Nomads fenced in

Maharashtra on way to ban illegal graziers from other states

Can goats secure livelihood for small and marginal farmers?

The Centre's discussions on boosting the goat sector to double farmers’ incomes may be futile if fodder and grazing lands, both …

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Return of village land

Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons

When markets do work

Taken by the horns

Gujarat buckles under farmers’ pressure, shrinks special investment region planned for industries

Grasping at grass

Maldharis resort to Forest Rights Act as forest department plans to restrict grazing on Banni grassland

Water v industry: where is the question?

The ‘good fire’: Prescribed burning can prevent catastrophic wildfires in the future

Building a culture where fire is respected rather than feared is essential to maintain resilient landscapes

Long road home: Uttarakhand increasingly declares villages disaster-prone

While many are fighting relocation, those who shift face conflicts with host villages over resources like water and grazing land. Is relocation …

Pastoralism beneficial to humanity, says UN study

A recent research says that the practice should be encouraged for a successful global transition to green economy

Adani port under scrutiny

Jayanthi Natarajan agrees to inspection of the project for environmental violations

Desertification setting in across a quarter of India

Another 30% of the county’s land is undergoing degradation. What does this mean for the country where more than 60% peopel depends on …

Maldharis demand FRA titles over grasslands

Gujarat forest department's working plan denies pastoral community their customary grazing rights over Banni

Stray cattle menace: UP farmers refuse to diversify crops over depredation

Abandoned cows prefer new, different crops but losses equally distributed if everyone plants sugarcane, say farmers

Common concerns

As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources

The magician farmer

How a farmer from Bihar used magic tricks to convert others in his village to organic farming

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