'Don't misunderstand the leopard'

Few wildlife enthusiasts have tracked leopards more closely or known them more intimately than jonathan and Angela Scott, who have made the …

The Yeti quest

Daniel C Taylor explored the Himalayas extensively for 60 years only to discover that it is actually a bear

A Last Wild Place

In this book, Mike Tomkies gives a remarkable picture of the whole cycle of nature around him, in a harsh and testing environment of unrivalled …

A hospital for wounded birds

Brothers Mohammad Nadeem and Mohammad Saud, run one of the world's biggest hospitals dedicated to predatory birds in the world in Delhi's …

Is illegal trade pushing the mongoose towards extinction?

Reports suggest that brushes made of mongoose hair are in great demand in several countries and are often smuggled to the US, the Middle East and …

Poverty abounds in bio-rich areas

Complex systems of preserving biodiversity, evolved over centuries, have not saved traditional communities living in bio-rich areas like India …

In favour of

...biodiversity or bio-plurality? What is of essence is to sustain all that is in the biosphere rather than conserve few forms of biodiversity, …

Wild foods

Wild fruits in the Himalayas could well be an answer to the nutrition and energy requirements of the region

The great biodiversity vanishing trick

Good news! Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock to rebound sooner than expected due to global conservation efforts

Significant young population in current biomass means rebound targets will be met much ahead of schedule

Labour scarcity makes coffee plantation ecosystem in Western Ghats fragile: Study

Rising labour costs, urbanisation and increased use of pesticides point to a growing conservation concern in the Ghats

Future of Taste: In a climate-risked world, eating right is as much about nutrition as it is about the environment, people

Luxury emission-based model of food production should be discouraged, especially when the survival of farmers worldwide is jeopardised by climate …

Climate change & wildlife: How focused monitoring of distribution, population trends can help conservation efforts

Data limitation on species occurrence, evironmental parameters main hurdle for ecologists

New cicada species in Nagaland underscores need for conservation

The main threat to many cicada species is their rapidly diminishing natural habitat

Near-extinct hard ground swamp deer see revival in Kanha

Species’ number increased to 800 in 2020, claim park authorities

Three experts to lead key assessment of invasive alien species

The assessment will offer governments and decision-makers the best available evidence

Division of labour

How biodiversity helps clean pollutants in water and soil

Rise of the invaders

Unprecedented rise in the world’s invasive alien species contributes to 60 per cent of extinctions and puts ecosystems at risk

Bird flu decimates seabird populations in UK over two years

Slow-breeding seabirds face an uphill battle to recover from significant losses, scientists express deep concern

India needs a single, comprehensive policy to tackle invasive species: Ankila Hiremath

Down To Earth speaks to plant ecologist Ankila Hiremath as the IPBES gets ready to release its landmark report on invasive species

Human activities impact wildlife, even in protected areas: Study

Jaguars, mountain gorillas and Sunda pangolins impacted by human population density and habitat fragmentation despite living in deep forest reserves

Supreme Court modifies order on construction ban within one kilometre of protected areas

The apex court said it is not possible to implement a uniform ESZ in every protected area because of interstate boundaries

In defence of vultures, nature’s early-warning systems that are holy to many people

Harmful chemicals have been a major cause of vulture population crashes across Europe, Africa and Asia

Step to accountability? Revised draft of standards for firms to self-report environmental impact approved

Decided standards will allow organisations to publicly disclose their major impacts on biodiversity and its management

Road to COP15 Montreal: Mexican indigenous groups yet to benefit under Nagoya Protocol; here is why

The Convention on Biological Diversity leaves many matters to the interpretation of each country’s laws