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In Chile’s Lauca Biosphere Reserve, reviving ancestral vicuña shearing practices provides local communities with income from high-value vicuña fibre while protecting the species.
Environment

World’s most protected places under pressure: Nearly 90% of UNESCO sites face environmental stress

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Climate change is impacting 98% of sites, driving extreme heat, glacier loss and ocean acidification, while wildfires have become the leading force reshaping forests in World Heritage areas
UN ESCAP flags mounting inflation risks for Asia-Pacific as West Asia conflict drives costs higher
Economy

UN ESCAP flags mounting inflation risks for Asia-Pacific as West Asia conflict drives costs higher

Puja Das
4 min read
Costs torise and growth slows across Asia-Pacific; India’s GDP seen easing to 6.4% in 2026
Illegal trade networks threaten Indigenous peoples in Amazon: report
Governance

Illegal trade networks threaten Indigenous peoples in Amazon: report

DTE Staff
3 min read
Apart from undermining land rights, such 'criminal governance' disrupt cultural & knowledge systems central to Indigenous life
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In Chile’s Lauca Biosphere Reserve, reviving ancestral vicuña shearing practices provides local communities with income from high-value vicuña fibre while protecting the species.
Environment
World’s most protected places under pressure: Nearly 90% of UNESCO sites face environmental stress
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
UN ESCAP flags mounting inflation risks for Asia-Pacific as West Asia conflict drives costs higher
Economy
UN ESCAP flags mounting inflation risks for Asia-Pacific as West Asia conflict drives costs higher
By
Puja Das
4 min read
Illegal trade networks threaten Indigenous peoples in Amazon: report
Governance
Illegal trade networks threaten Indigenous peoples in Amazon: report
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 20, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
President of South Korea Lee Jae-myung with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Energy
India, Korea ink 16 MoUs amid inflation and energy risks; target 18% trade growth, US deal ‘near final’
By
Puja Das
5 min read
€25.4 trillion in economic value lost annually, finds Circularity Gap report
Waste
€25.4 trillion in economic value lost annually, finds Circularity Gap report
By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Clean energy meets entire demand growth as renewables overtake coal: Ember report
Energy
Clean energy meets entire global demand growth as renewables overtake coal: Ember report
By
Puja Das
6 min read
WB-IMF Spring meetings: Leaders confront geopolitical crisis, global climate agenda threatened by US
Climate Change
WB-IMF Spring meetings: Leaders confront geopolitical crisis, global climate agenda threatened by US
By
Sehr Raheja
5 min read
Wildfires in North America are changing the fire calendar, becoming longer, more intense and harder to control: Study
Forests
Wildfires in North America are changing the fire calendar, becoming longer, more intense and harder to control: Study
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 17, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
3 min read
Daily meals at Chaugan village resident Sonu Parte’s home are cooked on a traditional mud chulha, fuelled by firewood, farm residue and dung cakes.
Energy
Rural India’s energy crisis: In Mandla’s forest villages, mud stove still burns strong
By
Puja Das
6 min read
Gobar Times: All about Farmer Producer Organisations
Agriculture
Gobar Times: All about Farmer Producer Organisations
By
Rajesh Krishnan
1 min read
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