on Invasive Alien Plants, where ERA steering committee member Suprabha Seshan will attempt to synthesise the big picture aroun… --- ## [Invasives to Innovation](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/invasives-to-innovation/3977)
**Author:** [@Sreekuttan](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/Sreekuttan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/invasives-to-innovation/3977 "2025-05-15T05:57:48Z")
Discover how ATREE is working to restore the savanna ecosystems of Bagepalli, Karnataka—once overrun by invasive species—within the traditional grazing commons (Gomalas). Through the innovative use of biochar, derived fr… --- ## [From One Village to Many: A Community-led Shift in Forest Governance in Jharkhand](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/from-one-village-to-many-a-community-led-shift-in-forest-governance-in-jharkhand/3955)
**Author:** [@Common\_Ground](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/Common_Ground)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/from-one-village-to-many-a-community-led-shift-in-forest-governance-in-jharkhand/3955 "2025-05-02T14:29:21Z")
In the tribal belt of Littipara block (Pakur district), Jharkhand, a quiet shift is taking place. What began as informal discussions in a few hamlets—Durio, Kathalpara, and Chhotapokhriya—has grown into a conservation ef… --- ## [\[Upcoming Webinar\]: Launching ERA-India's Seed Germination Database](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/upcoming-webinar-launching-era-indias-seed-germination-database/3903)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/upcoming-webinar-launching-era-indias-seed-germination-database/3903 "2025-04-11T04:01:54Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance’s native Seed Germination Database – an open source project built over the last two years by several members of the restoration community – is now ready for launch. In this webinar, Pa… --- ## [\[Upcoming Webinar\]: Forest Restoration: A Case Study from Central India](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/upcoming-webinar-forest-restoration-a-case-study-from-central-india/3813)
**Author:** [@mandeep](https://grove.rainmatter.org/u/mandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://grove.rainmatter.org/t/upcoming-webinar-forest-restoration-a-case-study-from-central-india/3813 "2025-03-05T12:40:19Z")
The Ecological Restoration Alliance invites you to its next webinar: Forest Restoration: A Case Study from Central India – where Kedar Gore will share his team’s journey of and learnings from restoring over 2500 hectares… [Next page](https://grove.rainmatter.org/c/rewilding/7.md?page=1)