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Local community members protest against alleged violations of the Forest Rights Act. Image shared by local villagers.

Between the roar of tigers and the voices of the forest

Ayushi Sharma 12 Nov 2025
An aerial view of the Adyar river in Chennai, parts of which are blocked by sewage and garbage. However, on the Chennai beach where the Adyar and other rivers meet the Indian ocean, newborn olive Ridley turtles are seen making their way to the water. Image by Timothy A. Gonsalves via Wikmedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Giving forests and rivers the right to live [Book Review]

Usha Rai 22 Oct 2025

What is non-economic loss and damage? [Explainer]

Priyanka Shankar 20 Oct 2025

Looking at human-wildlife conflict through a data-first lens

Nikhil Sreekandan 7 Oct 2025
To counter the narrow perceptions of Ladakhi cuisine, chef Kunzes Angmo launched Artisanal Alchemy in 2017, a series of curated dining experiences that blend food with storytelling, hosted in Leh. Image by Kunzes Angmo.

Wild ways to flavour mountain life, economy

Hirra Azmat 3 Oct 2025
A field team member consults with a local landowner while demarcating the boundaries of a potential restoration site in the hills. Image by Aditya Pradhan.

In search of degraded forests for restoration [Commentary]

Aditya Pradhan 29 Sep 2025
A woman shows lemons growing oin her homestead garden in a tribal settlement in Cheeyampam. Image by Vipindas P.

How lemons have helped reclaim nutrition and support livelihoods [Commentary]

Vipindas P. 22 Sep 2025
Representative image of elephant herd by Nissan Sharma via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Expanding elephant range fuels human-wildlife conflict

Sneha Mahale 18 Sep 2025
A woman washes clothes near a well. Most village wells in Melghat contain murky water, which women use to wash clothes and utensils, leading to diseases and infections. Image by Abhijeet Tangde.

Despite dams and water schemes, tribal villages live with drought

Kiran Gite, Vinaya Kurtkoti 28 Aug 2025

Teen from Odisha wins global Eco Hero award for preserving indigenous seeds

Simrin Sirur 15 Aug 2025
Tubers on display at the Nilgiris Earth Festival. Image by Anokha Venugopal/Keystone Foundation.

Tubers and tribals face the climate test

Jeyanthi R. 13 Aug 2025

India’s forest communities hold the climate solutions we overlook [Commentary]

Saurabh Purohit, Y.D. Imran Khan 7 Jul 2025
The marshes of Tso Kar in the Changthang Plateau of Ladakh. The implementation of access and benefit sharing in remote regions is already compromised by the topography and scarcity of resources, and further at risk by the ABS regime. Image by Esha Joshi.

Access and benefit sharing regulations impinge on the rights of local communities [Commentary]

Esha Joshi, Neema P. Broome 16 Jun 2025

New regulations define access-benefit sharing from biological resources

Simrin Sirur 12 Jun 2025

Dinesh Holla on trekking the Western Ghats for ecological awareness [Interview]

Shradha Triveni 12 Jun 2025
improved cooking stove in a Lepcha house

Bridging tradition and conservation with improved cooking stoves in Lepcha homes [Commentary]

Abishek Pradhan 3 Mar 2025
Controlled burning in Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh

Wildfires and the forgotten science of community forest management [Commentary]

Ranjan Kumar Ghosh and Pranab Ranjan Choudhury 25 Feb 2025

Reviving the culinary heritage of the Monpas

Barasha Das 21 Jan 2025

Relocating villages in core tiger areas based on science

Nikhil Sreekandan 7 Jan 2025

Mongabay India in 2024: Reaching out beyond the echo chamber

Team Mongabay India 25 Dec 2024