1,411 tigers, and unanswered questions

Don’t just cash in on tigers

Nature-based tourism: from rhetoric to reality

Robbed of the sea

Rethink growth with forest capital

Village in arms

Smaller eco zone irks ministry

Central Empowered Committee wants to reduce eco-sensitive zones around protected areas

Misplaced pride

‘You may like to make sure that PIL does not succeed’

State wildlife warden sends friendly warning to tourism industry

Reserved for exploitation?

Karnataka repeatedly refuses to declare its forests in Western Ghats inviolate

Tigers on the prowl

Tigers have killed 16 people across the country in the past two months

Letters

Reluctant funding

Compromise on resources salvages CBD conference; marine protection gets big boost

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 8, 2024)

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

‘Gorilla conservation shows that humans can right their wrongs’

Down To Earth talks to Jillian Miller, who has been leading international, community-based gorilla conservation charity, The Gorilla Organization …

Protection be damned

Protected areas across the world seem dotted with dams and more are to come up, going by this map from a recent study

Commonwealth adopts ‘Living Lands Charter’ for future generations

Document at CHOGM Rwanda comes after 2 years of consultation, engagement and negotiation with Commonwealth members, UN Rio Convention & other …

Crucial biodiversity hotspots still not under protection radar

According to a report, protected areas are critical for maintaining a healthy environment for people as well as nature

India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 13-19)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology

Forest conservation: indigenous peoples invest less than other agencies, but achieve equal outcome

According to a recent study, indigenous people and local communities are able to conserve forests by investing only 16–23 per cent of the …

Primate under threat: Why the slender loris needs a protected area in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul

The insectivorous animal is a great help in eradicating harmful insects; but it is gravely threatened due to a number of factors

Indigenous people not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD report

The report says that despite them being the best custodians of forests globally, indigenous people are criminalised and intimidated

Protecting farmlands, not just forests, can also ensure bird biodiversity: study

A new study shows that species richness of birds was higher in agricultural lands than in the protected area, except for specialised species such …

Everything you need to know about the man-animal conflict

What makes animals stray into human habitations? With the Centre permitting states to cull animals declared as vermin, we explore some of the …

Wildlife conservation in India: are we really serious?

Fast-track forest clearances that are an indicator of India’s development also pose a question–what is the future of wildlife in India?

Bangladesh allows nearly 200 polluting factories near Sundarbans

As environmentalists raise concerns over this free-for-all, all eyes are now on the High Court, which has stayed the permissions, and will hold …