A sharp bite: Dog meat ban evokes some sharp reactions in Nagaland
On July 3, Nagaland Chief Secretary Temjen Toy tweeted that the state government has decided to ban import and trading of dogs and the sale of …
`The Australian government is amending laws to push Adani's coal mine project'
The Adani Group's US$ 16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland is mired in a controversy as it not only threatens the Great …
“Aboriginal people in Australia still do not have right over their land”
Poet and writer ALI COBBY ECKERMANN was in India recently to launch her memoir, Too Afraid To Cry. The book is an account of her growing up as a …
Astray?
From the Gir National Park in Gujarat to the Sunderbans in West Bengal, lions and tigers are ranging far beyond territories administered by the …
‘Tribal philosophy can’t be ignored beyond a point’
At a time when climate change is emerging as a reality, indigenous people are eager to give-up their low-carbon lifestyle and join the bandwagon …
‘Forests can’t survive without communities’
Nepal’s Forest Act of 1993, which allows communities to manage their forests, is admired and emulated by governments and movements across …
In search of the missing
In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …
Scorching salt
As the world celebrates yet another Environment Day, groups of marginalized people in some part of the globe or the other get evicted from their …
Lives of others
Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …
Secretive tribunals, hidden damages
Canadian academic Gus Van Harten is well known for his efforts to reform the global investment treaty regime through his research papers, …
India’s many investment treaties make it vulnerable
Senior international lawyer Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, who heads the investment programme of the International Institute on Sustainable …
Remains of Empire: Trinity College to return spears taken by James Cook from Australian Aboriginal Nation
The spears were taken in 1770 from the Gweagal clan that inhabited the south shore of Botany Bay, Sydney
Apologies for yesterday’s crimes: Spain and its Conquistadors
Mexico recently asked Spain to apologise for Hernan Cortes’ Conquista. Are apologies to the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere overdue?
Ceramicist P R Daroz to showcase collection of 100 bowls in Delhi for animal welfare
Organised by People For Animals, the exhibition will be held from August 4-6 at The Lalit
New law finally gives voice to the Yarra River's traditional owners
New legislation has recognised the Yarra River as a single, living entity. But what does that mean in practice?
Poorer countries do more for the conservation of large mammals
Africa prioritises and makes more of an effort for large mammal conservation than any other region in the world
Centre intends to notify rules for regulating livestock markets, taking care of seized animals
Every year, tens of thousands of cattle are routinely smuggled across the borders into Nepal for sacrifice
Panna tribals denied forest entry in the name of animal conservation
Women are now overburdened with the responsibility of fetching food for the family. Earlier, tribals would collect food and firewood from …
A just, robust economy needs upskilling and reskilling of women
Gender gap at workplace is more stark in India than even comparable south Asian economies
Mindless on the Maoists
Modi promises "development" to end the Maoist violence but slashes funds for essential jobs and food programmes
Leopards in my backyard
India is the only country where high densities of people and livestock share space with carnivores
Africa’s poverty dip, a blip?
Extreme poverty decreased due to low food price, soon to be reversed due to high inflation
The fall of the Aztecs: What lessons does it offer 500 years down the line
Down To Earth talks to historian Camilla Townsend about what the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs means, especially to indigenous people in Mexico …
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 9-15)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Why the WWF’s ‘Fortress Conservation’ model is ethically wrong
As India gets ready for the July 24 Supreme Court verdict on possible eviction of its forest-dwelling communities in response to conservationists&…