SOUTH AFRICA

Biodiversity strategy plan

Lake in jeopardy

Large dams may spell doom for Lake Geneva

THAILAND

BOW BEFORE THE ORCHIDS

A look into what could be the world's most- elevated plant family

Protecting bioresources

CHINA

Rhinos find new home

Two can make a difference!

Dhaka's green plans

A partial success

But escape clauses weaken radical decisions taken at the recent convention on biodiversity

A tiger by the tail

Amendment to wildlife act deferred

Let's not slander conservationists

Wildlife needs conservationists from all walks of life, including those running eco-tourism

Africa Protected Areas Congress: Continent gets $200 billion conservation fund

Rwanda first country to commit to trust; Global donations needed, says conservationist 

DNA from air may help identify, track animals in the wild: Studies

The findings could help understand the composition of animal communities and detect the spread of non-native species

Healthy reserves key for tiger conservation

Population of big cats is declining in states that has much of its geographical area under forest cover — Chhattisgarh (44.1%), Jharkhand (…

A question of control

Karnataka's new panchayati raj law has sparked a debate, with the Congress government saying it gives the people more power and opposition …

Grasping the roots

Environmental literature plays an important role in moulding innocent minds to think and understand green.

Delhi goes green with Environment Day contest

The Care for the Environment Contest, which was held in New Delhi to mark World Environment Day, met with a response that far surpassed the …

Can USA provide all the solutions?

MANAGEMENT FOR A SMALL PLANET W Edward Stead and Jean Garner Stead Publisher: Sage Publications, London Price: $36 (Hardback); $17.95 (Paperback)

A cursory collection of platitudes

Dynamics of Mountain Geosystems Edited by R B Singh Publisher: Ashish Publishing House, Delhi Price: Rs 500

World's biodiversity needs to be preserved

Biodiversity - the billions of life forms that exist on earth - ranges in size from microscopic be viruses to blue whales that are more than 30 …

Sukhomajri at the crossroads

The forest department intervenes to spoil a successful conservation programme of a Haryana village. An assement by Richard Mahapatra

Who will play Cupid?

Pollinators, small insects like bees and butterflies, animals like bats and small birds such as the hummingbird, play a big role in helping …

Mistaking guns for trees

The Tamil Nadu Green Movement wants the state government to use armed guards to protect a rain forest. Will they never learn?