Politics of the wild: there’s more to Mhadei than meets the eye
On January 5, 2020, forest guards in Goa’s Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary were alerted about the presence of a tiger carcass in the dense jungles near Golavali village in Goa’s northeast…
Articles by Pamela D'Mello
Pamela DMello is an independent journalist based in Goa, India.
Badly designed highways splinter Goa’s waterways, disrupting local hydrology
Milagres Costa of Nuvem village stared in dismay at his paddy fields flooded with stagnant water from the monsoon rains in July, spelling doom for the crop. An under-construction highway…
Community farming in Goa emerges as a tool against land conversion
Father George Quadros hit upon the idea of collective farming almost by accident. As an amateur farmer, he has been dabbling in various cultivation methods since 1986 at southern Goa’s…
A Goan village is on the brink of victory to conserve a century-old lake
On a rainy day last week, June 12, as cyclone Vayu was pelting rain on Goa, 400 villagers braving inclement weather, gathered at a community hall. They were there for…
Goa mining languishes as revival attempts remain in limbo
On February 26, this year, mining unions, workers, truck, river barges and machinery owners staged a shutdown in major mining towns in Goa. Their demand: governments at the Centre and…
Goa’s environment faces problems from infrastructure boom
Goa's much-highlighted opencast iron ore mining has resulted in significant destruction of tree cover in the iron ore belts, where all vegetation is shaved off to scoop out top soil…
Uncertainty continues in Goa over mining judgment
The Supreme Court’s judgment of February 7, cancelling the renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases in Goa, has left the industry shell-shocked and environment activists hopeful of regulations in…
