Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 3 - June 9)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 20-26)
From hypertension to cancers, alarm bells ringing in India’s tribal belts
Tribal people are facing triple burden of diseases
The San people of southern Africa: where ethics codes for researching indigenous people could fail them
Researchers need to scrutinise such codes’ inherent and complex challenges. They also need to put collaboration at the heart of their work
Antarctic wildlife susceptible to human diseases, says study
Researchers found widespread evidence of human-linked pathogens found in the faeces of Antarctic seabirds for the first time
US national allegedly killed by Sentinelese tribesmen in the Andamans
John Allen Chau had gone to North Sentinel island, hitherto out of bounds for visitors, reportedly for preaching the Gospel to the tribe
Why the move to foist a GI tag on Mandu’s baobab tree is a no-brainer
Commerce ministry’s drive to push up the Geographical Indications tally is a lazy exercise that does not benefit local communities
Uncovering the genetic basis of mental illness requires data and tools that aren’t just based on white people
Genomic sequencing can provide personalised treatment to the mentally ill only if genetic variations of all ancestries are represented in …
New evidence emerges on how Mayas fortified maize, built indoor toilets
Scientists find maize starch spherulites , a unique byproduct of nixtamalisation, as well as tapeworms at a Maya archaeological site
How Ukraine invasion will hit Russia’s marginalised: An indigenous activist explains
Down To Earth talks to Pavel Sulyandziga, an indigenous activist about what is happening in Russia, especially to its indigenous and marginalised …
People on Vanuatu’s Malekula Island speak more than 30 indigenous languages. Here’s why we must record them
Vanuatu has been described as the world’s “densest linguistic landscape”, with as many as 145 languages spoken by a population …
Resource literacy of the poor
We must invest in economies of poor, build capacities so they can withstand & overcome calamity
‘Las Casas’ defence of indigenous rights has left a deep mark on Pope Francis’
Down To Earth speaks to Carmody Grey, assistant professor of Catholic theology in the department of theology and religion, Durham University, UK, …
Climate crisis: We are not individuals fighting a faceless system — we are the system that needs to change
Our interconnectedness also means that positive behaviours can cascade to influence many others
Cut inequality to fight climate crisis
Economic inequality raises carbon emissions, with the rich contributing most: Human Development Index
Major victory for indigenous groups in Ecuadorian Amazon
Chinese company pulls out of contract to drill for oil in remote rainforest after protests by indigenous groups
‘Indigenous people have been effective stewards of biodiversity globally’
Down To Earth speaks to University of Connecticut professor Prakash Kashwan about his book, Democracy in the Woods
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 6-12)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 22-28)
Indigenous peoples globally being ‘criminalised’ for defending their rights
Physical violence as well as legal prosecution is used to label defenders as ‘criminals’ and the process is becoming widespread, says …
Quarter of the Amazon at point of no return, says new report; still possible to save remainder
Some 66% of the Amazon is subject to some type of constant or permanent pressure
Global Eco Watch: Wolf spiders reproducing more in warming Arctic
Global Eco Watch: Two giant pandas mate at empty Hong Kong zoo
Global Eco Watch: Will burbot return to UK after half a century?
A new project aims to document India’s customary laws
Documenting customary laws is a step towards community-led conservation