88% land conflicts in South Asia remain unsolved; 47% result in violence

Environmental damage was also a common problem, accounting for 29 per cent of cases

Building a green roof

10,000 trees in 66 years, an octogenarian revives greenery in a village in Bihar

South America unites

A new community of nations is to be formed

In 10 states, compensatory afforestation violating forest rights and conservation laws

All the 52 compensatory afforestation plantations in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha were taken up on community forest lands

Can the world emulate Bangladesh’s ‘Community Clinic’ model?

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s initiative ‘Community Clinic’ got global recognition on May 17

New boundaries: How village limits are demarcated for community forest rights

Forest Rights Act recognises community forest resource rights over an area that is traditionally used by the local communities. This is …

Climate crisis: We are not individuals fighting a faceless system — we are the system that needs to change

Our interconnectedness also means that positive behaviours can cascade to influence many others

Are political parties looking at women differently?

In India, perhaps for the first time, election manifestoes have been made keeping women in mind. The upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh and …

Community-led strategies offer hope for east Himalayan biodiversity

Local farmers and communities are succeeding to conserve crops and wildlife where government has failed in one of the world’s biodiversity …

Letting go of the colonial hangover should be the goal of the new forest policy

Forest department in India needs to reverse its role from being the owner and regulator of forests to becoming a facilitator in community-managed …

Protesting fishermen detained as PM lays foundation of Bhadbhut barrage in Gujarat

The fishermen have been protesting against the barrage since 2010 as, according to them, the structure will destroy the breeding area of Hilsa fish

In caste-ridden India, genetic isolation may be harmful to health

Occurrence of genetic diseases could be due to genetic isolation caused by endogamous marriages over generations

Grasslands in peril

Like forests, grasslands are critical wildlife habitats. But their protection is rarely a priority

Community welfare works as a contraceptive

In Pakistan, they are controlling population growth by raising the living standards of local communities through Pasbaan, the social …

Communities to the rescue

Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to a community-based project

New CFR guidelines: Experts say regulations can undo India’s progress on forest governance

Rules show governmental unwillingness to embrace tribal diversity and culture, they say   

Community radio creates new waves in Uttarakhand

Rattled by the flood disaster last year, popular community radio voices have resolved to take up issues to safeguard their surroundings from …

Nature worshippers: How Sarna rituals propagate forest conservation to new generations & other communities

The Sarna followers have also helped bring attention of scientific community to conservation of sacred groves

Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve — a new tool hopes to correct that

To be just, climate adaptation requires a counter-intuitive approach

JFM panels empowered

Double whammy

Major flare-up

Africa's largest slum has a radio station

17 million South Africans live on communal land — new study of a rural valley offers insights on how to manage it

Combination of satellite imagery and local perceptions provides valuable insights about the extent, causes and impacts of land change in communal …

The paradox of nature and balanced accounts

Western institutions and the United Nations are keen protagonists of natural resource accounting but it may still not be a useful policy tool for …