In Haryana, packs of stray dogs are attacking blackbucks and other wildlife

Experts have also voiced concerns about the possibilities of canine distemper and other viruses being transmitted to other species.

Sneha Mahale

· Aug 04, 2022 · 07:30 pm

On the cliffs of the Himalayas in Nepal, a honey-hunting community grapples with change

For thousands of years, the Gurung have scaled heights to reach the nests of the world’s largest honeybees. Falling bee numbers and construction pose a threat.

Nabin Baral

· Jul 30, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Explainer: Why planting trees is not a cure-all for climate change

While trees are important carbon sinks, data shows that their global potential for mitigating climate change is grossly overestimated.

Anusha Krishnan

· Jul 10, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Why massive tree plantation drives are a disaster for desert ecosystems

Afforestation initiatives could further damage the delicate natural balance of such regions, affect native wildlife and aggravate the effects of climate change.

Chetan Misher

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Abi T Vanak

· Jun 17, 2022 · 09:00 am

In Rajasthan, villagers are planting trees on weddings and funerals to help restore degraded land

More and more communities are connecting family rituals with tree-planting as they recognise the benefits of greening the region.

Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jun 12, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Like canaries in the coal mine, birds can tell us a lot about Earth’s health

There are a number of reasons why birds are excellent indicators of the status of other wildlife groups and the health of the wider ecosystem.

Stuart Butchart, The Conversation

· Jun 11, 2022 · 11:30 pm

A map of rainfall-driven soil erosion in India may help in conservation and restoration

An IIT study has developed a pan-India assessment of rainfall erosivity, using gridded precipitation datasets.

Sahana Ghosh

· Jun 07, 2022 · 09:30 pm

In Uttar Pradesh, a bird sanctuary’s survival is threatened by the expansion of a university

Established in 1991, the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary is a critical area for birds including many migratory species.

Mayank Aggarwal

· May 28, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Blamed by locals for forest fires, Chirpine trees are acutally keeping the Himalayas green

Instances of forest fires have risen in Uttarakhand in the past few years. But the cause may not be what the locals suspect.

Varsha Singh, IndiaSpend.com

· May 22, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In a West Bengal village, locals have revived a barren hillock through reforestation

The villagers consider Paharkol the sacred abode of a deity.

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

· May 20, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Will India’s neutrino observatory hurt the environment? Tamil Nadu and the Centre can’t agree

The state government recently filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court voicing opposition to the project.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Apr 17, 2022 · 01:30 pm

India wants to spend Rs 19,300 crore on rejuvenating Yamuna and 12 other rivers through plantations

Experts say the proposal is nothing but old wine in a new bottle that doesn’t address the real issues behind the degradation of rivers.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Apr 13, 2022 · 03:30 pm