The enterprise
Keeping both the environment and economy afloat
Shrouded in controversy
A mountaineering expedition into the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve revives the debate on ecotourism and people's rights over forests.
Ecotourism: Scrambling for paradise
Does tourism always have to be a threat to the environment? Not anymore, claim the promoters of the globally emerging industry of ecotourism. …
The cold rush
What has India got to show after 20 years on the Antarctica research bandwagon? Lack of focus
Chipko a distant memory
The women who led the landmark environmental movement 50 years ago, speak to Down To Earth
Keep on the grass
Alpine pastures are thriving despite policies to encourage grazing. But Himalayan pastures languish despite strong conservationist policies
Boom
Problem: Terrain forbids sprawl as in cities in the plains; Status: Alarming population density (people per sq km); Challenge: Policy question is:…
Towards sustainability: Arunachal’s Apatanis use a unique, integrated cultivation method; it needs encouragement
Integrated rice-fish cultivation is a low-input and eco-friendly practice
Science and Technology - Briefs
Global Eco Watch: Atlantic Salmon returning to Maine river after dam removals
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Monarch butterfly numbers rise even as scientists sound extinction alarm
Monarch numbers rose to 56. 5 million this year from a record low of 34 million last year
Why we celebrate rivers
More than 100 groups in at least 36 countries again pay their respects to rivers on this International Day of Action for Rivers
Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change
Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada
SC stays order evicting resorts near Mudumalai sanctuary
Madras High Court had given three months to vacate the area
Himalayan plunder: Hydroelectric plans in Arunachal will effect downstream Assam too
Arunachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides; debris flowing downstream will change river behaviour, fear experts
Grasslands in Western Ghats diverted for resort construction
The 120 room, five-star luxury resort is being built in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka in association with international hotel chains