The science of planting (and nurturing) trees

Why monsoon plantation programs can benefit from a more nuanced, evidence-based approach

Mud buildings that use traditional knowledge and no cement are making a comeback

An organisation, Thannal, is looking to educate architects on the benefits of traditional mud techniques

This Tamil Nadu man turned 100 acres of barren land to an indigenous forest

D Saravanan dedicated 30 years of his life, sweat and dreams to what we today call Aranya Forest and Sanctuary

75 years of Kon-Tiki: ‘Thor Heyerdahl’s theory of Polynesian-indigenous American contact still relevant today’

Two years ago, a study in Nature had said that about 2-5% of Polynesian DNA is from present-day Colombia, vindicating Heyerdahl

World Heritage Day: ‘Himalayan geo-heritage sites under threat to road construction activities’

DTE talks to ON Bhargava, geology professor at Panjab University, Chandigarh about why roads must be constructed in the Himalayas on the basis of …

No place for green agenda in Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections

The group lays down set of 15 environment-related demands; urges poll commission to pass directives for maintaining green norms

Bleeding blue: Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers

Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, usually blue / indigo in colour, is killing African rivers

The fall of the Aztecs: What lessons does it offer 500 years down the line

Down To Earth talks to historian Camilla Townsend about what the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs means, especially to indigenous people in Mexico …

World Environment Day: We can tackle climate change through ecosystem restoration

We need to invest in research on ecosystems; we need governance that is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and we need to protect what …

How ecological restoration helped transform a degraded land parcel in Maharashtra

The conservationists steered clear of monoculture to focus on a holistic process of replenishing the soil, water and biodiversity

Over 50 African countries agree to work on minimising impact of mineral mining

Addis Ababa declaration signed by 54 nations; acknowledge green challenges of land degradation, desertification and drought

UNEA 5.2: UN assembly to come up with an agreement on plastic pollution

The agreement will seek to track the lifespan of plastic products right from the source and into the seas

Environment ministry amendment gives coal thermal power stations full licence to pollute: CSE

The modified notification favours operation of old inefficient coal power stations, which can continue to run indefinitely on paying a nominal …

Unchecked tyre recycling units wreak environmental havoc

Only 46% of tyre pyrolysis oil units in the country comply with norms

Plastic-free planet: What CSE expects from Global Plastic Treaty negotiations — the issues & politics

Second session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution is being held in Paris, France from May 29-June 2, 2023

Cancel environmental clearance to Ambuja coal washery: NGT panel to environment ministry

The impact assessment reports lack comprehensive environment management plans, says the committee

Songs of calm fury: Kazi Nazrul Islam’s words helped generations find inner strength to fight hunger, injustice

Remembering Nazrul’s poems that called for revolution on his 125th birth anniversary

Why are young people migrating from the village where the Chipko Movement started?

This video echoes the story of migration and environmental challenges in Reni; the relevance of the Chipko movement in today’s world …

Complexity & agency in ‘Kobigaan’ need to be understood to know why gender gap continues in the art form: Priyanka Basu

Down to Earth speaks to UK-based academic on her latest book about a unique art form from West Bengal and Bangladesh

The ground beneath our feet

Why soil health and biodiversity matters for the survival of the planet

Here is why Ladakh needs the Sixth Schedule and statehood

Ecological issues and myriad others, warrant constitutional safeguards for the fragile cold desert; else, sightings of snow leopards, black …

Simply Put: DTE Cartoonist Sorit Gupto’s take as CSE releases ‘Future of Taste’

Climate change matters to more and more people — and could be a deciding factor in the 2024 election

Between the 2016 and the 2020 presidential elections, climate change became increasingly important to voters

Just transition in petrochemicals: Bharuch’s industrial cluster is negatively impacting its ‘white gold’, cotton

The proliferation of petrochemicals units in Bharuch district has led to smoke plumes and chemicals leaks; cotton farms are dying consequently

Book Excerpt: The intrinsic and economic case for nature

If falling crop yields, historic floods and ever-more-frequent wildfires are warning signs developing countries cannot choose to ignore, then …