Fenced out
The Delhi administration's move to make the Asola and Bhatti sanctuaries exclusively protected areas ring alarm bells in the local villages
Too high a price
Unwitting subjects to a 1954 nuclear experiment, the former inhabitants of a Pacific atoll continue to suffer
Arid politics
Each year the world loses $42.3 billion because of desertification. But when its leaders meet to discuss the fast-spreading problem, all they can …
Wild at home
Private farms, cattle ranches and indigenous people help in managing wild animals, thereby giving a fillip to Zimbabwe's wildlife conservation policy
Deep rumblings
Increase in incidence of earthquakes in Kerala, otherwise a seismically stable zone, is due to high sea pressure and changing land- use patterns
Red alert in Chhattisgarh
Land acquisition is at the centre of intense political and social disputes in the tribal hinterland of Chhattisgarh. On the one hand, Naxal …
Draft amendment to Forest Conservation Act may dilute protection to forests
The proposed draft, accessed by Down to Earth, may grant exemptions to railways, roads, tree plantations, oil exploration, wildlife …
Building dreams for homeless
Government promises land to the homeless in its draft Homestead Bill, but where’s the land?
Lack of governance agenda
The disconnect between Left’s politics at the Centre and the states is clear—and a problem
India inc involved in land grab abroad too, says international non-profit
Companies acquired prime agricultural land in countries suffering high levels of hunger to grow crops for export
'Downsize state's eminent domain powers'
Parliamentary panel recommends changing definition of “public purpose” clause in land acquisition Bill
IN PHOTOS: Indigenous protestors camp at Bolsonaro's doorstep as crucial native title case begins
A Brasilia court will hear a case on whether legal protection should be accorded to only those lands owned by native people in 1988
As Bihar’s Kishanganj gets digital fertility map, farmers sound alarm
Farmers at the mercy of corporates if digitalisation of agriculture is allowed to go on, they say
Governments shouldn’t start massive projects in hills without consulting experts, local people
If Joshimath can sink due to the weight of houses and people, what about cutting mountains with explosives
Joshimath dispatch: Afraid to report cracks in homes, locals protesting demolition of hotels say
Joshimath locals claim they have been stopped from entering their houses; demand clarity and transparency in compensation
Scheme for promoting home gardens needed: Experts
It can ensure nutritional security of people living in areas where shifting cultivation is practiced
Data on biodiversity research to be made more accessible
An MoU has been signed at 6th IPBES session in Colombia for free and open access to data
Deforestation leads to weakening of summer monsoon, says study
The study found a decrease in rainfall due to large-scale conversion of savannah to cropland
Drought, land degradation affect 1.5 billion people: UN report
UNCCD’s global report on desertification, land degradation and drought explains the current scenario through figures
Sustainable soil management key to Africa's food security
The thrust is now on promotion of sustainable soil management as the approach for boosting healthy soils for a food-secure Africa
Parliamentary panel finds tobacco harmful for forests
The panel found that financial benefits due to tobacco cultivation were negligible as compared to losses suffered in terms of deaths
How economic inequality is widening in today’s India
The 21st century has witnessed development with a yawning gap where wealth is concentrated in a few hands
Land for ladies
Rural women in Uttar Pradesh join hands to end gender bias in agriculture and claim joint ownership of land
Women's tales
THE HIDDEN STORY: A QUEST FOR WOMEN'S UNRECORDED HISTORY Shikhajhjngan and Ranjani Mazumdat Duration 58 minutes Betacam Institution, Rs ION / us $…
Fertilising frustration
A so-called farmer's cooperative fertiliser company is ruining agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh