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Looking for nutritional gold in wild greens

Arathi Menon 27 Aug 2024
Kadaknath chicken at a government farm in Jhabua. Its color is black—every part of it, including its blood. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra / Mongabay.

A fowl that travelled from forests to farms

Manish Chandra Mishra 23 Jul 2024

[Explainer] What is a People’s Biodiversity Register?

Laasya Shekhar 9 Jul 2024

Uncertainty looms over weather weary weavers

Arathi Menon 3 Jul 2024

GI tags protect Indian tradition amid impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss

Priyanka Shankar 6 Jun 2024

Traditional cropping system of Ram-mol secures harvest, ensures income security

Priyamvada Kowshik 15 May 2024

[Commentary] Indigenous traditions honour muggers amidst modern challenges

Akanksha Pandey 1 May 2024

[Interview] “This is in honour of adivasis fighting for their land, water, forest,” says Goldman Prize winner Alok Shukla

Simrin Sirur 30 Apr 2024

Majuli’s shrinking wetlands and their fight for survival

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 15 Apr 2024

[Interview] Ecologist and policy expert S. Faizi advocates for putting ‘justice’ at the heart of conservation

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 2 Apr 2024
Artist Bhajju Shyam paints himself immersed in nature, playing the Bana and singing traditional songs. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Converting folklores to fine art

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Mar 2024

Millet tradition loses flavour among Madhya Pradesh’s tribals

Shuchita Jha 11 Mar 2024

Tapping traditional watermills for sustainable energy solutions

Barasha Das 29 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Changing shore seines call for better support system for Kerala fishers

A. Suresh, N. Manju Lekshmi, V.R. Madhu, Vijay Kiran 27 Feb 2024

Brokpas bank on yak milk products to sustain traditional livelihood

Barasha Das 1 Feb 2024

While Banni readies for cheetah, native pastoralists demand land rights

Dhairya Gajara 30 Jan 2024

Channapatna’s traditional artisans toy with modernity 

Arathi Menon 18 Jan 2024

A village nurtures traditional food systems in response to climate change

Catherine Gilon 10 Jan 2024
Prayer flags in Lo Manthang, Nepal.

Nepal’s traditional healers push for recognition and licensing of their age-old practices

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 3 Jan 2024
A couple from a local community harvesting sago palm on the banks of the Tuba river in a village in Maluku province, Indonesia.

Community forest management linked to positive social, environmental outcomes: study

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 26 Dec 2023