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Western Ghats wayanad landslides

Caught between exploitation and extremes, Western Ghats’ future hinges on local action

Max Martin 29 Jan 2025
taxonomist jini jacob documents meiofauna nematodes

Indian taxonomist forays into the uncharted waters of meiofauna

Nikhil Sreekandan 16 Jan 2025

New study proposes roadmap to conserve the clouded leopard

Sneha Mahale 13 Jan 2025
Cilantica agasthyaensis is one of the new species included in a new genus of trantulas from the Western Ghats. Image courtesy of Zeeshan Mirza.

New tarantulas described from the Western Ghats

Liz Kimbrough 8 Jan 2025

Government eyes recognising non-protected conservation areas to meet biodiversity goals

Simrin Sirur 6 Jan 2025
Madhya Pradesh, known as the Tiger State, has the highest number of tigers among all states in the country. Image by Vikas Sulya.

Teething troubles or conservation challenges at India’s latest tiger reserve?

Deshdeep Saxena 2 Jan 2025

[Commentary] Community-based conservation can help achieve 30×30 biodiversity target

Pijush Kumar Dutta 20 Dec 2024

Farms, fields threaten frogs in lateritic plateaus

Arathi Menon 19 Dec 2024

[Commentary] Rooted in art and science, “natural history” carries a legacy of evolution

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 9 Dec 2024

How a smoked fish tradition sustains an ethnic group in Bhutan

Choki Wangmo 2 Dec 2024
Image shows a watercolour of a tree

[Book review] Ancient giants make for great stories

Usha Rai 14 Nov 2024

With local support, a tributary comes to life 

Nikhil Sreekandan 13 Nov 2024

Indigenous leaders assess outcomes on equity at biodiversity COP

Aimee Gabay 12 Nov 2024

Conserving India’s biodiversity will cost Rs. 816 billion per year, says new plan

Simrin Sirur 6 Nov 2024

Saving South Asia’s butterflies from the threat of extinction

Hailey Smalley 4 Nov 2024

[Commentary] Why black wolves matter

Preet Sharma 4 Nov 2024

Finance issue pushing countries into ‘two opposing camps’ at biodiversity COP

Simrin Sirur 31 Oct 2024

Dissonance over DSI dominates biodiversity COP

T. V. Padma 30 Oct 2024
Women workers making water hyacinth products in factory - ROPE International

Weeds of change

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Oct 2024

India’s disappearing wetlands are an early warning sign of drastic biodiversity loss

Simrin Sirur 18 Oct 2024