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Bioresource access and benefit-sharing: How far have we come in India?

Deforestation and disease: How natural habitat destruction can fuel zoonotic diseases

During lockdown foresters try to balance field work and prevention of disease spread

Relocation of tribal people living around Similipal Tiger Reserve forceful, claim locals

Indian scientists building DNA database to protect the elusive red panda

Villagers develop a protective ring around the Ranthambore tiger reserve

Scientists record bat calls to build database

POSCO repeat: Resistance brewing against JSW’s steel project in Odisha

Land banks could deny land communities rights over land, says report

Conservation is serious business at this private nature reserve in Uttarakhand

The evolving story of India’s forests

[Explainer] What is a forest?

Climate change, land-use change may enhance plant species loss in the Eastern Ghats

All forest fires may not be bad fires

Forests that heal: Medicinal plants as an ecosystem service

Growing trees on farms a win-win for farmers and sustainability

Small but precious: small forest patches act as islands and corridors of biodiversity

India urgently needs to streamline multi-billion rupees worth NTFP market

Spillover: encroachment into forests increases risk of contracting diseases from animals

Looking beyond protected areas to conserve species in tea-garden terrains