Kerala enacts new statute

UNITED NATIONS

Corals make a comeback

Fish in the net

MALAYSIA

Vultures on death row

Human persecution is the main cause behind the high mortality of vultures in India

An award for the people

Three village communities in Rajasthan are awarded for their conservation efforts

KENYA

Going into overdrive

Project marred

Ecofriendly moves

Pleasure island

Rescue act

Worldly wise

India hardsells its troubled protected areas abroad

Oxygen bars may cause health risks

The great Pacific garbage patch

When opposite poles attract

Tourism and conservation need not necessarily be in conflict with each other; handled with care, they can also benefit from each other.

Need to integrate human ecology and nature

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Compendium on natural history hooks reader

1000 Indian Wildlife Quiz & 1000 World Wildlife Quiz Deep Narayan Pandey Publisher: Rupa & Co, Delhi Price: Rs 30 each

Trees in dry zone need protection

Arid and semi-arid zone trees, especially those belonging to the genera prosopis, have become threatened species.

'We need technology, but on our own terms'

Nanuram Rawat was the adhyaksha of the gram sabha in Seed, one of the first gramdan villages where environmental resources have been regenerated …

Statehood first, ecology later

Jharkhand's leaders have successfully pressurised the Centre to consider granting autonomy to this region. But they have still not …

What is Sustainable Development?

Sustainable development, the buzzword in environmental circles, is largely misunderstood. It can only come about in a society which can …

Born free, but...

...doomed to extinction all over the world, large carnivores may yet be saved following urgent companies in Asian countries and eksewhere, …

Hunting for the snark

Problems in conservation of sacred groves first have to be identified. The solution lies in measures that involve and encourage local people