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

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  

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 …

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&…