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[Commentary] India establishes the largest network of Ramsar Sites in South Asia

Ritesh Kumar 6 Sep 2021

Environmentalists raise concerns about Kerala’s Silver Line project that passes through ecologically sensitive areas

K.A. Shaji 24 Jun 2021

Haryana’s first community reserve, ancient Brahma Sarovar pond, awaits restoration

Vivek Gupta 23 Jun 2021

[Commentary] India holds great promise in this Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Atul Bagai, Reuben Gergan 4 Jun 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
Rani Varghese, a Kochi native, works out the mangroves carbon sequestration potential. Photo by Hari Praved.

Kochi’s disappearing mangroves lock away significant carbon

Sahana Ghosh 7 Apr 2021

The story of Jakkur lake sets an example for inclusive rejuvenation projects

Prachi Pinglay-Plumber 5 Apr 2021
Rucervus eldii eldii

Threatened sangai deer’s habitat likely to shrink due to climate change

Roopak Goswami 2 Apr 2021

Welcome to Tsomgo lake: Please don’t litter

Nabarun Guha 30 Mar 2021
The Mandarin duck in northeast India. Photo by Ranjan Kumar Das.

Mandarin duck sighting raises awareness on lesser-known wetlands

Rini Barman 25 Mar 2021

Managing waste to save the wetlands of Himachal Pradesh

Snigdha Nalini Oreya 16 Mar 2021

Solar projects on water could come at a cost to the environment, alert experts

Garima Prasher 12 Mar 2021

The monks who protect the Bhagajang wetland

Ranju Dodum 10 Mar 2021

A community-created mangrove forest protects a village from eroding away

Manish Kumar 2 Mar 2021

When an army of women came together to revive a river

Arathi Menon 23 Feb 2021

Septuagenarian ensures Kole’s wetland status remains intact through farming

Manjula Nair 17 Feb 2021
The lamani women helping

Stranded migrant workers join citizens to revive dying ponds in Goa

Rashi Goel 15 Feb 2021

Meet the man conserving otters in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats

Neha Jain 11 Feb 2021

As threats increase, community’s effort to save Pulicat lake continues

C.G. Salamander 4 Feb 2021

[Commentary] Restoring urban wetlands for a brighter future

Priya Ranganathan 2 Feb 2021