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Say cheese! Traditional pastoralists embrace innovation with artisanal cheese
Artisanal cheese made from goat, sheep and camel milk, by pastoral communities, is gaining traction in the market for its taste and quality.
Problems maximise for Elephas maximus in Karnataka
Karnataka loses a celebrated kumki elephant during an elephant capture operation, opening a can of worms with many actions of the forest department being questioned.
Oil spill in Ennore brings fishing to a standstill
Crude oil, reportedly from a public sector refining company, has leaked into the Kosasthalaiyar river to the north of Chennai, the biodiverse Ennore creek, and the Bay of Bengal, thereby polluting the ecosystem and rendering the waters unfit for fishing.
Community forest management linked to positive social, environmental outcomes: study
Indigenous peoples and local communities are associated with improved outcomes for carbon storage, biodiversity and forest livelihoods.
[Commentary] Take a deep breath and rethink infrastructure development in the Himalayas
Experts have repeatedly raised concern about the carrying capacity of the fragile terrain and the need for a sustainable development.
Interlinking of rivers could flood India’s freshwater with invasive fish
New research shows that India’s ambitious Interlinking of Rivers programme can spread invasive, alien fish to waterbodies that are home to endangered fish species, posing ecological, economic, and livelihood threats.
[Explainer] What are carbon markets?
Carbon markets put a price on carbon and facilitate its trade to incentivise emissions reduction by offering financial rewards.
Three years after an oil well blowout, this Assam wetland is slowly coping
Local communities observe long-lasting effects to their livelihoods and reduced species diversity.
