Wildfires wreak havoc in Canada’s Northwest territories, Spain’s Tenerife
While Spanish authorities evacuated over 3,000 people since August 16, 2023, residents of Yellowknife hurried to hit an evacuation deadline
India needs to rethink strategies to save its guardians of the wild
Frontline forest staff have limited resources to protect our wildlife and are tasked with fighting back traffickers who are often better equipped
How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
Indigenous children typically learn from an early age how to open paths through dense vegetation, how to tell edible fruits from non-edible ones
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Delhites should vote wisely; our children’s health and future depend on it: Bhavreen Kandhari
Founder of Warrior Moms outlines environmental issues the citizens of Delhi should keep in mind as they vote today
Early warning systems and controlled burning for forest fire management in talks at UN Forum on Forests
By end of forum on May 10, declaration aims to achieve agreement on a high-level political commitment to forest protection
Forests’ lingering question
Nearly three decades have passed since the Supreme Court ruling in 1996, which mandated the use of dictionary definition to delineate forests. …
Climate crisis everywhere, all at once: Record-breaking temperature in 10 countries across 4 continents
Indonesia, South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, Guyana, Colombia and Rio burning up
India will need 34 years to dispose of pending cases under environment protection act
Over 88,400 environment-related cases pending trial in 2022; cases under the Environment Protection Act are being disposed-off at the slowest rate
Brazzaville Summit of the Three Basins needs to find ways to protect world’s tropical forests
Tropical forests face threat from fossil fuel, mining and extractive industry expansion
Amazon’s future bleak unless environmental protection and industrial development policies are overhauled: Aline Carrara
Down To Earth speaks to social scientist Aline Carrara on what the drought in the Amazon means for humanity’s future
Is new-age environmentalism narrowing down to planting saplings?
Planting saplings is undoubtedly a good idea, but considering it as the panacea to all our environmental woes is dangerous
Excess rainfall in these Indian protected areas offers no relief from wildfires
Over 50% of fire occurrences were reported from 9 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, shows DTE analysis
The switch: What happens to GHG emissions if half of meat, milk consumption is swapped with alternatives?
Biggest impact on agricultural input use would be seen in China, sub-Saharan Africa
Over a third of Amazon rainforest is unable to recover from frequent droughts
Scientists warn these signs are an early warning indicator that these areas are approaching a threshold to a die-off event
Apogee of the mountain lore: Abiding sway of village deities tie together ecological conservation & spirituality
Uttarakhand's folk traditions play a major role in conserving its forests amid unbridled development push in the hills
Iconic Tiger Hill near Darjeeling under ‘development’ threat, NGT pulls up government departments
An environmentalist moved court listing several detrimental activities in the area; departments nudge one another
World Forest Day 2024: Indian forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide due to climate change
While increasing CO2 levels can initially boost photosynthesis, the warming sun acts like a cruel twist, hindering enzymes crucial for the process
Himalayas on fire: Himachal’s tinder-dry forests, on its brown snowless hills, burn due to low moisture
Forest fire incidents have increased seven times this year; there have been 2,050 incidents in 3 months, data shows
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires — a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Platypuses are disappearing from waterways after fire
Climate change may cause up to 38% decline of low & mid latitude deodar trees
Droughts and heat stress may also cause infestation in trees, research notes
Cyclone tamers: An Odisha village restores mangroves to allay impact of cyclones
Mangroves can only be successfully revived in areas with a history of plantation
Threat to African tropical grasslands by misguided tree planting, study warns
An area size of France threatened by forest restoration initiatives; tree planting widespread across non-forest systems
Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake
New species known as northern green anaconda
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 25, 2024)