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Invoking tradition and science to revive Meghalaya’s ponds

Azera Parveen Rahman 30 Nov 2020

Conservation is the buzzword in Tamenglong district in Manipur

Nabarun Guha 24 Nov 2020
Banyan tree at Bhose village. Pic credit- Prakash Kantheshwarkar, resident

Govt, NGO, citizens join hands in Maharashtra to conserve heritage trees

Supriya Dedgaonkar 16 Nov 2020

Lost and found: The story of a plant and how a village is trying to protect it

Azera Parveen Rahman 5 Nov 2020
NCF field staff collecting seeds for their nursery that is part of their restoration work that has been ongoing since 2014. Photo by Aparajita Datta.

COVID-19 cripples long-term ecological monitoring research in India

Aathira Perinchery 3 Nov 2020
Gwasinlo Thong, chairperson of the reserve committee in front of the Nsonji Lake, Sendenyu Community Biodiversity Reserve. Photo from Sendenyu Community Biodiversity and Wildlife Reserve.

A community in Nagaland strives to sustain wildlife protection amid fresh challenges

Sahana Ghosh 27 Oct 2020

Cultural beliefs protect snakes in the dwindling sacred groves of southwestern India

Neha Jain 26 Oct 2020

Sankar and his community dig canals to save Muthupet’s mangroves

Ankita Sengupta 21 Oct 2020

The elongated tortoise battles habitat loss and fire in its leaf litter home

Roopak Goswami 14 Oct 2020

Migratory openbill storks find safe haven in Andhra village

Manish Kumar, Sahana Ghosh 6 Oct 2020

One of the world’s most trafficked animals needs focus outside India’s protected areas

Sahana Ghosh 18 Sep 2020

Bera’s free-roaming leopards walk on thin ice as tourism grows

Azera Parveen Rahman 1 Sep 2020

Captivating carnivores: Saving India’s only pitcher plant

Neha Jain 7 Aug 2020

[Commentary] Making communities central to conservation

Sandeep Menon 23 Jul 2020

Locals brace to fight for their Oran in Rajasthan

Azera Parveen Rahman 20 Jul 2020

Rare Gunther’s toad sighting highlights farms as biodiversity hotspots

Arathi Menon 13 Jul 2020

Lessons on coexistence with the environment from two tribal districts in Odisha

Basudev Mahapatra 9 Jul 2020

Ecosystems-based adaptation keeps water running in Bhojdari even in dry months

Vinaya Kurtkoti 29 Jun 2020

Community conservation strengthens biodiversity in Similipal Tiger Reserve

Pragati Prava 19 Jun 2020

Nest guardians to keep the Indian skimmer’s eggs safe

Jignasa Patel 17 Jun 2020