Climate Change Talks Do Not Consider Nature In Its Economics
The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at…
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Extreme Weather Events Struck India On 235 Of 273 Days In 2023
The recently-released Climate India 2023 report by Down to Earth paints a grim picture of…
India Forsaking Environmental Protection For “National Security”
The U.S., Mexico, Poland and India have suspended environmental laws in favour of national security…
A Case For Livable Neighborhoods
In October 2023, the UK government dismissed ’15-minute cities’ – an urban planning concept that…
How Mangroves Can Help In The Fight Against Climate Change
Mangroves might not look like much. Yes, they can have strange aerial roots. Yes, they’re…
Biophobia: Search Trends Reveal An Increasing Fear Of Nature!
“I can’t even watch a snake on TV without feeling sick to my stomach.” “Swimming?…
Light Pollution Is Taking Sparkle Out Of Nature’s Mating Rituals
The invention of electric light has extended our lives deeper into the night: street lamps…
The Hidden Side Of Human-Elephant Conflicts: Orphaned Calves
It’s been about two months since The Elephant Whisperers won the best documentary short film…
Debt-For-Nature Swaps Can Help Create A More Resilient South Asia
Last year, Sri Lanka was plunged into economic crisis. As the country struggles in the…
Residual Emissions Need To Be Tackled To Meet Net-Zero Goal
Calling for strategies to tackle residual emissions, scientists said they would need to be balanced…
How Will India Achieve The New Global Goals For Nature?
In December 2022, the world’s governments agreed on a set of actions to address the…
Wetland Conservation In MP Constrained Due To Low Notification
Madhya Pradesh is celebrating its three new Ramsar Sites that were designated in 2022, but…
The Law Of The River
The Whanganui River in New Zealand wanders from its wellspring on the slopes of a…
Reframing Law To Recognise Nature’s Value
How do we see nature? Do we see it, and therefore, value it — based…
Rivers Are Still People In South Asia In Spite Of Court Showdown
Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea…
Helping Wildlife In Navigating Road & Railway Infrastructure
Reflected in key goals and targets, ecological connectivity will be decisive, as countries move to…
Best Of ’22: Complexity Of Saving Biodiversity In The Himalayas
Biodiversity is in the headlines as 2022 comes to an end, with a “historic” deal…
COP15 Reaches Agreement On Biodiversity But Loopholes Remain
Delegates at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference have approved a deal to halt and reverse…
‘What Would Our Cattle Say On Human Rights?’
(Source: PTI) Climate change is knocking on our doors and people in poorer nations are…
Indian Biologist Gets UN’s Highest Honour For Saving World’s Rarest Storks
(Source: IANS) Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation…
Earth Has Lost 83% Of Its Freshwater Aquatic Life In 50 Years
Wildlife populations, including birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish, have seen an average 69% decline…
Nature Recurs In Rajasthan’s Folk Songs
It’s dawn on a summer day in Sanwata village in the desert state of Rajasthan….
4 Ways Healing Nature Is Vital To Our Recovery From COVID-19
It’s been more than two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic….
Celebrate Tiger Success, But Recognise Huge Task Ahead
2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac. In 2010, the last…
The Varied Reasons For Protecting Nature
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature…