In Sundarbans, poison fishing continues despite Bangladesh court order

Fish caught using poison, if consumed, can cause serious health problems.

Farhana Parvin

· Sep 11, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Supreme Court’s environment monitoring committee now under Centre

The Central Empowered Committee will now function under the administrative control of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 08, 2023 · 05:57 pm

Little evidence that carbon offsets reduce deforestation, emissions

These credits are a promise to protect forests and can be bought as a way to ‘offset’ emissions elsewhere.

Julia PG Jones, The Conversation

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Neal Hockley, The Conversation

· Sep 03, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Amendment to forest conservation act leaves 28% of India’s forest cover vulnerable

The exemptions and dilution of existing provisions open up a range of forest land for exploitation. Adivasis and forest-dwelling tribes will be affected too.

Zaina Azhar Sayeda, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 09, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Pakistan’s unending political crisis has sidelined climate challenges the country faces

Little has been done to rehabilitate the eight million people displaced in the floods that hit the country last August.

Nazish Qureshi

· Aug 06, 2023 · 07:30 pm

For the first time in 35 years, two women among nominees to head key UN climate change panel

If selected, they would also be the first chairs from Africa or Latin America.

Alister Doyle, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jul 27, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Sinking boats, ‘spying’ and hanging out with humans: Why are whales behaving strangely?

Killer whales have been biting and sinking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal while an infamous beluga whale has resurfaced in Swedish waters.

Vanessa Pirotta, The Conversation

· Jun 12, 2023 · 09:30 pm

How much should we worry about the harm pets are doing to the environment?

The environmental footprint of our animal companions can vary and is influenced by factors including their size, how many we own and their diet.

Peter Alexander, The Conversation

· Jun 11, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Trumpeting, rumbling, vibrations and more: How elephants communicate

Elephants, with their sophisticated communication, give enough cues, say animal behaviour experts and ecologists.

Max Martin

· Jun 08, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Overfishing could spell the end of yellowfin tuna stock in the Indian Ocean in less than a decade

Other tuna stocks could face a similar crisis without effective measures.

Malavika Vyawahare

· Jun 05, 2023 · 07:30 pm

In a rapidly warming world, India should focus on effectively managing forest fires

Tapping technology, expanding warning systems and working local communities can help control one of the most dangerous threats to the environment.

Vishwas Chitale

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Shravan Prabhu

· Jun 05, 2023 · 07:30 am

Hydroelectricity power lines across Nepal turn death trap for birds

Between February 2010 and March this year, 122 vultures of seven species were reported to have been electrocuted in 17 districts across the country.

Abhaya Raj Joshi

· Jun 02, 2023 · 07:30 pm