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
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?
Verdict 2024: BJP setback in Karnataka product of misplaced priorities in agriculture, water distribution & tribal land policies
Loss of 8 seats linked to several missteps amid rising anti-incumbency sentiment
Two years of Dhinkia violence: Villagers observe ‘Black Day’ in Bhubaneswar
Thirty people from Dhinkia sustained injuries after police baton-charged agitators trying to protect their betel vineyards from acquisition for …
How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days
It all depends on where you are in the world and where your air is coming from
Climate crisis in Kerala: An integrated approach is needed to mitigate impact
The state has been experiencing an onslaught of heavy rains, floods, landslides and droughts over the last few years
Sinking cities: Two ways to fight land subsidence
Artificial recharge and deep soil mixing are two techniques showing promise in rescuing sinking cities
Rare bee found after 100 years, but under pressure to survive: Study
Land fragmentation, climate change and wildfires pose threat to the remaining invertebrate species
Win for indigenous rights: Ecuador court halts mining project in Amazon
Environmental licence for Panantza-San Carlos Mining Project rejected; Project overlapped Shuar Arutam territory but community not consulted
India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly
Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report
Joshimath sinking: Land subsidence worsened due to stopping flow of water, suggests NIH
Part 5: The Roorkee institute has advised making channels for the flow of water in cities situated in mountains
What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?
In six out of nine vital life support systems, we have blown well past the safe zone
Joshimath sinking: Did micro earthquakes lead to subsidence?
Part 1: Report by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology finds very small seismic activities as contributing factor
UN: $200 billion increase in fund flow to developing countries for managing nature
It is one of many demands and targets that have been set through 2030 in the just-released official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework
Niyamgiri: 10 years since India’s first environmental referendum
Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between …
CoP26 report card: Forests need implementation, not declarations alone
The fund pledged way below what is needed to achieve goals, 10 times being pumped into companies driving deforestation
Land acquisitions threat to food diversity, security in Africa: Study
Unethical foreign investments preferred export-bound crop over local staple crops; diet diversity decreased between 2005 and 2015
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 23, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Should we celebrate the spread of peafowl in India
Their population dispersion in Kerala, a wet state, points to climate change and the drying up of formerly wet areas like the southern Western Ghats
Urban commons: Almost ignored in city planning
Commons act as a nutritional buffer, safety net for migrants; middle-class, wealthy residents no less dependent
Jaisalmer villagers march 225 kilometres to get sacred groves listed as ‘oran land’
More than 100 orans documented by a non-profit still listed as wastelands
Ancient rocks reveal Earth had life-supporting conditions 4 billion years ago
Study of ancient zircon crystals reveals early interaction of water and land, challenging existing theories of a water-covered Earth
Despite PM Modi’s assurance, land degradation, desertification increasing
Some 29.7 per cent of India’s land is degraded, according to a new ISRO atlas