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

Aathira Perinchery 9 Apr 2020

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

Pragati Prava 30 Mar 2020

Indian businesses to consider their human rights impact under proposed plan

Mayank Aggarwal 19 Mar 2020

[Explainer] What is a forest?

Aditi Tandon, S. Gopikrishna Warrier 27 Feb 2020

Tribal population of Jammu and Kashmir cries foul about non-implementation of Forest Rights Act

Athar Parvaiz 16 Jan 2020

Are states being rewarded enough for protecting forests?

Mayank Aggarwal 18 Dec 2019

Tribal way of life hits rock bottom even as mining hits new highs in Odisha

Manish Kumar 16 Sep 2019

Community initiatives tackle climate change in Ladakh village

Rama Dwivedi 13 Sep 2019

[Commentary] Does India’s tiger conservation policy impact local people and the forest?

Nitin Rai 8 Aug 2019

Environmental issues zoom out of focus in the budget

Mayank Aggarwal 10 Jul 2019

The Ajodhya hills are alive with the sound of resistance

Gurvinder Singh 20 Jun 2019

[Photos] Mining in Kodingamali impacts indigenous community

Tanmoy Bhaduri 5 Jun 2019
The population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) stands a little more than 12000 in South Odisha wander around the forested hills for hours, seeking water. Photo by Tanmoy Bhaduri.

[Photos] Odisha’s Bonda tribe hit by changing climate

Tanmoy Bhaduri 21 May 2019

[Book Review] Exploring alternate governance models for sacred natural sites

Shrishtee Bajpai 20 May 2019
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Your environment this week: Punjab farmers’ widows contest elections, Ganga is shifting at Patna

Team Mongabay 17 May 2019

Nature and tribal welfare takes a back seat during the elections in the Nilgiris

Bhanu Sridharan 18 Apr 2019

Environment gets voted into party manifestos

Mayank Aggarwal 12 Apr 2019

With forest rights in focus ahead of elections, proposed changes to Forest Act draw attention

Mayank Aggarwal 27 Mar 2019

Political parties compete for vote of India’s tribal community

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Feb 2019

Sentinelese in shadows: A lesson in letting live

Sahana Ghosh and Mayank Aggarwal 30 Nov 2018