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A fisher harvesting seaweed in the Philippines.

Biodiversity, human rights safeguards are crucial to nature-based solutions, say critics

Sahana Ghosh 19 Jan 2023

Large grass-munching herbivores can stabilise soil carbon

T. V. Padma 8 Nov 2022

[Commentary] Mobilising resources for biodiversity conservation in the far eastern Himalayas

Kripa Shrestha 21 Sep 2022
The Indian Sundarbans in West Bengal. Mangrove saplings planted this year, alongside dead mangrove plants, at Mousuni Island. Photo by Subhrajit Sen/Mongabay.

The reality of saving young mangroves in the Sundarbans

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Subhrajit Sen 6 Sep 2022

Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women

Aishwarya Mohanty 16 Aug 2022

Exploring biochar as a nature-based solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

T. V. Padma 13 Jun 2022

[Photos] Lessons from a 74-year-old farmer who switched to organic sugarcane farming

Sanket Jain 18 Mar 2022

India’s climate mitigation potential in forests overestimated, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 16 Feb 2022

Hope in the time of a pandemic: Positive news from 2021

Aditi Tandon 3 Jan 2022

Deepen understanding of Indian mangrove ecosystems, says mangrove scientist

Sahana Ghosh 28 Dec 2021
Sumitra shows the value-added beeswax-products. Photo by Arathi Menon.

Aadhimalai, winner of UN Equator Prize from Nilgiris, offers a lesson in indigenous economics

Arathi Menon 20 Dec 2021

Forests of faith face encroachments and invasive species in Punjab

Jaskaran Singh and Sahana Ghosh 17 Dec 2021
Long-term plot census, 2020 Sigur Plateau Tamil Nadu. Photo by Karthik Teegalapalli.

Climate mitigation should not come at cost of biodiversity conservation, warns tropical savannah ecologist

Sahana Ghosh 15 Dec 2021
Cormorant from Kole WetLands ,Thrissur, Kerala. Photo by Manoj K/Wikimedia Commons.

Solving multiple challenges while considering biodiversity and human rights

Sahana Ghosh 13 Dec 2021
Agriculture is one of the major sources of livelihood for the farmers of Saratchandrapur village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Photo by Tazeen Qureshy.

Tackling agrobiodiversity loss in Odisha’s Similipal protected area

Tazeen Qureshy 6 Dec 2021
Forest man of India' Jadav Payeng in his Molai Kathoni forest. Photo by Anudip Gogoi.

Planted forests can tackle flood and erosion impacts along the Brahmaputra

Nabarun Guha 29 Nov 2021
Jhum field of millet cultivation. NESFAS.

An indigenous community in Meghalaya offers lessons in climate resilience

Sahana Ghosh 4 Nov 2021

[Commentary] Balancing trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and livelihoods

Joli Rumi Borah and James Reed 21 Oct 2021

Protecting a forest on a hill in Imphal

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 20 Oct 2021

Unpacking how cyclones impact mangroves’ ability to soak up carbon dioxide

Sahana Ghosh 14 Oct 2021