Rewarding the custodians of forests: Payments for ecosystem services can help foster community conservation

These incentives are not handouts, but rather a long-overdue recognition of the invaluable services these communities have been providing for …

No free lunch for water projects

The concept of environmental flow appears unscientific, dangerous too

Without action, Asia-Pacific ecosystems could lose a third of their value by 2050

In the Asia-Pacific region, Afghanistan shows the greatest potential losses and gains

Impolitic moves

The recent Cabinet shake-up could spell trouble for India on the eco-conservation front

US derails UN declaration

Rejects key clauses on debt, trade, climate change

Less species, more diseases

Researchers blame increased human population

Biodiversity buffer

It can protect dryland from withering due to climate change

A promising pathway

Rio+20, green economy and India

FOREST FARE

BELIZE

From forestry to productive forestry

New world

Joel Kovel . Published by Zed Books . 2002 . Price: not stated

Green government

The Tree of Authority of Pune's innovative strategies are changing the face of the city

Paying farmers for ecological services

Soon: India’s first REDD project

Forest conservation effort in Meghalaya can claim carbon benefits

India Inc’s new bogey

Industry raises the decibel against green clearances

CHILE

Forest value to be revised

50 per cent of net present value of forests should go to communities, says report

Senegal’s pink lake is on the verge of disappearing — how to protect it

The lake’s waters are virtually devoid of life, with the exception of a few microscopic algae and bacteria  

Biomonitors

Indiscriminate pesticide use kills birds in Malda

Green rider for GDP

World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth

Lessons from Kakarapalli

UNITED NATIONS

The great danger!

Don't let the carbon go

Be careful how land-use and land-cover changes