Unfair balance

Syllabus panthera

Maharashtra offers new insights into wildlife management

Hunt for survival!

Pakistan's national animal's trophy hunted -- for conservation and income to the poor

For a common environmental ethic

Let's understand that species have both aesthetic and utilitarian values

India Carriers Inc

Wild foods

Wild fruits in the Himalayas could well be an answer to the nutrition and energy requirements of the region

A Gandhian economist ahead of his time

Kumarappa was a close associate of Gandhiji and a firm believer in the theory the village must be made the focus of economic planning. Aware of …

Figuring out natural costs

Many economists now argue that nature cannot be the provider of a perpetual free lunch. It's time to account for natural resource degradation …

Knowledge seeks power

The rights of indigenous communities, which have nurtured traditional systems of knowledge through the ages, will be discussed at length at …

Forestmaker

A man who has done commendable work in afforestation remains hidden from the limelight

BOW BEFORE THE ORCHIDS

A look into what could be the world's most- elevated plant family

Baywatch

Goa's 'army' fights drugs, AIDS, nudism and the various other ills of tourism that threaten to snuff out the local traditional lifestyle

Green poetry

On October 15, 2003, the Prime Minister (PM) attended the first meeting of the new all-powerful Indian Wildlife Board. He gave a virtuoso …

Living with big brothers

The new members have to spruce up their environmental regulatory mechanisms

Bhitarakanika sanctuary in Orissa has faulty conservation policy

Drying wetlands

Ladakh's high altitude wetlands are under severe stress from the livestock population as well as tourist influx

Paradise under fire

The beautiful Valley of Flowers, known for its flower diversity and fecundity, is caught in a strange controversy over ban on grazing

Jaggery made using time-tested method is more wholesome

Statehood first, ecology later

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

Born free, but...

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

Worldly wise

India hardsells its troubled protected areas abroad

The Lewa Conservation Way

In East Africa,meat and tusk are livelihood for many. In this milieu, Lewa, Kenya shows how community involvement aids conservation

Oxygen bars may cause health risks

The great Pacific garbage patch

The granny show

A festival that takes the gut root to revive traditional farming and lifestyle