Hanging in balance: 64% of West African coast highly or very highly vulnerable, shows study
Socio-economic factors, especially human development activity, major contributor to vulnerability
Odisha’s climate refugees: Activists urge proper rehabilitation policy
Advancing sea puts villagers at risk in Puri, Kendrapada districts
State of global coastal adaptation: Mumbai scores lower than Konkan, Ghoramara, Puri in adaptation efforts
Mumbai's adaptation strategies did not accurately assess risks or specifically consider the adaptation needs of its vulnerable inhabitants
The Yellow River has been known as ‘China’s sorrow’. Now we know who was responsible
Deforestation, erosion on the Loess Plateau caused the Chinese to construct levees to tame the river, in turn, worsening the risk of flooding
Going under: Coastal Odisha under existential threat
In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise
Desertification in India: Slash-and-burn farming destroys Nagaland
Experts blame shifting cultivation for land degradation as about 20,000 hectares of forest is felled every year in the state for it
These are India’s climate hotspots
India is home to 72% of the 750 million people exposed to climate change hazards in South Asia
Soil erosion triggers ravine expansion in Gujarat
Ravines have increased by 60-70 per cent in four districts of Gujarat in the last 4-5 decades and this threatens agriculture and livelihood there
Odisha’s climate refugees: Last man standing at Satabhaya
Prafulla Lenka, a 47-year-old resident of Odisha’s Satabhaya village, is tenaciously holding on even as his village has almost disappeared …
As told to parliament (December 9, 2021): Yamuna ammonia pollution affects Delhi water supply
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Uppada: On the frontline of the sea’s war on the Andhra coast
Uppada village in East Godavari District has lost over 127 acres of land in sea-erosion in the last four decades
Desertification in India: Mining erodes soil, water table dips in Jharkhand
Water table in Barkitand village of Giridih district has fallen from 8 metre below the ground level in 2013 to about 10 m in 2017
People’s agenda for coastal, river erosion: Local climate efforts need not be stalled for want of global action
While rehabilitating coastal communities, special attention must be given to traditional and customary rights of fishing communities over coastal …
World Soil Day: A third of it is degraded. Here’s the solution countries should adopt
Soil erosion mitigation through the application of sustainable soil management is critical for protecting our soil
Floodplain loss: Basins of Irrawaddy, Tapi, Indus, Cauvery rivers flowing through India altered most due to human activities
Asia lost the biggest area of floodplains among all continents from 1992-2019
World’s beaches are changing because of climate change — green thinking is needed to save them
A two-metre increase in sea levels by 2100 may lead to forced migration of between 72 million and 187 million people
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Bengal green activist urges PM Modi to save country’s oldest botanical garden from Ganga erosion
The prime minister cleared Rs 2,550 crore to augment Ganga-bound sewage in Bengal; no funds to stop Ganga erosion
How balanced soil nutrient management can save Indian agriculture
The ill-effects of imbalanced application of fertilisers — which leads to soil sickness, decline in soil health and reduces crop …
Nigeria shows way to reverse land degradation
Launched in 2015, NEWMAP — a World Bank project — has successfully restored gullies, along with catchment planning, soil and …
A third of India’s coastline underwent erosion in 28 years, Bengal worst affected
27% of coastline expanded between 1990 and 2018, according to a report by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences
Seeding happy, cleaning air: Farmers adopting non-burn tech give hope
Several Indian states are experimenting with Happy Seeder that cuts and lifts the paddy straw and also improves soil health
Sea surge on Kerala coast : Why experts are calling for nature - based solutions
Breakwater and seawall constructions have made sea erosion scenario worse, flag experts; say restoring coastal vegetation, including mangrove …
As told to Parliament (April 5, 2022): India’s doctor-population ratio is 1:834
Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration
Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …
