Endangered Species Day 2023: Elephants to buffaloes, creatures around us that are in danger

Animal conservation in India brings creatures like tigers to mind. But many commonly talked about creatures are in need of public attention as …

Saving a disappearing forest with the feather of a bird: Cameroon’s unique conservation story

The Bannerman’s Turaco bird has cultural value for the local community & may vanish if trees are cut down

Why should only jumbos matter?

The outrage over the death of a pregnant elephant in kerala highlights our skewed notion of biodiversity and its conservation 

Life and nature

Watch and earn: Initiative to protect Sinhagad fort & forest in Maharashtra also helps people earn a livelihood

Ghera Sinhagad Van Sanrakshan Samiti was set up jointly by the government & villagers to ensure conservation but has benefitted locals in …

Name change of Forest Conservation Act imperative, as it is treated as ‘Forest Clearance Act’: DG forests

Joint Parliamentary Committee accepted all proposed amendments to Act, including name change, on July 20

Reclassifying forests, exemptions from clearances: What changes does Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act propose

Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is among the Bills set to be tabled in Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session

IUCN urges Europe to implement nature restoration law

Failing to spend on nature restoration can inflict long-term economic impacts, warns IUCN

MoEFCC refuses to put new forest conservation rules on hold, says do not dilute forest rights act

New rules do away with Gram Sabha consent, National Commission on Scheduled Tribes had flagged last year in letter to ministry

Brazil GEF meet: Over half a billion dollars set aside for work on biodiversity

Adequate funds are needed to meet the 4 goals & 23 targets set under the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework by 2030  

South Africa’s sandfish are on the brink of extinction: How farmers are helping rescue them

Migratory life cycle of the species that protects river systems makes them vulnerable to human-linked impacts

Rare roo trapped

Environment of change

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Advantages of thick skin

Elephants are running riot in Assam. Project Elephant is a failure. Bureaucracy is indifferent

Turquoise tales

Deft as ever

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For all that is green

Standing today at the threshhold of a doom 04t can happen actually in a split second in the form of a nuclear holocaust or a germ warfare, the …

Call of the wild

The magic wand of wildlife research is literally bringing to life that sleeping beauty called extinct biodiversity - the supposedly disappeared …

Project Tiger merges with Project Elephant — but questions on fund split unanswered

Amalgamation will squeeze already dwindling fund flow, say experts; similar plan was rolled back in 2011 after experts raised concerns

Supreme Court modifies order on construction ban within one kilometre of protected areas

The apex court said it is not possible to implement a uniform ESZ in every protected area because of interstate boundaries

‘Wildlife usage must be based on sound science and adaptive management’

Susan Lieberman, Vice President, International Policy, Wildlife Conservation Society, spoke about the highlights of the ongoing CMS CoP

Payment for Ecosystem Services: Palampur in Himachal has a model in place

The first payment for eco-system services in India, which reduces water conflict by institutionalising a legal partnership structure, merits a …

Experts call for people-oriented conservation

The total preservation policy has alienated people living in and around national parks and caused much harm to the forests. Experts say effective …

Tigers' choice

The big cats have lost one who championed their survival with the death of Kailash Sankhala