Transparent wood is coming, and it could make an energy-efficient alternative to glass

A new study demonstrates how to make wood transparent using a simple chemical commonly used to bleach hair

Assessing poverty-deforestation links: evidence from Swat, Pakistan

This blog is based on a paper that contributed to the debate on the links between poverty and forestry degradation; the view that due to poverty …

South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power — but will it benefit the people?

More than 50% of the population is facing acute food insecurity and barely 1% has access to electricity

Humans are behind the dip in population of fishes, plants: Report

A study on biodiversity says 42 per cent of terrestrial animal and plant species have vanished in the last decade

Climate-smart marine protected areas can shield biota from global warming: Experts

Most current MPAs are located in coastal areas, while only 1.2 per cent of the high seas are protected

Free ambulance service can reduce maternal deaths

Study by non-profit in two blocks in Bihar's Patna district says delay in decision-making and reaching healthcare centres caused maximum maternal …

An Act to commodify water

Meghalaya's draft water Act water omits conservation and management from the sustainability point of view

Women in Odisha village take charge to fast track community forest rights

This isn’t the first time women have come together to not only protect forests, but also voice their demand for recognition of the Forest …

Election 2014: How green are our political parties?

A look at the future of green clearances through the manifestos of political parties in the electoral fray

Rural women have resilience to cope with climate risks: study

Women use creative ways to manage food and nutrition security in their households in lean months, shows an ongoing study in Faizabad, Uttar …

How natural resources doomed UPA

Management of natural resources will be the toughest job for the new government

OECD’s ‘new’ narrative on economic policy isn’t exactly new

It fails to acknowledge capitalism’s role in locking humanity into a regime of consumption-driven growth, resource extraction and widening …