Unplanned constructions, wastewater seepage causing land subsidence in Chenab Valley

More than 60 houses damaged in Ramban area of Jammu

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

The impact of floods has become more severe due to land degradation, human pressures & over-extraction of groundwater

A dharna here, a court victory there: How Rajasthan villages try to keep their land from solar firms

Encroachment of pastureland was possible because government doesn't recognise them as village commons, say locals

Access to water is a crisis for the powerless

Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing  

World Forest Day 2024: Rajasthan communities at risk of losing land

Village residents oppose declaring traditional pastoral land as deemed forests, fearing loss of access and livelihood

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 15, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal

Simply put: Land acquisition

Land conflict affects more than 6.5 million people across India: Report

More than 15 lakh hecates of land were affected by infrastructure projects

Commons: Local bodies must take lead

There is a pronounced lacuna in the governance and regulations of urban commons

Dalits and Adivasis in Madhya Pradesh allege digital land records fudged; no longer landowners

Records show influential locals now owners; no action from administration yet

Climate action may be hampered due to different land emissions accounting practices by scientists, countries: Study

If countries followed the IPCC assessment approach, they may not reach climate benchmarks they are shooting for

India’s forests, soil can store additional 7 billion tonnes of carbon: Study

India can gain most by improving management of existing, likely degraded forests

Reform, restitution, justice: UN report suggests host of measures to protect indigenous rights

Denying indigenous peoples their rights self-defeating: UN Report

Strong nexus between land use and drought: UNCCD report

It also called for the management of land and drought to be fundamentally linked

In 4 years, India lost over 30 million hectares of healthy land to degradation: UN data

This is almost 10% of all the country's entire landmass 

Aravalli Biodiversity Park: How a sand mine was restored to a 350 acre forest

But why is this place called a ‘biodiversity park’?

Simply Put: Land mines

Too many tourists in Himalayas; new report presses for pre-empting disasters

Built-up area in Himachal Pradesh increased exponentially during 1989-2012, says report

Simply Put: UFO farmers

Nearly 85% rural women are engaged in agriculture but only 13% own land

Union Budget 2022-23: How will ‘Kisan Drones’ benefit farmers, experts ask

‘Spraying pesticides and fertilisers will help industries the most‘

ISRO Report: Joshimath sank 5.4 cm in 12 days

The pictures were taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite

Simply Put: Joshimath, the tilted town

Simply Put: Happily never after

Global reports on biodiversity, land quality to be released in four days

The meeting that will see the launch has begun in Medellin, Columbia