Soiled no more

Egypt

Brazil

Defying court

Lead heavy

Going overboard with development?

A new project seeks to examine the environmental degradation due to development in Kochi

Deadly proposal

Double whammy

Shady deal

Land rights of Brazil's local people being usurped

Slippery turf

Pain in the pipeline

Woolly-headed environmentalism

Tribal rights and democracy loose to conservation banter

Hope sets in

As government starts drafting land rights bill for tribals

Back to basics

Call to ground airport plan

Farmland and lakes to be used for the Sriperumbudur project

Developers misuse SEZ land

Andhra Pradesh government issues notices for delays

Magnet turns detector

Measure of the soil’s remanence can quantify pollution  

Journey into the market-place

Papua New Guinea has come a long way from a society that began cultivating crops in 8000 BC and had no need for a market economy. It came in …

Road to cool cities: Codes based on unique ‘urban form’ can be helpful

Urban India is a heat trap, but road orientation, building materials and zone-specific master plans can drastically enhance thermal comfort

Harness silvopasture systems for local climate resilience

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

Jakarta acts to stop being the next Atlantis

Stopping Jakarta sinking cannot happen overnight, but the city is finally taking the action needed to stop groundwater extraction

Gairan land encroachment in Maharashtra: Official surveys do not always show the real picture, say those affected

Land has not been demarcated correctly in many villages; or residential land has been so insufficient that houses have been built on pasture land

Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of this

The UN recently launched the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide

Where will these railway track dwellers of Delhi live after eviction

Already living in filth, misery, disease and hunger, will they now be deprived of the only places they call home?

Local govts must be empowered to act against desertification: Developing nations

Lack of power devolution between state and local governments exacerbates the problem of degradation, say experts