UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts
Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance
The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans
Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …
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 …
We never gave any thought to ferocious dog breeds so far: S Theodore Baskaran
Down To Earth spoke to conservation writer, historian, naturalist and veteran activist S Theodore Baskaran on the Centre contemplating a ban on …
Strength from perpetual grief: How Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis
Any bushfire recovery policy must be culturally sensitive to the aboriginal people
Will insects become an integral part of our diet again?
Tribal communities in 10 Indian states consume 303 insect species
‘Ecology on steroids’: How Australia’s First Nations managed Australia’s ecosystems
A return to First Nations management is long overdue, as human-made climate change intensifies
Kenyan authorities brutally evict Ogiek during King Charles’s state visit
Footage and images show Ogiek homes destroyed, some even burnt to the ground
Nomads and denotified tribes are the invisible people of India
Most Nomadic tribes were branded ‘born criminals’ during the British colonial rule; have remained on the margins of society since then
Carelessness, lack of prompt action behind regular forest fires in Purulia
The regular forest fires have become a threat to the ecological system and environment
Simply Put: ‘I’ for indigenous, ‘E’ for Extinct
Kachnar: Turn over a delicious leaf
The beautiful leaves of kachnar are nutritious too
Homegrown benefit: Why ‘desi’ should be the catchword for India’s dairy sector
A shift from exotic and crossbred cattle to indigenous breeds that are better adapted to changing climate and resistant to diseases will help the …
Reform, restitution, justice: UN report suggests host of measures to protect indigenous rights
Denying indigenous peoples their rights self-defeating: UN Report
Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder
Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure
A new project aims to document India’s customary laws
Documenting customary laws is a step towards community-led conservation
Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business
Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too
The first wave of African migrants leaving Malkangiri, Odisha—their ancestral region—in search of livelihood
The story of one of the oldest tribes in the world is now taking a new turn
Get out, Bolsonaro: Amazonian activists protest Brazil leader’s meeting with Biden
Both leaders are meeting at the ongoing Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles
Language Census: Many tribal tongues now have fewer takers
There is a huge decline in the number of Monpa and Sema speakers
The era of mega hydropower in Brazilian Amazon appears over
Statements by Brazilian government officials indicate major shift in policy
How to conserve and increase the world’s marine protected areas
DTE coverage of the Fifth International Marine Protected Area Congress in Canada
Chileans reject proposed constitution promising rights to nature, indigenous people
Only 6 of Chile’s 346 electoral districts voted in favour of the new constitution
2022 too short, too far: Environmental movements covered by DTE this year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
COP15: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted
Countries have their work cut out till 2030