On the 28th of March 2012, a talk and discussion on a comprehensive design for holistic regeneration of the Nilgiris was organised at the Bee Museum, Ooty. A small group of interested individuals attended and participated in the discussion.
A presentation by Godwin Vasanth kick started the event and provided structure to the forum’s discussion. Nilgirica Upstream is a holistic systems design for the regeneration of the region around the ancient mountains of Nilgiris in Southern India. Nilgirica is the proposed Bioregion name for the area around the Nilgiri massif. The design addresses ecological, social and developmental problems at its root and connects the scenario around the massif to global processes, pressures and developments. The design is based on intrinsic elements and underlying natural systems of the Nilgiris, and is focused on holistic regeneration of them. With high concentrations of efforts and attention being put into safeguarding the mountain system and much higher magnitudes of forces depleting the system: A perspective for systems thinking, for everyone within the region to take up, while merging it with comprehensive sets of principles, approaches and actionable steps, has been taken to leverage systemic change.
More similar forums with different stakeholders within the region are to be organized. Interested individuals or groups may visit nilgiricaupstream.org
