Will there be gas at the end of it?

Iran-Pakistan (and US) pipeline politics

The monkey-catcher

Monkeys exact revenge on a naturalist

Where's the science?

Lack of a scientific approach towards wildlife management is telling on Indian flora and fauna.

Code of ethics for scientific "eco-tourists"

Most of the world's tropical forests are in the developing world. Guidelines have been suggested for researchers to regulate the flow of data to …

Homegrown experts offered for "sale" abroad

Chakriya Vikas Pranali, a rural organisation, has a unique approach to ecological regeneration based on informed agricultural practices. This …

It's a damp squib

Lack of respect for facts and a strong ideology guided by Judaic-Christian thought dominate the report

A monumental failure

The report on the Sardar Sarovar does not address crucial issues like water-saving technologies, lowering the dam height and reducing the size of …

Divided we stand

Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals

The people are covered

People's rights over forests are legally unassailable

Land of sufferance

People of a village in Orissa wage a battle against mining companies to protect their lands

Sensitive economics

Anil Agarwal's article, "The poverty of Amartya Sen", publised in the December 15, 1999 issue of Down To Earth , has drawn a number of …

Demystifying science

To promote public understanding of science, it is essential not only to initiate openness and dialogue between the scientific community and the …

Dying for water

It is unfortunate that the conflicts arising over water issues are dealth with by force

That 'E' word again

Most Northern groups that dominate the civil society opinion-making process within the climate convention have consistently ignored Southern …

Symbolic solution?

In the recent discussion about reforming the international environmental governance structure, there have been calls for a World Environment …

Dealing with disasters

For appropriate disaster management, it is essential to give due importance to political, social, economic as well as environmental aspects. …

Protecting the endangered

Protected Areas in India have failed to reach the goal of preserving the endangered species

On track to disaster

By ignoring sound technical advice, Konkan Railway jeopardises the fragile Western Ghats environment

Back to basics

Every taluka in India can meet its own food, water and energy needs

Biomonitors

Indiscriminate pesticide use kills birds in Malda

Displacing a livelihood

How do we rehabilitate development project oustees?

Science isn't above commerce

The fall of the golden spice

Lost rhythm of health

An axe that went awry