The sinking ship

A camel breed that can swim struggles for survival as its food source dwindles

Livestock production causes global warming, strains land and water resources

Should villages in Desert National Park be relocated?

Plantation mirage

RajasthanÔÇÖs tree planting spree might not check desertification

A new project aims to document India’s customary laws

Documenting customary laws is a step towards community-led conservation

Harness silvopasture systems for local climate resilience

Silvopasture systems buffer against temperature and wind extremes, providing a favourable living environment for livestock

Union ministries clash over SEZ

Ban on grazing hits Raikas community hard

Got Fodder?

Manju and Mukesh Gupta have had to reduce their milk intake because the two rupee per litre milk price hike has become too much of an expense. …

Ladakh's nomads could lose lifeline to sanctuary

Rajasthan announces draft biofuel policy

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Crops, trees and livestock in harmony; pesticides no more; small tech, big difference

Grazing animals play key role in maintaining soil carbon health: Study

Grazing by mammalian herbivores can be a climate mitigation strategy

One step too far: Madras High Court ban on forest grazing may hurt on forest dwellers, biodiversity

Madras High Court's decision to ban cattle grazing in Tamil Nadu's forests will have far-reaching impacts on forest-dwelling communities and …

Fatal fashion

Cashmere fetish causing extinctions in Central Asia

'Open forests for livestock grazing'

Otaram Dewasi, Rajasthan's Minister of Dairy, Devasthan and Gaupalan department and India’s first cow minister, tells Down To Earth how the …

Paradise in peril

Galpagos, an archipelago straddling the equator 1,000 km west of Ecuador, is probably the world's best-known biodiversity zone. But alien species …

Killing blue bulls: are there alternatives?

Unless conservation area declared for protection has enough grazing field for herbivores and enough prey for predatory carnivores, straying will …

Deserted by policy

Rajasthan's livestock is facing a threat as grazing lands disappear and laws paralyse traditional economic incentives for keepers

High cost of fodder led milk price hike

First pulses, now milk. The common household is compelled to give up on its easy sources of protein. RAVLEEN KAUR found rise in fodder prices, …

Village refuses to part with forest

People near Chennai plan protest against industrial estate

Why is fodder so expensive?

Supply from agriculture and forests is dwindling  

Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new certification could help reduce livestock emissions — if it’s done right

Certification will only work if consumers are willing to pay a higher price for carbon-neutral, or even just climate-friendly, meat and dairy products

These methods can help in sustainable pasture management

Forming a pasture land development committee at the local level is necessary for the development, protection and maintenance of pastures

Kathua incident reveals threats to pastoral nomads of Jammu & Kashmir

The gruesome Kathua rape was a reminder of the institutional denial of forest and land rights of Jammu and Kashmir's nomadic communities