Giraffes could go extinct — the 5 biggest threats they face

There are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild

World Snake Day: Dozens of snake species facing peril, say herpetologists

Habitat loss is the gravest threat facing snakes, says Romulus Whitaker

Tribals voice protest against power project in West Bengal’s Ayodhya Hills

Villagers claim that the power project will destroy their forests and elephant habitats

Journey to save a river

Afforestation drive

Rural priorities must be set by villagers

The sun in your kitchen

Virtually inexhaustible solar energy could be the cheapest cooking fuel the world has known

Double trouble

THE TEMPEST

Hurricane Mitch leaves Nicaragua and Honduras devastated, and over 10, 000 dead

THAILAND

Diesel: no answer to global warming

INDIA

Road guide

Assam’s human-elephant conflict: Legally protecting habitats, natural fencing can save the ‘gentle giants’

Elephants are part of Assam's culture & folklore but habitat loss is driving negative interactions with humans 

Large chunks of slender loris habitat already lost, need protected areas for endangered primate: Expert

Down To Earth spoke to Honnavalli N Kumara about the importance of conservation of the species and the existing threats to its population

Raptor attention: 160 species of birds of prey endangered worldwide

The threats to the birds are a result of habitat loss, pollution, human–wildlife conflicts and climate change  

New agenda for Africa’s sustainable urbanisation to be adopted at UN meet in Quito

Weak planning of urbanisation is resulting in lost opportunities for growth and transformation for Africa

World Environment Day 2016: Sustaining our wildlife

We must depart from narrow solutions and find opportunities in our mountain landscapes to secure larger habitats, writes ICIMOD's Rajan Kotru

When alienation ruins

Sandalwood smuggling, epitomised by Veerappan, has become a collective phenomenon involving entire villages, which even the ban on sandalwood …

Cricket emission levels and smokescreens

A new study shows it is not just English cricketers who are manipulatin4data for their benefit - the ministry of environment, too, is playing a …

Food benefits are not for the poor

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Desert under siege

The Thar of Pakistan is an arid region troubled by long spells of drought, rapidly falling groundwater levels, abysmally low literacy levels and …

IN TUNE WITH THE MASSES

Before the elections, Congress's chances in Madhya Pradesh looked dismally thin. But an unusually high tribal turnout ensured that Digvijay Singh …

Indian science must stop merely aping West

Cynicism is perhaps the natural fallout of a long career within the government machinery. But when Yash Pal, one of the country's leading …

Waters of life

Tarun Bharat Sangh of Alwar is well-known for its work on reviving traditions of waterharvesting. But few know about the economic advantages of …