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Conserving Old Ways In A New World

Despite the growing global acknowledgment of indigenous knowledge and practices in conservation, there is a lack of policies or legal…

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Cutting Forests For Solar Energy ‘Misses The Plot’ On Climate Action

In many places, solar power projects are being sited on natural forestlands, even in America’s greenest state, Vermont. This ignores…

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Why We Need Biodiversity In Our Cities

Increasing the amount of nature in our cities can provide many benefits as long as it's done with biodiversity in…

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As Cities Become Megacities, Their Lanes Lose Green Cover

A study of street trees in Kochi, Kerala and Panjim, Goa reported low density of roadside trees and a decline…

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Nature Conservation Works And We’re Getting Better At It

To work in nature conservation is to battle a headwind of bad news. When the overwhelming picture indicates the natural…

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Putting ‘Justice’ At The Heart Of Conservation

Indian ecologist and international environment policy expert S. Faizi awarded the Alliance World of Scientists (AWS) 2024 Planet Earth Awards…

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Tribal Artists: Converting Folklore To Fine Art

Gond art was historically painted on the walls of tribal homes with natural pigments and accompanied by Bana, a musical…

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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 the ongoing climate conference in…

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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 the nation grappling with extreme…

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India Forsaking Environmental Protection For “National Security”

The U.S., Mexico, Poland and India have suspended environmental laws in favour of national security interests, which reduces transparency and…

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A Case For Livable Neighborhoods

In October 2023, the UK government dismissed ’15-minute cities’ – an urban planning concept that reimagines neighborhoods as self-contained spaces,…

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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 surrounded by oozing mud. But…

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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? Forget about it… I’m too…

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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 help us travel more safely…

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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 award at the Oscars and…

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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 aftermath of its sovereign debt…

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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 by carbon dioxide removal techniques…

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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 rapid disappearance of wild plants…

3 years ago
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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 journey for the rest…

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The Law Of The River

The Whanganui River in New Zealand wanders from its wellspring on the slopes of a volcano in the centre of…

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Reframing Law To Recognise Nature’s Value

How do we see nature? Do we see it, and therefore, value it — based on its usefulness for human…

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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 to save them from pollution…

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Helping Wildlife In Navigating Road & Railway Infrastructure

Reflected in key goals and targets, ecological connectivity will be decisive, as countries move to implement the freshly minted Kunming-Montreal…

3 years ago
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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 to reverse biodiversity loss by…

3 years ago
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COP15 Reaches Agreement On Biodiversity But Loopholes Remain

Delegates at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference have approved a deal to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, hoping…

3 years ago

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