Campaigns

Pedal against Poison

Pedal against Poison

A cute pesticide poisoning is a global public health problem and contributes to more than 3,00,000 deaths worldwide every year. In India. Pesticide poisoning is one of the leading causes of death of farmers with more than 6000 fatalities each year. Beyond the acute...

Jaivika

Jaivika

Jaivika is a comprehensive safe food campaign initiated by Thanal, in collaboration with PAN Asia Pacific, KIMS Health, and Organic Bazaar. With a focus on promoting organic living and sustainable food practices, Jaivika aims to raise awareness about the detrimental...

Break Free From Plastic

Break Free From Plastic

#BreakFreeFromPlastic is the global movement working to achieve a future free from plastic pollution. More than 12,000 organizations and individuals around the world have come together to demand reductions in single-use plastics and to advocate for lasting solutions...

Zero Waste Cities

Zero Waste Cities

The Zero Waste Cities campaign, introduced with the support of GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), has so far been implemented in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and took initiatives to expand to Thrissur, Kalamassery and Nedumangad. Thiruvananthapuram,...

Zero Waste Himalayas

Zero Waste Himalayas

Zero Waste Himalaya was initiated by groups and individuals across the Himalayan Mountain region with the technical guidance of Thanal for prmoting better resource use and recovery practices. Thanal focusses on the campaign by imparting training for building...

Climate Action

Climate Action

The canvass of Zero Waste is broadened with Climate Action work which is focusedtowards building Climate resilience. The programme advocates for ‘Low Carbon’ and ‘Carbon Neutral’ cities / villages .Thanal address the issue of climate change, by...

Save our Rice

Save our Rice

Rice is the most important crop for Asians. Rice means not only food, but also culture, livelihood, nature, art, education … everything. For us in India, especially in the south, east and north eastern regions, rice is the staple food and it decides the...

Living ecosystems

Living ecosystems

The current ‘Development’ paradigm unfortunately do not consider the totality of eco systems which supports lives and livelihoods of people. The engines of ‘Development’ which are motivated by temporary profits disregard just and equitable right over the natural...

Ban Endosulfan

Ban Endosulfan

Ban Endosulfan Campaign From the mid 1970s, the pesticide endosulfan has been aerially sprayed on a cashew nut plantation covering several villages in Kasargod District, Kerala State, India. People residing in the villages within the plantation have been afflicted...

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