Don't let the carbon go

Be careful how land-use and land-cover changes

Takeover threat

State of the world 2002 (us $15.95), vital signs 2002 (us $14.95); eco-economy: building an economy for the earth, 2001 (us $14.95) .

Rice at risk

Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …

Nature is being renamed 'natural capital' – but is it really the planet that will profit?

Nature conservation is becoming another way to make money

'A dung pat is a mini ecosystem'

Author of the book Call of Nature, Richard Jones speaks to Down to Earth on the ecological significance of dung and why he chose to write a book …

Why global environmentalists are silent on Venezuela's mining crisis

Venezuela opened up a large swath of the country to mining to prop up its economy. But a huge part of the area is a fragile ecosystem that …

Fuelling pollution

Roots breathing heavy

MANGROVE FORESTS: REPOSITORY OF NATURE’S MAGIC·Photo exhibition·India International Centre, New Delhi·November 4-10, 2001

Bonn biodoversity summit: Time to reimagine conservation to ensure sustainable use of wild species, say environmentalists

Report to be released July 8 will explore how sustainable use of wild species relate to global development goals

1000000 species under extinction. Blame humans

The Global Ecosystem Assessment by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows the current rate and …

Small Woodbrown butterfly rediscovered in Sikkim after 120 years

The species was first discovered in Sikkim in 1887

Payment for ecosystem services can be a tool for guaranteed farm income: experts

According to experts, farmers should be paid for the ecosystem services they provide

Experts advise community-led forest conservation in Himalayas

Being major biodiversity hotspots, forests provide critical goods and services like timber and firewood

371,000-ha rainforest sold in Guyana

Nature's wrath

Even flash floods cannot refresh the authorities' understanding of the dynamic and fragile ecosystem of the Himalaya

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

The bulk of current freshwater biodiversity monitoring focuses on a relatively narrow group of animals 

How the invasion of a tiny insect is altering Antarctica’s soil & its ecosystem

The other fear is that it can spread through other islands as it can survive in water

India must factor in ecological loss while calculating GDP: experts

Experts at the 3rd National Dialogue on Himalayan Ecology called for assessing the value of ecosystem services in monetary terms

Will India lose one of its last patches of Jurassic forest?

Kathalekan, in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, is a relic forest with Myristica swamp ecosystem. It has remained unchanged for over 100 …

Climate change is disrupting genes and ecosystems: IUCN study

More than 80 per cent of ecological processes that form the foundation for healthy marine show signs of distress

Website review: http://www.indiastat.com

From the minutest details of India's administrative set-up to statistics on villages, this A - Z compendium is a treasure house for academics, …

Science and Technology - Briefs

Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems

The longer we do nothing about population growth, the worse it gets

Food supply, protection determine denning habits of striped hyenas

Denning behaviour in a species helps to maximise its overall survival fitness in its habitat by securing a foothold place against adverse …

Crucial biodiversity hotspots still not under protection radar

According to a report, protected areas are critical for maintaining a healthy environment for people as well as nature