David Attenborough receives the UN’s most distinguished environment award

Attenborough’s career as a broadcaster, natural historian, author and environmental advocate spans over seven decades

Nandan Kanan: 3 tiger cubs dead in a month

The cubs were being hand-reared before their deaths after being abandoned by their mother

Better late than never: Experts on Tamil Nadu’s decision to go ahead with dugong reserve in Palk Bay

While India may be late, a conservation step such as this one is always welcome, they said

Why is India considering translocating tigers to Cambodia?

Successful reintroduction will increase tourism income and restore ecological balance for Cambodia

Don’t blame just climate change; ‘haor’ destruction also behind Sylhet floods: Experts

Sylhet’s traditional wetlands, which act as sponges absorbing surface runoff, have been destroyed, thereby enabling the current floods, they say

Climate change victim: How high temperatures, drought have endangered this Kalahari bird

The southern yellow-billed hornbill has not been able to breed properly and its numbers have declined subsequently

One step too far: Madras High Court ban on forest grazing may hurt on forest dwellers, biodiversity

Madras High Court's decision to ban cattle grazing in Tamil Nadu's forests will have far-reaching impacts on forest-dwelling communities and …

Once upon a time whales walked liked us; here’s what happened next

Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London used whale skulls to trace three waves of evolution among whales

Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse

Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most …

Primate under threat: Why the slender loris needs a protected area in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul

The insectivorous animal is a great help in eradicating harmful insects; but it is gravely threatened due to a number of factors

World Tiger Day: The tiger was not endemic to India; it came here from China

As the world celebrates the largest felid today, here are some frequently asked questions on how the tiger came to be in the Indian subcontinent &…

Coexistence & conflict, sides of the same coin: Assam villagers’ kindness towards injured elephant heartening

When an injured tusker was found in an Assam village, locals rushed to his aid with food, medical assistance 

Gabon announces $500 million debt-for-nature swap deal for marine conservation

This is the world’s second-largest deal signed under blue bond to refinance the country’s debt and conserve marine resources

International Tiger Day 2023: Should India cap its big cat population? Here is what experts say

Are India’s forests nearing their carrying capacity to support tigers, who are apex predators? DTE puts the question to scientists

The majority settled community views nomadic and pastoral Maasai in Tanzania as a threat: Joseph Oleshangay

Down To Earth speaks to members of a Maasai delegation that recently visited Europe to draw attention to the tribe’s plight in Tanzania

Two United States cities declare support for orcas’ legal rights

Only 73 Southern Resident Orcas left in the wild; Current legislations ineffective, say city residents

COP15 Montreal: Abalone, dugong, pillar coral threatened with extinction

As many as 44 per cent of all abalone shellfish species threatened with extinction; dugongs and pillar coral added to the IUCN Red List

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 21, 2022)

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

Revival story: How Mookaneri lake became a welcome green patch for Salem

A group of concerned citizens revived a British-era lake in Salem that had turned into a garbage dump

‘OECMs are a win-win for conservation and community’

Down To Earth talks to conservationist Vinod Mathur to learn more about India’s roadmap to conserve its marine regions

Pollinator Week: Why we need to protect the bees and the butterflies

Around 40% of invertebrate pollinator species — particularly bees and butterflies — face extinction across the world, warns FAO

Botanical gardens failed to conserve threatened plants despite Rs 48 crore budget: CAG report

‘Unfruitful’ expenditure of Rs 73.35 lakh on demonstration project by MoEF&CC observed

India’s foremost wildlife biologist and conservation activist, A J T Johnsingh, is no more

Johnsingh’s passing is a significant loss for conservation in India, particularly in the face of opposition from vested interests

Apogee of the mountain lore: Abiding sway of village deities tie together ecological conservation & spirituality

Uttarakhand's folk traditions play a major role in conserving its forests amid unbridled development push in the hills

Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific — but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them

The treaty was formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) & Tonga