
Articles by Athar Parvaiz
With a Masters’ Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Athar Parvaiz
is an award-winning environmental Journalist based in the Himalayan state of Jammu & Kashmir. His articles appear in a number of national and international news outlets like Thomson Reuters, Inter Press Service, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, The Thirdpole, scidev.net, India Climate Dialogue, Scroll.in, IndiaSpend, The Wire, The Quint, rediff.com and many Srinagar-based English newspapers.
Over the past several years, Athar has extensively written on environment and climate change. He has covered the global climate change negotiations twice from Copenhagen and Paris and has participated in a number of international and national environmental conferences besides earning over a dozen fellowships mostly on environment and climate change. He tweets
@AtharParvaiz and can be contacted on [email protected]


The woman who breaks stereotypes while rescuing wildlife in Kashmir

Are forest rules used against tribal people in Jammu and Kashmir?

Kashmir’s retreating glaciers could also be influenced by local land use change

Tribal population of Jammu and Kashmir cries foul about non-implementation of Forest Rights Act

Forest land identified for development after reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir

Kilns add to Jammu and Kashmir’s air and land pollution, brick by brick

Plastic ban in J&K opens door for revival of wicker crafts

Poaching interrupts study of migratory birds in Kashmir

Making money while the sun shines: How farmers in this Gujarat village use and sell clean energy

J&K’s draft environment policy gets short shrift from authorities

Ladakh’s revered bird is under threat from human’s best friend – dogs

Has Kashmir wronged its water bodies?

Paradise lost? The decline of Kashmir’s mountain resorts

Is the worst over for Jammu and Kashmir’s forests?

Will the current conservation measures help the hangul population to grow in J&K?
Special series
Wetland Champions
- [Commentary] India establishes the largest network of Ramsar Sites in South Asia
- [Commentary] Wetland champions: Promise from the grassroots
- The story of Jakkur lake sets an example for inclusive rejuvenation projects
- Welcome to Tsomgo lake: Please don’t litter

Environment And Health
- [Commentary] Neglecting household biomedical waste management can lead to adverse environmental effects
- No magic bullets to deal with snakebites
- Six years on, cyclone Ockhi survivors battle lingering mental health impacts
- Gig workers in India are exposed to highly polluted air and carcinogens, finds preliminary study

Almost Famous Species
- Genetic insights of the Kempholey night frog offer better conservation strategies
- Saving India’s only ape, the hoolock gibbon
- [Interview] “Favourable conditions and diet important for ex-situ conservation of wild cats”
- A 100 camera traps to monitor rusty-spotted cats in Keoladeo National Park

Eco Hope
- Green pilgrimage model balances faith and conservation
- [Video] Restoring the perennial Thamirabarani river with people power
- [Interview] Conservation scientist Joli Rumi Borah on integrating traditional knowledge in research
- [Interview] Scientist Ruth DeFries on deforestation: There isn’t one driver, there’s a different context in different places

India's Iconic Landscapes
- [Commentary] Up close and personal with the fragility of the Himalayas
- Studies reveal impact of land use on species diversity in rock outcrops
- Improved tiger numbers come with hidden messages on invasives, habitat connectivity
- Gymnosperms that are critical for coniferous forest health may be steadily declining in response to climate change

Beyond Protected Areas
- Grassland loss threatens endemic birds in Arunachal sanctuary
- Genetic insights of the Kempholey night frog offer better conservation strategies
- Loss of forest cover in Kashmir is pitting a protected animal against the world’s costliest spice
- India following a global trend of forsaking environment protection for “national security,” paper says

Conserving Agro-biodiversity
- [Commentary] Erratic weather, altered social dynamics disrupt mahua economy in eastern India
- Horseshoe crab decline sparks urgent conservation plea
- Production of rugra, a nutritious mushroom found in Jharkhand, impacted by weather changes
- [Commentary] Soil degradation in India spells doom for millions

Just Transitions
- [Video] Rooftop solar, an emerging solution to Bihar’s land shortage that’s stalling renewable progress
- India needs to face challenge of funding thermal power plant closure, says new report
- With no primary data on impacts, government approves an oil extraction technique 500 m outside forests
- Climate action not on track to meet Paris Agreement goals, says Global Stocktake report
