IUCN's new Red List reports alarming decline in global freshwater fish species
According to the body, the world's freshwater fish species are undergoing a silent decline
Of large carnivores and humans
How does a civilisation relate to the environment? To find out, study its attitude towards large carnivores. Europeans have tried to dominate …
The Cherry Blossoms of Japan
Green is the all pervading colour of nature. Beatiful and breathtaking. But not can stir the soul and the mind as the dazziling white of sakura, …
Survival at stake
Will corals that have survived Nature's occasional acts of destruction through the centuries survive 50 years of human pressure?
In warm waters
Global warming is responsible for coral bleaching, say experts. And if climate change goes unchecked death of corals could mean the death knell …
Documenting dissent
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Environet
This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. …
Neptune's sorrows
Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune's goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in …
To save the future
A change is needed in government policy to discourage the use of fossil fuels. Strict pollution control measures have to be implemented
Alarming situation
If fossil fuel emissions go unchecked, there is a possibility of sulphur dioxide emissions increasing four-fold in India by 2020
History or just story
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Sixth Extinction? Over 150,000 species vanished in last 500 years
Nearly half of 177 mammal species surveyed lost more than 80% of their distribution between 1900 and 2015
Harness power of nature-based solutions to fight climate crisis: G20 ministers
G20 countries identify need for sustainable business models to implement nature-based solutions in developing countries; but they lack direction
Nature-based solutions: Convenient ignorance of the inconvenient truth
Solutions based on going back to nature do exist, but to make a tangible impact on climate change, they need to be executed at scale and with …
List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target
International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction
Photographic identities may help in elephant census: Study
Researchers used the technique to estimate Asian elephant populations in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam
Voluntary commitments can protect the ocean
Since the time taken to negotiate environmental commitments is not always worth the outcome, the UN Ocean Conference is doing away with this time lag
Bucking extinction
Even as the number of species nearing extinction increases each year, here's a look at the conservation strategies that have helped revive four …
Why this magazine?
As we celebrate our 28th anniversary, here's looking back at the first-ever editorial by Anil Agarwal as DTE started its journey
Tracking Tigers
The pugmark method of counting tigers in the wild is a tedious exercise. But this method really works amidst all modern criticism and technology
Where are the tapovans?
Both India and China are ancient civilisations possessing characteristic indigenous knowledge of conservation of natural ecosystems. The Chinese …
Strangers in their own land
The final notification of the Great Himalayan National Park has jeopardised the livelihood of a tribe of migratory pastoralists. It has also …
Acid rain arriving soon in India
It wreaked havoc in Europe. Now scientists are worried that acid rain may soon acquire grave proportions in India. Acid rainwater may cause …
Shawls, an antelope and the law
The question is not just of farming chiru. It is about the policy that a country should have towards wildlife conservation, forest dwelling …
Disappearing tree
An evergreen tree found only in Africa is on the verge of extinction because of large-scale stripping of its bark