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Seeds of Change: Community Nurseries and Biodiversity Databases for a Greener Tomorrow

As environmental challenges grow more complex, building resilience requires solutions that combine ecological knowledge with community action. At Forengers, our initiatives go beyond plantation drives.

Published: October 4, 2025 • By Forengers Team

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Nature's Reservoirs: Traditional Water Retention and Aquatic Ecosystems for a Climate-Ready Future

As climate change intensifies droughts, depletes groundwater, and threatens ecosystems, the path toward sustainability must include nature-based solutions that both conserve water and restore biodiversity.

Published: July 19, 2025 • By Forengers Team

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Harnessing Nature's Power: Duckweed and Carbon Sequestration in Plants for a Greener Future

In the global fight against climate change and environmental degradation, nature itself offers powerful solutions. From the fast-growing aquatic plant duckweed to the carbon-capturing potential of trees and plants.

Published: October 5, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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Championing Sustainable Alternatives Through Cloth and Brown Paper Bag Initiatives

As the world confronts the environmental damage caused by single-use plastics, every step toward sustainability is vital. One such step is the growing trend of Community-Driven Bag Initiatives.

Published: August 11, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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Cultivating Change: The Importance of Own Nurseries in Tree Plantation Drives

In the battle against climate change and habitat destruction, every sapling planted counts. As we strive to rejuvenate our ecosystems, the concept of 'Own Nurseries' emerges as a powerful tool in our arsenal.

Published: February 15, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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A Glimpse into the Waste Management System of Pune (Part I)

Over 3000 tonnes of waste is produced in Pune city per day and believe it or not, almost half of it is generated in our homes. Does all of it undergo processing? Does all of it get segregated?

Published: February 15, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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Pune’s Quest for Efficient SWM

In our previous article we explained the overall waste management system and gave a gist of how things work in Pune. It covers the waste management process, its management and infrastructure issues faced and much more.

Published: February 9, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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Composting Demystified: A tried and tested method to make compost at home

Roughly one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year - approximately 1.3 billion tonnes - gets lost or wasted, which results in the filling up of landfills at unprecedented rates.

Published: February 8, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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Miyawaki Technique: An Alternate Approach to Urban Forests

The rapid increase in urbanization has drastically reduced the forest covers all over the world. In such situations of helplessness, people have started to take small but effective steps by undertaking the Miyawaki Technique.

Published: February 8, 2024 • By Forengers Team

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