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When citizens take ownership of urban commons

Arathi Menon 27 Sep 2023
Farmer Mhobatsinh Sindhal stands beside the C. wightii (Guggul) fence in his farm.

From abundance to endangerment to revival, Kachchh’s guggal comes a full circle

Azera Parveen Rahman 26 Sep 2023
Pilgrims take blessings from a priest at the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats. Photo by David

Green pilgrimage model balances faith and conservation

Arathi Menon 5 Sep 2023
Volunteers cleaning river Thamirabarani. Photo by Vasudevan Sridharan.

[Video] Restoring the perennial Thamirabarani river with people power

Vasudevan Sridharan 19 Jul 2023

Community participation helps a Maharashtra village become flood-free after years

Hiren Kumar Bose 2 Mar 2023

What’s for lunch? Elephants are picky eaters finds study in northern West Bengal

Nabarun Guha 3 Jan 2023

Adivasi honey harvesters demand forest control and criticise ‘unfriendly’ conservation measures

Max Martin 29 Nov 2022
Intentional burning of jhum gone out of control at a forest adjacent to Phalee, during Phalee Luita, a seed sowing festival. Photo by Shemchon Awungshi, Phalee BMC.

[Commentary] Documenting the flora and fauna of Phalee to mitigate the impact of forest fires

Ng Ngashangva 7 Nov 2022
Image shows group of Auroville residents standing in protest

Environmental conflict threatens iconic Auroville

Sarosh Bana 18 Feb 2022

India’s permaculture movement is being taken forward by young people

Babli Yadav 12 Aug 2021

Fish sanctuaries and community support for conservation of Meghalaya’s mahseer

Azera Parveen Rahman 3 Aug 2021

Radio telemetry signals new ways to study snakes

Arathi Menon 15 Mar 2021

Bishnois organise and educate themselves to take environment conservation beyond religion

Azera Parveen Rahman 7 Apr 2020

Villagers develop a protective ring around the Ranthambore tiger reserve

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Mar 2020

Women act to make slums climate-resilient, one house at a time

Kartik Chandramouli 16 Mar 2020

Periyar Tiger Reserve, a trendsetter in converting poachers to protectors

K.A. Shaji 5 Mar 2020

[Video] The barefoot ecologist who brought forests to life

Arathi Menon and Abhishek N. Chinnappa 24 Feb 2020