The GRAZIER initiative is dedicated to supporting vulnerable pastoralist communities in Ladakh, with a special focus on women and youth, to foster sustainable development guided by diverse local priorities. It uses an experimental and intersectional socio-ecological approach that moves away from dichotomies like nature-culture, science-society, research-praxis. By gathering and integrating diverse knowledges, fostering innovation and experimentation, and supporting mechanisms to share learnings and unlearnings, the initiative aspires to encourage dynamic and adaptive perspectives on pastoralism and its intersection with rangeland health and biodiversity. 

This is a collaborative project between ATREE, Achi Association India, French National Institute of Sustainable Development, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ATREE also has an MoU with the University of Ladakh to carry out joint academic research in support of this project.