{"id":2947,"date":"2025-01-24T19:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T01:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:13:14","slug":"atree-and-beekeeping-in-india-west-bengal-darjeeling-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=2947","title":{"rendered":"ATREE and Beekeeping in India – West Bengal – Darjeeling Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a work in progress as I have time to update from my recollection and notes from my trip to India for the month of October and early November 2016.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Some photos are by freelance photographer Saad Amer – and are credited to him on each one.\u00a0\u00a0 The remainder were taken by myself.<\/p>\n

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Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment ( ATREE<\/a> ) provides initiatives to help rural residents in India to do better for themselves.\u00a0 A system of education to teach ecological methods of living and farming – with a goal of the residents being self-sufficient with new knowledge and skills to provide better living conditions and health.<\/p>\n

One challenge ATREE took on – was better lung health.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In areas where cattle dung is used for cooking (and home heating) fuel, the smoke is usually emitting directly to the living areas in the homes, and residents often have respiratory problems.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ATREE provided ways for rocket-stoves to be installed into the homes.\u00a0\u00a0 The rocket stoves burn hotter with the same fuel – fully burning it.\u00a0 The fumes\/exhaust are also exhausted to the outside of the homes – removing the un-burned dung fumes from the living space – immediately improving the quality of the air breathed inside the homes.<\/p>\n

Other initiatives that were\/are in place:<\/p>\n