Oil palm in India’s northeast: economy v ecology
India is promoting oil palm plantations in northeastern states, but this could have negative impacts on the region’s biodiversity
Land conflicts affect over 3.2 million people in India
Investment worth US$179 billion in over 5,000 projects is also threatened due to these conflicts
88% land conflicts in South Asia remain unsolved; 47% result in violence
Environmental damage was also a common problem, accounting for 29 per cent of cases
Harvesting ambient energy with fish scales
Researchers say that the technology has enormous potential in electronic gadgets and health-care monitoring
Push for gender equality at COP23, Gender Action Plan adopted
The plan pushes for gender-responsive climate policy and action, and for equal representation for women at the global climate meet