Single criminal syndicate could be behind ivory poaching in east, southern Africa: Study

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour makes use of genetic analysis of seized elephants tusks to reach new conclusions

Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study

Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also being harvested, increasing contact with humans

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: How global and local experience would play out in WTO top job

Okonjo-Iweala would be in a position to use her multifaceted experiences to energise the WTO’s 164 members to work harder to achieve the …

COVID-19 trade restrictions devastating for Africa’s urban poor

Trade enables formal firms to flourish, which is essential for economic recovery; It also also protects the urban poor in informal economy …

TikTok, Microsoft: Govt agendas are driving businesses. Here is what can be done

To ban access of foreign companies, and expect domestic companies and the government to profit profit directly from it, is a dangerous line to cross

Tremendous momentum in China to address illegal wildlife trade: Expert

Animal welfare professional Grace Ge Gabriel says that China has recognised illegal wildlife trade to be COVID-19’s root cause

Many protected migratory species declining: Report

73 per cent of Appendix I and 48 per cent of Appendix II species of the Convention on Migratory Species are diminishing, it says, with …

CITES CoP 2019: Conservationist Vivek Menon wins Clark Bavin Award

Menon, who heads conservation non-profit Wildlife Trust of India, was awarded the award for his efforts towards wildlife enforcement at the …

Is India turning into a death bed for the last remaining South Asian tigers?

If the government does not wake up now and take corrective measures; Indian forests, wildlife and biodiversity have a very slim chance of recovery

Major seizure of sun bear parts in Indonesia

Thanks to X-ray monitor, 199 claws and 36 canines were recovered from a package at Balikpapan Airport, Borneo

This is how rich nations protect profits of multinational pharma firms

When rich nations insist on patent linkage provisions in bilateral and regional trade pacts, there is a way out

Why we need to listen to hunters

Biologists have often used the hunter's knowledge for wildlife studies. But strict laws have silenced their voice

South China Sea reefs face extinction due to overharvesting of Giant clams

With the Chinese government turning blind eye to illegal harvesting of clams, the South China Sea coral reefs are decimating at a rapid pace

African exporters face choppy waters in the wake of Brexit

Emerging market countries that rely heavily on commodity exports will be hit hardest by Britain's decision to leave the European Union

What drives innovation?

The new Intellectual Property Rights policy is based on a tenuous premise that having more IPRs will result in more innovation

Shifting weight

In the weeks leading up to the Seattle meet of the WTO, both the US government and the trade organisation have been trying to appease Western greens

Frogs are falling silent

The decline of the frog population is an early warning that something is seriously wrong with living conditions on Earth

Is Maharashtra tendu trade rule amendment a trap for gram sabhas?

Forest department's move may be a ploy to retain control over trade in forest produce, say activists

The pig-headed species

Overzealous conservationists block progress at CITES meet (Read full article)

India's nutritional puzzle

From the maw of the Indian state there has emerged an undigested piece of development cake: nutritionally speaking, people's diets are out of …

Why the US is such a bully

US attempts to kill of global democracy are getting more commonplace than ever. In such a political climate, it is impossible to talk about …

Emergence of South

2013 human development report applauds efforts of developing nations. Is India on track?

Highs and lows

The government's vanaspati van scheme is good news, but for it to succeed small-scale farmers and local communities have to be brought in its fold

Grow more

There is no land to cultivate medicinal plants, neither are there any legal provisions, nor market access. At present, the risks involved are …

A Himalayan Tragedy

People who have no idea about forests step in to further trade, while the indigenous herb gatherers get exploited further