'Building and retaining capacity is the toughest challenge'
Balakrishna Pisupati is in the hot seat as chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), where he has to deal with regulatory and …
Why environmental crimes are rising in India
There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 6-12)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 22-28)
‘Wildlife trafficking and crime are ever shifting and changing’
Azzedine Downes, president and CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) spoke to the media about various issues concerning global …
The wilder side of environment
Why are pretty films on wildlife so much more interesting than no-holds-barred environmental documentaries?
Khaki stripes
Should the police be put in charge of sanctuaries and the locals who live near these? Should India be made into a police state?
Young states push for growth, ignore environment
The relatively younger states in India are making a big push for industrialisation. In the process, they are eating into fertile agricultural land,…
Legal wildlife trade
Globally, legal wildlife trade has increased more than five-fold in value in the last 14 years and was estimated to be worth US $107 billion in …
A step forward for conservation at CMS COP 13
Ten different species, including three from India have been recommended to be added in Appendix I and II of the CMS CoP 13
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 9-15)
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India adopts SAWEN statute against wildlife crimes
The Union Cabinet headed by the prime minister, gave its approval for adopting the statute
With warm regrets
A US boutique is fined for selling shahtoosh shawls. In India, the government plans to ban its sale
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 16-22)
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India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 15-21)
Baptised by fire
Wildlife saviour Richard Leakey, hailed as messiah by some, and hated as hell's messenger by others, is now in the thick of Kenyan politics
The return of Mowgli's mother
Rudyard Kipling gave us unbelievable stories about the humane wolf. Now, a court decision reaffirms the animal's vital role in the ecosystem
Insect supreme
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Kaziranga braces to curb human-wildlife conflict ahead of monsoon
Water levels rise inside the park every year, prompting animals to move highlands in areas of heavy settlements
China syndrome in tiger trade
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A Last Wild Place
In this book, Mike Tomkies gives a remarkable picture of the whole cycle of nature around him, in a harsh and testing environment of unrivalled …
Climbing the machan: Poverty and animal conflict in Karnataka
Human-wildlife conflict is a monumental issue for farmers living in subsistence, conflict with wild animals disproportionately impacts the poor
Elephant tusks seized, four arrested in Bihar
The prime accused repeatedly claimed that he was the proud owner of two captive elephants that died four years ago and that their tusks were kept …
Elephant crushed by train in Odisha’s Sambalpur
This is the 29th such death in Odisha in a decade and the second death in Sambalpur district within a month