Chinese checkers

Buzz over tiger trade

Export controversy

Sri Lanka struggles to protect rare anti-diabetes herb

New hope for the hirola

Kenyan Somalis use the court to prevent the Wildlife Services from translocating the endangered hirola antelope

IUCN urges Europe to implement nature restoration law

Failing to spend on nature restoration can inflict long-term economic impacts, warns IUCN

Chile poised to grant rights to Nature; could become 2nd such country besides Ecuador

The plenary body of Chile’s Constitutional Convention formally approved the Rights of Nature within its proposed constitutional text March 25

Uphill task completed

NATURE RESERVES OF THE HIMALAYA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ASIA Compiled by Michael J B Green Publisher: Oxford University Press, India (for …

The greening of young minds

Environment education cannot be confined to plants and animals or even conservation; its aim must be to open to children the interconnectedness …

Signs of hope for tigers and rhinos

Two recent raids have proved to be a setback for the lucrative wildlife trade in India. Though enforcement agencies are becoming more efficient, …

Stumbling along on the road to green

A documentary telecast on Rajiv Gandhi's 50th birth anniversary examines the late Prime Minister's environmental initiatives, but finds the …

"Inside" and "outside" stakes in wetlands

The rediscovery of the value of wetlands the world over will be short-lived if they are not properly managed and conserved

Time, space set limits to sustainable planning

Sustainable development involves a practical compromise between short-term human needs and never-ending preservation of natural resources.

New strategy suggested to save crocodiles

Respecting the territorial rights of crocodiles will help reduce the chances of conflict between the interests of humans and reptiles.

Where a community maps its resources

It's a unique experiment. Three Kerala organisations are involving local communities to evolve a blueprint for development based on …

Dying on the edge

To reduce human-animal conflict, a 14-km-long wall will be built along the southern border of Corbett Tiger Reserve. But wall will cost Rs 4.5 …

Saving species

At a recently-held wildlife meet in Cape Town, delegates draft an action plan to conserve migratory species of wild animals

Wild killing

A Maharashtra minister's call for killing protected animals like nilgai sparks off a controversy

Star strike

With environmentalists failing to hold back destructive activities in us national parks, musicians have decided to take on the crusade

Conversing on conservation

Battles Over Nature: Science and the Politics of Conservation Editors: Mahesh Rangarajan and Vasant Saberwal Publisher: Permanent Black Delhi Rs …

No return of the native

Tending turtles

Promoting integrated village planning

Self-sustaining rural communities could be India's answer to her disrupted ecosystem.

Jungle clinic

RHINO POACHING INCREASES

Uneducated villagers bring about a miracle

Communitise natural resource management