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Ox-eye daisy in the Kashmir Himalayas in India. Photo by Anzar A. Khuroo

Snug in Kashmir’s meadows, ox-eye daisy worries scientists

Sahana Ghosh 27 Sep 2021
Theophilus Khojol gets ready to harvest pineapples in his agroforestry land in Assam. Photo by Animekh Hazarika.

Sweet pineapples and a variety of trees nurture each other in this patchwork plantation

Sahana Ghosh 23 Sep 2021

Keeping alive a mangrove conservationist’s legacy to protect Kerala coast

K.A. Shaji 21 Sep 2021
A plantation of Eucalyptus sp. in a protected area in Kerala, India. Photo by Anand Osuri/Wikimedia Commons.

Soil in Kerala’s monoculture plantations less healthy, productive than natural forests: study

Arathi Menon 2 Sep 2021

Kerala’s homegardens are a natural solution for climate change mitigation

Arathi Menon 27 Aug 2021

To escape floodwaters, Kaziranga’s large herbivores risk moving through human-dominated spaces: study

Sahana Ghosh 27 Aug 2021
Teak plantations in Kerala. Photo by Anand.osuri/Wikimedia Commons.

Compensatory afforestation unlikely to make up for the loss of carbon stocks

Supriya Vohra 23 Aug 2021

Coral transplantation helps, but not the only solution

Supriya Vohra 18 Aug 2021
Girls at Science Park in Kolkata. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Wikimedia Commons.

Soils from city parks are important hotspots of microbial diversity: study

Sahana Ghosh 17 Aug 2021
Two storied dru toilet in Himachal Pradesh. Photo by Rakshak Kumar Acharya.

Microbial boost to Himalayan dry toilets can help mainstream organic farming

Sahana Ghosh 11 Aug 2021

[Commentary] Nature-based solutions hold the key to transform our cities into resilient spaces

Suchismita Mukhopadhyay and Saurav Chowdhury 30 Jul 2021
Grey heron at Kaveri river near Biligundlu. Photo by P Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons.

Study draws attention to political reforms for the success of forest carbon finance

Sahana Ghosh 22 Jul 2021
Pineapple agroforestry system in southern Assam. Photo by Animekh Hazarika.

Harnessing the unrealised potential of agroforestry in curbing climate change in India

Neha Jain 6 Jul 2021

Baghjan oil blowout: Report indicates a long road to recovery and ecological restoration

Roopak Goswami, Sahana Ghosh 5 Jul 2021

Are we overlooking the role of grasslands in mitigating climate change?

Aathira Perinchery 29 Jun 2021
Women working at a MNREGA site in Uttar Pradesh. Photo by UN Women/Gaganjit Singh Chandok

Rural job scheme guarantees carbon sequestration

Manu Moudgil 18 Jun 2021

India’s dietary guidelines have a relatively lower carbon footprint: study

Sahana Ghosh 16 Jun 2021

Andaman forests need longer intervals between repeat logging for recovery: study

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jun 2021

Eyes in the sky can track effectiveness of nature-based solutions

Sahana Ghosh 29 Apr 2021
Mangrove plantation at Kampong Jawa Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Irwandi Wancaleu/Wikimedia Commons.

Mapping future hotspots of carbon dioxide emissions from mangrove loss

Sahana Ghosh 28 Apr 2021