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Will Jair Bolsonaro destroy the Amazon and its Indians?

It remains to be seen whether Brazil’s President-Elect will act on his pre-poll statements vis-à-vis Amazonia and its natives. …

Indigenous leaders flags Bolsonaro's team for UN talks

Its an attempt to provide legitimacy to the controversial policies of the government that caused much harm to the environment, especially the Amazon

11.7 million persons displaced in East Africa and Great Lakes region in 2023: UN Report

Displacement is due to climate shocks, especially floods and droughts, conflict, and violence

COP15 Montreal: Why are human rights in brackets in the post-2020 GBF, asks civil society

Members of various non-profits call out negotiators on greenwashing and slow pace of negotiations even after two years’ delay

Indigenous people not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD report

The report says that despite them being the best custodians of forests globally, indigenous people are criminalised and intimidated

Citizens can play a significant role in managing cities

The Garden City of India, Chandigarh, has set an example for implementing a participatory model of city management by involving the residents …

Social scientists, conservationists file application in SC supporting FRA

They say a wrong impression is sought to be created about the FRA, that it supports encroachment over forest land

Does constructing airports with DMF fund address needs of mining-affected people?

DMF fund should instead be used to address concerns of mining-affected people like lack of access to clean drinking water, health care, …

Indigenous trees at risk of disappearing in central Africa

Researchers say that human activity has been crucial for young trees to mature in the world's second largest rainforest

Hunting, fishing and farming remain the biggest threats to wildlife

A new study shows that by far the largest current hazards to biodiversity are overexploitation and agriculture

Everything you need to know about the man-animal conflict

What makes animals stray into human habitations? With the Centre permitting states to cull animals declared as vermin, we explore some of the …

Celebration of life

In a first, a Bollywood commercial flick delves into a differently abled person's sexuality

Who will help her learn?

Merely providing schools is not enough to educate the more than 197.34 million illiterate women in India. Far too often, girls have to drop out …

Private militias

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Bring HIV/AIDS Bill in Parliament this winter session, demand activists

Bill has been shuttling between health and law ministries since 2006

Out of control: why monkeys are a menace

Damage by raiding monkeys has become a menace of unprecedented magnitude. Down To Earth travels to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar …

Urban Menace: India’s policies on free-ranging dogs risk public health

Aiding stray dog populations thrive is a case of misdirected compassion 

Many more may fall into poverty trap and several may not escape it

Here’s how poverty, political myopia and ecological degradation are inter-related

The era of mega hydropower in Brazilian Amazon appears over

Statements by Brazilian government officials indicate major shift in policy