Gum arabic from Africa’s acacia trees in the Sahel is used in hundreds of products: What’s worth knowing

Sudan accounts for about 70% of global gum arabic exports

A job in a warzone or unemployment at home

Indian diplomatic missions need to closely monitor the security situation and assess the threat perceptions to its communities

Bonnet macaque carcasses in Karnataka village highlight struggle between farmers and monkeys in region

Farmers cut down trees that produce wild fruits and monkeys ravage crops

Russia has turned the Dnipro into a major weapon of war: Paul Josephson

Down To Earth speaks to specialist in Soviet and Russian history about the impact of two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Dnipro river

Why is a wisent herd in Ukraine on the brink of extinction? Can matchmaking save them?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has decimated the population of male wisent in the Zalissia National Nature Park; translocating two …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 13, 2024)

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

UN Secretary-General urges urgent action to address deadly nexus of climate, hunger and conflict

Guterres warned of a looming resurgence of food inflation globally as droughts disrupt critical supply routes like the Panama Canal

Good step, but not long-term answer: Activists on Odisha’s request for ‘kumkis’ & ‘mahouts’ from Tamil Nadu

Stopping illegal mining & quarrying, notifying elephant corridors would be ideal solution for human-elephant conflict

Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’

Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans 

Kerala’s gaur-human conflict debates fail to address some core issues; here is why

Gaurs had turned violent & aggressive after being shot by poachers; contentious issues, including the role of poachers, remain unaddressed

MENA economies face stagnant growth & rising debt amidst regional conflict, World Bank warns

Report highlights growing burden of debt, particularly among oil-importing countries

There will be more human-bull shark interactions in future; the species is adapting to warming seas, and thriving

Five-fold increase in the abundance of juvenile bull sharks over the last 20 years in Mobile Bay coincides with increasing sea surface temperatures

2023 in a blink: 10 top wildlife stories of the year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023

Bullet injury claims, protocols not followed: Questions shroud death of Dasara elephant Arjuna

Beloved tusker was gored by wild elephant during a recent operation by forest department

How India fared environmentally: State of India’s Environment 2023 In Figures

8 million women and girls require urgent humanitarian aid in Ukraine amid 2 years of conflict

Gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking, has surged: UN Women

Encroachment pushes Himalayan brown bears into Kashmir’s villages

Improper disposal of food waste means that the bears are straying more often into human-dominated areas

UN warns surge of preventable child deaths in Gaza as malnutrition levels spike

1 in 6 children under the age of 2 is acutely malnourished

Dangerous distractions: World needs to rise above conflicts, both armed & unarmed, to fight against climate change

The unarmed war — between the so-called West and so-called East (US vs China) — is going to make things worse for fight against …

India removed from annual UN list of countries where children are impacted by armed conflict

India has taken measures to protect children, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the UN  

CSE-DTE mark World Environment Day with release of State of India’s Environment 2023: In Figures

A highlight of this year’s report is a ranking of Indian states on parameters like environment, agriculture, public health and infrastructure

NCRB: Injuries, deaths due to animal attacks increased by 19%

Most cases reported in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Fragile, conflict-affected states disproportionately affected by climate change concentrated in Africa: IMF 

By 2040, fragile states could face 61 days a year of temperatures above 35°C — four times more than other countries

ILO projects hike in global unemployment rate: 2 million more may seek jobs in 2024

Low labour force participation, rising geopolitical tensions, high interest rates in advanced economies may raise unemployment rate to 5.2%

A female-only herd of European bison in war-torn Ukraine is looking for mates

After all male bison in Zalissia National Nature disappeared during Russian invasion, WWF launches campaign to translocate bull bison and …