CoP26: 24 African countries among 105 that signed ‘Glasgow declaration on land use’
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one of the African signatories to ‘Glasgow declaration’ lost 490,000 hectares of primary …
New report suggests how land-use for renewable energy in India can be environmentally sustainable
Size, location of land and impact on human habitation, agriculture and conservation of natural resources should be evaluated
Land, freshwater species in Asia-Pacific impacted by plastic pollution: UN Study
Data on the impacts of plastic pollution on land and freshwater species missing from most research, according to new UN study
‘Attacks against land rights activists rising in India, Asia’
Special legislation and quick response systems needed to provide protection and support to these defenders, experts said at a meeting in Udaipur
CoP 14: Only 25% nations include gender discussions in land degradation targets
Of around 80, 20 countries do not have role of gender and women into targets and measures to halt land degradation by 2030
Study highlights need to avoid landscape changes near forest areas
Presence of plantations and livestock significantly increased parasite diversity in wildlife owing to possible spillover, find researchers
‘Giving land tenure rights to commons can prevent degradation’
Around 80 million hectare of common lands in India provide livelihood to around 350 million people, finds studies conducted by a Gujarat-based non-…
'State govts acquire land by subverting rights and bending the law’
The Centre for Science and Environment filed RTI queries to 28 states to understand how states are circumventing the land acquisition law. The …
Kathua incident reveals threats to pastoral nomads of Jammu & Kashmir
The gruesome Kathua rape was a reminder of the institutional denial of forest and land rights of Jammu and Kashmir's nomadic communities
Canada apologises to First Nations band after 154 years
Premier Justin Trudeau delivered an apology in the Canadian Lower House of Parliament to chiefs of the Tsilhqot’in Nation for atrocities …
One more to go
There are no revenue records for a wetland in Srinagar. Is that why it is being encroached and constructed upon by the government?
Human-bear conflict in Kashmir can be solved
Though human-bear conflict in the Kashmir Valley has shown a sharp increase in the last one-and-a-half decade, it can be solved by proper strategy
Integrating trees in African agricultural landscapes
The challenge for policy makers is how to increase agricultural productivity without expanding into forestlands and with minimal use of external …
Vegetarian and dairy-based diet can ensure optimal use of agricultural land
A research in USA finds that shifting to lacto-vegetarian diet can provide for 1.3 to 2.6 times more people
Farmers demand law for guaranteed income
Participants voice concern on drought, farmers' suicide and water conservation, among other issues
Chopping down the future
About 90 per cent of Arunachal Pradesh's revenue is generated by its forests. Yet these very forests are under heavy pressure, thanks to …
Have lead, will damage
The first episode of an S&T serial on STAR Plus takes a hard look at the havoc caused by lead emissions and strategies to counter this.
Rehabilitating land
Innovative technology and consolidation ofscattered land holdings has made agriculture profitable in UP
Beyond progress
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The land betrayal
Attappady's tribals have been alienated from their land by settlers as well as the government. This is the root cause of their poor health status …
Increasing population, demand for food in Africa need urgent attention: Experts
Policies, mega plans by governments needed as 2023 priorities for action for food systems
Climate change, conflicts & poor hygiene accelerate global cholera outbreaks
If the current trend persists, the supply of preventive vaccination will likely continue to be limited
New Joshimath: Activist demands town on the lines of ‘New Tehri’. But where will it come up?
Land subsidence is a ‘silent disaster’ that has taken hold of the Uttarakhand Himalayas; around 500 villages in the state are already …
Climate frontline: Barents Sea around Svalbard, Franz Josef Land warming 7 times faster than globe, says study
The exceptional warming of the Arctic could lead to more extreme weather in North America, Europe and Asia, the Norwegian study said
Move over record air temperatures, Delhi’s scorched land surface is making waves
Delhi’s land surface temperature almost doubled in a little over a month, aggravating heatwave conditions