Famines: what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout
Our success at navigating the first serious global challenge to food security in the 21st century will indicate how well equipped we are to …
Early elephant warning systems help, but are short-term measures: experts
Two projects in Karnataka and Jharkhand meant to warn people about elephant movements have led to a decrease in human-elephant conflict. But they …
Dog attacks a ‘serious menace’, say SC court judges, urge CJI to address issue
Conversation began when CJI noticed a lawyer’s bandaged arm & learnt he was attacked by street dogs
90 days of Sudan strife: Country saw decade’s displacement in just 10 weeks, says analysis
Unlike conflicts in Blue Nile or Darfur, this time the displacement is nationwide; Khartoum worst-affected
Arikkomban should be trained to become a kumki
That is the best option for a rogue elephant in the habit of raiding human habitations, killing people and damaging properties
11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-wildlife conflicts escalate
Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife population increase are major drivers
‘Ghost villages’ of Uttarakhand report mass migrations for the fear of leopard attacks
One man-eater hunted last week; Villagers claim no help from forest department
‘A consequential but ultimately tragic figure’: last leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently …
How Australia’s saltwater crocodiles are being made scapegoats amid increasing conflicts with humans
There is no evidence to prove that their increased migration is causing attacks on humans as news report claim
Over 500 died in human-elephant conflict in Odisha in last 5 years
Around a quarter of these deaths occurred during summer season between April and June
Why are leopards in Rajaji turning man-eaters?
Leopards in the Rajaji National Park have killed over a dozen people in the past year. Why is the big cat choosing humans over its natural prey?
Benagaluru attack latest in expanding list of human-leopard conflict
Changing land-use patterns, urbanization and development have brought several man-wildlife conflicts to the fore as an increasing number of wild …
Growing tiger attacks in Uttarakhand: Shrinking natural habitat may be reason, say experts
Two humans were killed by tigers in April in Pauri; latest tiger census shows tiger population growing, sighted out of protected areas
Jumbo without a jungle
Experts from the fields of history and conservation tell Down To Earth about why, despite featuring so frequently in Indian history and culture, …
Deep dive: Science alone cannot provide solutions to human-elephant interactions in South India; here’s how
Government departments, nonprofits and scientists must work together to advance inclusive policies without discounting the urgency for scientists …
Hathi Mitras: Chhattisgarh’s solution to tackling human-elephant conflict
Village residents known as hathi mitras or ‘friends of elephants’ dedicatedly track pachyderm movements to help prevent casualties …
About 65 million people were living in forced displacement at the end of 2015
A new report by World Bank assesses the global refugee crisis and examines solutions. Quick facts from the report
How India and Pakistan are competing over the mighty Indus river
It is time all countries in the Indus basin acknowledge their dependence on each other and discuss joint solutions
In the future, technology will lead to solutions as well as conflicts: Report
Published by the World Economic Forum, the report says that future conflicts and collaborations would be over weather manipulation tools, food …
Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’
Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans
Kerala’s gaur-human conflict debates fail to address some core issues; here is why
Gaurs had turned violent & aggressive after being shot by poachers; contentious issues, including the role of poachers, remain unaddressed
The tomistoma does not usually attack humans but that is happening now; here is why
Attacks on humans in Indonesia may be increasing due to increasing intrusion in their habitat, study suggests
Has Odisha’s Bhitarkanika reached a saturation point for its estuarine crocodiles? Experts say yes
Human-crocodile conflict in and around the park could spike unless steps are taken to address the rising numbers of crocodiles
Everyone exposed to shock waves of war; largest cost-of-living crisis: UN
In South Asia, more than 0.5 billion affected by Russia-Ukraine war’s impacts on food, finance
COVID-19, climate crisis: 7.8 million across east Africa pushed to starvation
Floods and locust outbreak in east African region lead to increased food shortages, where 34 million people are acutely food insecure