Run-up to World Tiger Day: Can India become a tiger utopia?
The country should put more emphasis on educating people and changing their attitudes, so that a doubled tiger population can thrive with lesser …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 13-19)
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 8-14)
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 1-7)
Come together, non-profit tells international community, as Bolsonaro takes charge
Amazon Watch adds voice to Brazil’s national indigenous movement that is mounting resistance to the far-right politician
Targeting of indigenous people fighting for forest rights in India is a fact, say experts
As a new report reveals a rise in the number of indigenous activists being killed for defending forest and land rights worldwide, Down To Earth …
Adani to fully finance controversial Oz Carmichael mine
The move follows last month’s announcement by the conglomerate that it was scaling back the size and scope of the project. The project had …
Residents force Uttarakhand hydro developer to abandon hearing
Villagers were protesting the lack of notice and the lack of information in the local language
Refugees in their own home
In Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, thousands of hectares of land leased to private contractors is threatening wildlife in the region
Indigenous peoples’ health needs special attention: UN
A report blames political marginalisation and loss of autonomy for the deteriorating health condition of indigenous people
Enemies of the state?
As the Centre for the first time allows widespread culling of nilgais, it triggers a debate over whether culling is the only way to save crops …
Leopards of Jawai: a failing success story?
A thriving tourism industry has come up in Jawai thanks to frequent leopard sightings
Refuge pockets critical for persistence of Blackbuck in human-dominated landscapes: Study
The study examines how blackbuck use habitats characterised by seasonally changing resources, threats of predators, intensive human pressures in …
What ails the Jarawa people in the Andamans?
Contact with the outside world has exposed the Jarawas to various dangers. Is isolation the best way to conserve? A debate
Indian activists call for recognition of queer relationships beyond marriage
Trans and queer kinships provide emotional as well as material supports and care, but legalising marriage alone ignores such kinship ties
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 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
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 …
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