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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

148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jul 2021

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

Aathira Perinchery 29 Jun 2021

Reviving the critically endangered gharials in Odisha

Tazeen Qureshy 22 Jun 2021

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

Sahana Ghosh 16 Jun 2021
A view of the lagoon from Kiltan Island in Lakshadweep. The coral boundary can be seen on the horizon due to low tide. Photo by Aysha Jennath.

Safeguard Lakshadweep islands from future sea-level rise: study

Sahana Ghosh 10 Jun 2021
A seasonal nallah located near Bunder diamond block. The nallah will be diverted by constructing a dam to meet water requirements of the mining project. Photo by Aman Tiwari

Two lakh trees and water security at stake in Buxwaha’s Bunder diamond mining project

Manish Chandra Mishra 4 Jun 2021

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

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jun 2021
Embankments demolished in the Mousuni island in the Sundarbans. Photo by West Bengal Radio Club.

Cyclone Yaas imperils communities in low-lying coastal areas of Bay of Bengal

Gurvinder Singh 1 Jun 2021
Indian grassroots conservationist Nuklu Phom is one of the six Whitley Award winners, 2021. Photo from Nuklu Phom.

Indian “Green Oscar” winner Nuklu Phom envisions a Biodiversity Peace Corridor

Sahana Ghosh 24 May 2021
White-bellied heron spotted in Arunachal Pradesh. Photo by Dekbin Yonggam.

Elusive white-bellied heron spotted in the high Himalayas

Ranju Dodum 6 May 2021

Not two, only one species of hoolock gibbon in India: study

Roopak Goswami 30 Apr 2021

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

Sahana Ghosh 29 Apr 2021

Saving the Asiatic black bear from illegal wildlife trade needs nuanced conservation

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 23 Apr 2021
Indian grey mongoose was one of the animals captured by the camera traps in the cashew nut plantations. Photo by Anushka Rege.

Mammals use cashew plantations in the northern Western Ghats

Neha Jain 22 Apr 2021

Urban support for government action on environment is high, finds pre-COP26 survey

Sahana Ghosh 21 Apr 2021
Bulaceros newcannorum Dixit, 2021. Photo from the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE).

New marine flatworm from rare group discovered from the coral atolls of Lakshadweep

Neha Jain 14 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