Paradise in peril
Galpagos, an archipelago straddling the equator 1,000 km west of Ecuador, is probably the world's best-known biodiversity zone. But alien species …
Irula tribals put their skills to new uses
Institutional support helped rehabilitate the Irulas of Tamil Nadu after their traditional occupation of snake-catching was outlawed.
Reviving proven ways of resource management
The state's attempts to stop environmental degradation in Bariadi district failed because they ignored the traditional knowledge of the people.
Stressed woods
Management ofprotected areas has been one of the principal bones of contention between the various shades of interested opinions in the country. …
Imbalances need to be improved
Egbert Pelinck , director general, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, spoke to Prakash Khanal on …
Best kept sacred
Sacred groves are deteriorating at an alarming rate across the country. There is an urgent need to identify and protect these sacred woods to …
A question of survival
Restrictions on the manufacture and sale of Shahtoosh shawls threaten the livelihood of thousands of people in Kashmir
Who needs the greens?
Certainly not Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently abolished the country's only environmental agency
Home coming
After initial doubts over whether the turtles would retain Orissa as the site of their annual nesting exercise, the reptiles return for the …
Biodiversity in jeopardy
Tribals in Kerala are being forced to give away medicinal plants in repayment of their loans. In the process, biodiversity is being depleted
Beyond the odds
Kashmiri youth reach out to people in the midst of war and loss with their 'environmental awareness' campaign
Comanagement of natural resources Local learning for poverty education
Book COMANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LOCAL LEARNING FOR POVERTY REDUCTION *by Stephen R Tyler* International Development Research Centre
Beetles for breakfast !
George Brossard is a man on a crusad. To inform the world that the insects hold the key to a global food security
The Himalayan herb grower
Arun Kumar Badoni has taken upon himself the task of conserving medicinal and aromatic plants in the Garhwal Himalaya
A billion strong or weak?
Recently, India crossed the one-billion population mark. The question on everyone's lips is what does the future hold for babies born this …
Creating a wonderland
In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community
Words of wisdom
The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance
Floral trouble
In sharp contrast to earlier estimates, a new study claims that nearly half the world's flora species face extinction
The US' mixed record in green causes
A globalising world requires multilateralism to attain shared goals -- particularly the preservation of ecological security. While this can …
Fading fauna, forgotten people
There are a hardly any tigers left in Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. But, says aparajita dutta , the park is rich in biodiversity, …
Famine in the rainforest
The idea of a desert in the middle of the Western Ghats sounds unbelievable, but it may be on the cards
Time for a facelift ?
A German company claims its silicon-based technology can restore the Taj Mahal to its past glory. But some experts doubt its effectiveness
Reason to celebrate?
The biodiversity bill has finally been approved by the Parliament standing committee on science, technology and the environment. But is the way …
High hopes
Conservation area projects in Nepal prove that people and protected areas need not be mutually exclusive
Net bill, gross disaster
The Aquaculture Authority Bill makes a mockery of the Supreme Court ruling on aquaculture firms