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Pokkudan's children revived the defunct Kallen Pokkudan Mangrove Trust in recent months, formed by their father in 2013 to impart mangrove conservation literacy to society. Photo by Bhavapriya JU.

Editor’s review 2021: Energy transitions, biodiversity-climate change links

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 31 Dec 2021

The birth of Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Jyotirmoy Saharia 18 Nov 2021

Conservation by eliminating human presence is a flawed construct: study

Latoya Abulu 22 Oct 2021

[Commentary] Bridge the North-South divide for a more just UN Biodiversity Framework

Subhankar Banerjee 7 Oct 2021

Mangar, on the outskirts of New Delhi, looks to its past to protect its future

Manon Verchot, Sanshey Biswas 7 Sep 2021

Study examines wildlife-friendly land use for conservation beyond Nagarahole and Bandipur national parks

Rishika Pardikar 31 Aug 2021
Croton gibsonianus male flowers. Photo by Maniruddin Dhabak.

Maharashtra’s first endemic tree rediscovered after 180 years at Harishchandragad hill

Vinaya Kurtkoti 31 Aug 2021

Blue whale songs recorded off Lakshadweep coast

Sahana Ghosh 20 Aug 2021

All three tiger reserves of Chhattisgarh now in Maoist territory

Alok Prakash Putul 17 Aug 2021

Incentivising landowners around Pench to engage in agroforestry for conservation

Priyanka Shankar 2 Aug 2021

Impact of armed conflicts on wildlife underestimated: study

Sahana Ghosh 28 Jul 2021

Longest dispersal of a female tiger recorded in Central India

Neha Jain 12 Jul 2021

In rare behaviour, male tiger cares for cubs after mother’s death

Manish Chandra Mishra 5 Jul 2021

Reviving the critically endangered gharials in Odisha

Tazeen Qureshy 22 Jun 2021

[Commentary] Conserving marine ecosystems through the Wild Life Protection Act is not very effective

Shivani Swami 10 Jun 2021

A new tiger reserve holds hope for revival of Vaigai river in Madurai

K.A. Shaji 2 Jun 2021
A Van Gujjar with a herd of buffaloes. Rearing cattle is a part of their traditional nomadic lifestyle. Image credit: Radhika Gupta

Van Gujjars: People of the forest or nowhere?

Radhika Gupta 28 May 2021

The risks of tree plantation in grassland and non-forest areas

Shreya Dasgupta 25 May 2021

[Interview] Bittu Sahgal: “Young people want to protect the environment, but don’t have their hands on the wheel”

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 21 May 2021
In total, 121 wildlife corridors have been identified across Chhattisgarh for the Strategic Plan for Conservation of Corridors. It is the first state to identify corridors for all kinds of wildlife. Photo from Chhattisgarh Forest department.

Forest department identifies wildlife corridors in Chhattisgarh for conservation

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 18 May 2021