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Artist Bhajju Shyam paints himself immersed in nature, playing the Bana and singing traditional songs. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Converting folklores to fine art

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Mar 2024
Groups of four women form a forest patrol team in Kodalpalli village in Odisha’s Nayagarh district.

The Forest Rights Act sees outcome in a women-led forest stewardship scheme in Odisha

Malavika Vyawahare 27 Nov 2023

The sounds of restoration

Sahana Ghosh 1 Aug 2023

Experts call for coexistence, sustainable development as tiger population is close to saturation

Saurabh Katkurwar 14 Apr 2023

[Commentary] The missing caste from commons: A reflection from a Telangana village

Amalendu Jyotishi, Dontha Prashanth, Gummadi Sridevi 9 Dec 2022
A huge rock art of an elephant in the district of Ratnagiri. The proposed crude oil refinery complex in the region poses threat to the heritage sites. Photo from Nisargyatri Sanstha.

Oil refinery sparks protests over livelihood concerns in Ratnagiri

Abhijeet Gurjar 17 Nov 2022

In Odisha’s Mangalajodi wetland, youth strive to build a healthier ecosystem and generate livelihoods

Tazeen Qureshy 26 Aug 2022

Bangladesh Sundarbans communities face hardships following a resource hunting ban

Abu Siddique 14 Jul 2022
Image shows a village meeting in Maharashtra, India

[Commentary] Tracing Panchayati Raj’s role in deepening democracy and decolonising governance over 30 years

C. R. Bijoy 25 May 2022

[Commentary] Thirty years after the Rio Summit the green report card is not fully in the red

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 6 May 2022
Image shows woody stem of Rubus ellipticus with fruiting

Himalayan medicinal plants under threat due to climate change

T. V. Padma 19 Apr 2022
National Tiger Conservation Authority report says a majority of the 575 local people surveyed were positive about the introduction of the tiger. Photo by Ayush Baheti/ Wikimedia Commons.

Is a tiger reserve in Rajasthan’s Kumbhalgarh a bad idea?

Rosamma Thomas 8 Apr 2022
Shandongs, traditional trapping pits, near herder camps were neutralised by removing a few stones to let the trapped wolves escape, and building a stupa near it. Photo by Karma Sonam.

From shandong to stupa: the story of conservation of wolves in Ladakh

Nabarun Guha 25 Mar 2022

Transforming a ghost village with hill-centric livelihood and tourism opportunities

Archana Singh 18 Jan 2022

Return of the tiger at West Bengal’s Buxa tiger reserve

Nabarun Guha 13 Jan 2022
Remnant forests in large tea monocultures in Darjeeling, Eastern Himalayas. Photo by Annesha Chowdhury.

Tea plantations support biodiversity when managed agroecologically

Roopak Goswami 1 Nov 2021

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

Manon Verchot, Sanshey Biswas 7 Sep 2021

[Commentary] Transformative adaptation: Ways to improve India’s long-term food security

Parvathi Preethan and Namrata Ginoya 30 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

Uncertain future for elephants of northern Andhra Pradesh

Almaas Masood 6 Aug 2021