ABSTRACT
Meghalaya Mirrors offers an insightful exploration of innovative, community-led initiatives that are shaping environmental conservation, biodiversity preservation, and socio-economic development in Meghalaya, India.
Between the state’s rich natural heritage and pressing environmental challenges such as deforestation, mining, and climate change, this book emphasizes the vital role of communities in protecting their resources and promoting sustainable development. Through case studies, grassroots perspectives, and examples of indigenous knowledge systems, the book showcases the resilience and creativity of local communities.
Part of the Innovations, Practice and the Future of Public Policy in India series, this open access volume will be an essential resource for policymakers, researchers, development practitioners, and stakeholders committed to understanding and advancing community-driven environmental action in ecologically sensitive regions. It will also be of interest to researchers working on climate change, climate action, social sciences, environmental science, geography and South Asia studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|18 pages
Editorial
part I|112 pages
Community Engagement: Empowering Local Institutions for Environmental Change
chapter 6|14 pages
Preserving Cultural and Natural Heritage
part II|82 pages
Innovative Solutions: Harnessing Technology for Climate Resilience
chapter 10|19 pages
Community Led Hydrological Spring Mapping and Springshed MANAGEMENT in Meghalaya
part III|76 pages
Green Financing: Innovations in Funding Climate Action
part IV|50 pages
Governance and Policy
