CITES COP19: Rare Jeypore Ground Gecko listed in Appendix 2 to stall its trafficking
Handsome and docile gecko species faces threat in international pet trade market
Bauxite mines in Andhra Pradesh draw tribals' ire
House panel urges Andhra government to cancel bauxite mining plans
'Mining will harm state’s interests while immensely benefiting private companies'
Cheated for bauxite
Andhra Pradesh circumvents all regulations to mine bauxite from tribal land
A biodiversity park to highlight importance of Tamil Nadu’s Sirumalai Hills
The Tamil Nadu government is developing a unique biodiversity park in Dindigul district to inculcate cultural, educational and …
Withering heights
The rich diversity of aquatic plants in the Eastern Ghats has aided local communities in meeting their nutritional as well as livelihood needs. …
Kalinga frog in Western Ghats shows physical differences from Eastern Ghats counterpart
Scientists claim the morphological phenotypic plasticity found in the Kalinga cricket frog is first such in India
Displaced from the hills: Livelihoods of tribal communities in Eastern Ghats under threat
Importance of biodiversity for communities dependant on agriculture has assumed greater significance with new farm laws, which may result in …
This Odisha tribe grows 20 crop varieties without jeopardising biodiversity
The Bonda tribe practices a unique form of shifting cultivation that enables the growth of many crop varieties while ensuring that the …
Database launched on flora in peninsular India
The work started with digitising the flora of Karnataka, but was later expanded to cover other states
Gudalur’s Gene Pool Garden is an example of participatory forest management
An enthusiastic conservation effort that was thwarted for want of funds, was finally converted into an eco-tourism centre through people’s …
Conserving India’s dhole population: Study earmarks 114 talukas
The dhole or Asiatic Wild Dog is a Schedule II species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; its populations have been declining …
Confrontation mine
The Paroja-Kondha tribe of southwest Orissa are waging a battle to save their forests and rivers from mining companies and a profit-driven government
Andhra Pradesh puts Eastern Ghats bauxite mining project on hold
The bauxite deposits fall in tribal areas protected by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and have been opposed by tribal groups right from …
Mapping the reek
The genetic variability of sandalwood trees in India has reduced considerably because of their increased susceptibility to diseases
Tribal villages in Visakhapatnam may face landslides
Many of these villages in Eastern Ghats are neglected by administration and not priority areas when it comes to disaster management
Tracking the elusive metallic spider
Sighted only twice in India since its discovery in 1899, the peacock spider is in huge demand as a pet in the West
Polavaram fraud
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …