Schedule Day 1 (10th December, 2025)

Zoom Channel 1 (10th December)

Channel

Morning Session

Struggles of Commoning

Theme

Challenges in Protecting Forests and Pastures
10:00AM
10:30AM

Introduction & Welcome Address

10:30AM
10:50AM

The Woman Sarpanch who struggled to revive the Commons

ID: 18
Presenter: Padmaja Rani
State: AP
Facilitator: M. Rani Reddy
10:50AM
11:10AM

Guardians of the Hill: Chakalakonda’s Collective Spirit

ID: 62
Presenter: Poluboina Gopi Krishna
State: AP
Facilitator: VVNKV Gnana Prasad
11:10AM
11:30AM

A Story of Wasala Makta Village

ID: 37
Presenter: Ramprakash Raut
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Santosh Pandit
11:30AM
11:50AM

Koli Khurd’s Battle for CFR Rights

ID: 177
Presenter: Chandrakant Kulsange
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Mohini Kamble
11:50AM
12:10PM

High Court Upholds Gram Sabha Rights

ID: 120
Presenter: Paul Micky Bhengara
State: Jharkhand
Facilitator: -
12:10PM
12:30PM

Discussion & Q&A

LUNCH BREAK

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Afternoon Session

Struggles of Commoning

Theme

Local struggles to govern and protect pastures and forests
14:00PM
14:10PM

Introduction

14:10PM
14:30PM

13 years of struggle for Common Land

ID: 26
Presenter: Solanki Bhayajibhai Laxmanbhai
State: Gujarat
Facilitator: Aruna Makwana
14:30PM
14:50PM

Protecting Village Commons through proper waste management

ID: 111
Presenter: Prasanna Kumar
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Krishna
14:50PM
15:10PM

Binua community's action towards conservation of forest

ID: 137
Presenter: Amar Singh Siddhu
State: Jharkhand
Facilitator: Archana Rohini Toppo
15:10PM
15:30PM

Women Fishers of Ramanathapuram Reclaim Coastal Commons Through Mapping

ID: 113
Presenter: Pimila
State: Tamil Nadu
Facilitator: Aarthi
15:30PM
15:50PM

Collective Effort in Pasture and Land Conservation of Raoneri

ID: 179
Presenter: Jetha Ram
State: Rajasthan
Facilitator: Birbal raj
15:50PM
16:30PM

Village youth of Dhoru take charge of protecting Commons

ID: 206
Presenter: Sharwan Ram Meghwal
State: Rajasthan
Facilitator: Pusker Raj
16:30PM
17:00PM

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Zoom Channel 2 (10th December)

Channel

Morning Session

Commons for Food Security, Subsistence and Wellbeing

Theme

Community-Led Solutions for Water, Forests, and Livelihood Security
10:00AM
10:30AM

Introduction & Welcome Address

10:30AM
10:50AM

Kirmiti : A village united for water and work

ID: 30
Presenter: Ganesh Bhute
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Santosh Pandit
10:50AM
11:10AM

Restoring Water and Commons for Livelihood Security in Tirumalapuram

ID: 57
Presenter: Ragi Amruthamma
State: AP
Facilitator: VVNK Gnana Prasad Nalla
11:10AM
11:30AM

Chargaon Haat: Reviving Local Economies Through Commons and Community Leadership

ID: 115
Presenter: Basant Jhariya
State: Madhya Pradesh
Facilitator: Ramkumar Yadav
11:30AM
11:50AM

Transforming Livelihoods through Natural Farming and Common Land Development

ID: 65
Presenter: Manchala Vengaiah
State: AP
Facilitator: VVNK Gnana Prasad Nalla
11:50AM
12:10PM

Empowering Women Through Mahua and Forest-Based Livelihoods

ID: 32
Presenter: Pramila Katenge
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Remaji Madavi
12:10PM
12:30PM

Discussion & Q&A

LUNCH BREAK

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Afternoon Session

Struggles of Commoning

Theme

Indigenous Practices help Improve the Local Circular Economy
14:00PM
14:10PM

Introduction

14:10PM
14:30PM

Common Resources that are the backbone of life’s sustenance

ID: 9
Presenter: Yamanappa
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: -
14:30PM
14:50PM

Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience in Uganda

ID: 135
Presenter: Daniel Ekwalu
State: Uganda
Facilitator: -
14:50PM
15:10PM

Growing Change: Mangu’s Journey towards Food Security

ID: 219
Presenter: Kamlesh Nirwel
State: Madhya Pradesh
Facilitator: Surendrapal singh Chouhan
15:10PM
15:30PM

Nammadu FPO:From Individual Effort to Community Food Commons

ID: 77
Presenter: Nataraju V
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Shantharaju S
15:30PM
15:50PM

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Zoom Channel 3 (10th December)

Channel

Morning Session

Community Governance of Forest and Land Commons

Theme

Grassroots Governance for Forest and Common Lands
10:00AM
10:30AM

Introduction & Welcome Address

10:30AM
10:50AM

Strengthening Tribal Economy with Sustainable Forest Produce Trade

ID: 19
Presenter: Kalakalkar
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Bheemanaika
10:50AM
11:10AM

Participatory Governance for Sustainable Agriculture in Arasinagere

ID: 24
Presenter: Avilasha S G
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Veerendra C
11:10AM
11:30AM

From Migration to Stewardship in Thotebodi

ID: 17
Presenter: Gurudev Surapam
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Pramod Lade
11:30AM
11:50AM

Matora’s Journey to Forest Self-Governance

ID: 25
Presenter: Sachin Ramesh Nimbarte
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: -
11:50AM
12:10PM

Chaingaḍa’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Governance

ID: 131
Presenter: Albinus Ekka
State: Jharkhand
Facilitator: Suryamani Bhagat
12:10PM
12:30PM

Discussion & Q&A

LUNCH BREAK

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Afternoon Session

Community Governance of Forest and Land Commons

Theme

Stewarding Conservation through Community Empowerment
14:00PM
14:10PM

Introduction

14:10PM
14:30PM

Strengthening Local Biodiversity through the “Friends of the Environment” Clubs

ID: 6
Presenter: Manuel Jose Manuel
State: Mozambique
Facilitator: -
14:30PM
14:50PM

Community manages forest and biodiversity conservation in Jangda Bujur

ID: 49
Presenter: Chandrakant Kichak
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Ankit Lohakare
14:50PM
15:10PM

Where Faith Protects Forests: The Sri Shaila Ananda Ashramam Model of Sacred Ecology

ID: 38
Presenter: Pangi Chitta Chary
State: AP
Facilitator: M Bojjanna
15:10PM
15:30PM

Kalpavalli: A Living Landscape of Community Conservation

ID: 88
Presenter: A Chiranjeevi
State: AP
Facilitator: Peruri Srikanth
15:30PM
15:50PM

The Story of Pilwapali Village in governing their forests

ID: 78
Presenter: Manjulata Sahu
State: Chhattisgarh
Facilitator: -
15:50PM
16:30PM

Sosokheda: A Journey of Commons management with Community Empowerment

ID: 42
Presenter: Kunjilal Sawalkar or Radha Bethekar
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Swami Durke
16:30PM
17:00PM

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Zoom Channel 4 (10th December)

Channel

Morning Session

Water Governance

Theme

Leveraging Community Practices to restore Water Commons
10:00AM
10:30AM

Introduction & Welcome Address

10:30AM
10:50AM

Water Governance through the Gonchi System in Garladinne

ID: 20
Presenter: V Sreenivasulu
State: AP
Facilitator: Nallari Suresh Naidu
10:50AM
11:10AM

Jagriti Mahila Samiti: A Community’s Efforts to Restore Water and Commons

ID: 180
Presenter: Gita Tirkey
State: Jharkhand
Facilitator: Akriti Tirkey
11:10AM
11:30AM

Ora's story in collective water management

ID: 56
Presenter: Anitaben Motibhai Bariya
State: Gujarat
Facilitator: Rinkalben Narvatbhai Taviyad
11:30AM
11:50AM

Establishing Governance of Water Commons : A Bucha Opa Story

ID: 132
Presenter: Balakram Bhagat
State: Jharkhand
Facilitator: Alexius Toppo
11:50AM
12:10PM

Ecological Restoration and Livelihood Resilience through MGNREGS in “Nabbinagaram”.

ID: 80
Presenter: P.Satish
State: AP
Facilitator: VVNK Gnana Prasad Nalla
12:10PM
12:30PM

Discussion & Q&A

LUNCH BREAK

Channel

Afternoon Session

Water Governance

Theme

Resilience through Collective Water Management
14:00PM
14:10PM

Introduction

14:10PM
14:30PM

Journey of Nayakheda Jambhal Village in managing water commons

ID: 94
Presenter: Prashant Kasdekar
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Vishnukant Govindwad
14:30PM
14:50PM

Reviving the Khuni River Catchment

ID: 104
Presenter: Moreshwar Vatile
State: Maharashtra
Facilitator: Yogita Khakare
14:50PM
15:10PM

People, Water, and Prosperity: The Deodurga Governance Story

ID: 103
Presenter: Adappa
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Hanumanthrarya
15:10PM
15:30PM

Collective Approach towards rejuvenation of water resource in Path Devgaon

ID: 188
Presenter: Nanhe Singh Bhavedi
State: Madhya Pradesh
Facilitator: Nitesh Kumar
15:30PM
15:50PM

Pond Rejuvenation in Gulawathi Khurd Village

ID: 208
Presenter: Ajay Shishodia
State: Rajasthan
Facilitator: Ajay Saklani
15:50PM
16:30PM

Utthain Kalan – The Village That Banned Borewells

ID: 189
Presenter: Shyam Ametha
State: Rajasthan
Facilitator: Amit Chourey
16:30PM
17:00PM

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Zoom Channel 5 (10th December)

Channel

Morning Session

Commons and Biodiversity

Theme

Building Coexistence and Biodiversity through Commons and Habitat Conservation
10:00AM
10:30AM

Introduction & Welcome Address

10:30AM
10:50AM

Grazing Land Development helps Groundwater and Biodiversity

ID: 15
Presenter: Shreeshilappa
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Vasudeva Murthy
10:50AM
11:10AM

Commons Restoration: A collective effort

ID: 92
Presenter: Devappa
State: Karnataka
Facilitator: Mudurangappa
11:10AM
11:30AM

Tala Kansa: A Story of Human Elephant Coexistence

ID: 40
Presenter: Binay
State: Odisha
Facilitator: Saswatik Tripathy
11:30AM
11:50AM

Restoration efforts support improved biodiversity in Mauritius

ID: 122
Presenter: Sakel Fokeer
State: Mauritius
Facilitator: Nidhi Nepaul
11:50AM
12:10PM

Forest Conservation in Dulen

ID: 165
Presenter: Manohar Patra
State: Odisha
Facilitator: Tankadhar Bagarty
12:10PM
12:30PM

Protecting Wetlands: A Conservation Journey at Rohal Kes Avea

ID: 116
Presenter: Pek Chheng
State: Cambodia
Facilitator: Nhek Sarin
12:30PM
1:00PM

Discussion & Q&A

LUNCH BREAK

Channel

Afternoon Session

Commons and Biodiversity

Theme

Improved Biodiversity through Strengthened Village Institutions
14:00PM
14:10PM

Introduction

14:10PM
14:30PM

Mawrapad leading governance of Forests

ID: 157
Presenter: Kyrmenskhem Shangdiar
State: Meghalaya
Facilitator: Kyrmenskhem Shangdia
14:30PM
14:50PM

Reviving Forests through strengthened Village Institutions

ID: 183
Presenter: Yogesh Uretti
State: Madhya Pradesh
Facilitator: Nitesh Kumar
14:50PM
15:10PM

Lathi Village: Reviving Desert Commons through Collective Action

ID: 169
Presenter: Bharas Khan
State: Rajasthan
Facilitator: Magharam Ashok Kumardela
15:10PM
15:30PM

Uniting for the Barak: Communities come together protect their lifeline

ID: 156
Presenter: L Stephen Rangkalungba
State: Manipur
Facilitator: -
15:30PM
15:50PM

Ganji Watan’s Work in Snow Leopard Conservation

ID: 133
Presenter: Qurbonidin
State: Tajikistan
Facilitator: Zuhurbek Nazrishoev
15:50PM
16:30PM

The Journey of Green Valley - Koide

ID: 209
Presenter: NG Ngaorai
State: Manipur
Facilitator: -
16:30PM
17:00PM

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