Book The economics of biodiversity conservation valuation in tropical forest ecosystems
Book>> The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems
Call from cave
Bats, largely elusive till now, are slowly revealing their secrets as scientists record and analyse their calls
Earth has lost half of its ecosystem
Two-thirds of land-based ecosystems must be sustained to support life on the planet, says study
Rajya Sabha passes the Constitutional Amendment Bill on GST
The move paves way for a uniform tax regime in India
Earthworms are more important than pandas (if you want to save the planet)
We focus on large, charismatic animals at the expense of these crucial "lowly creatures"
Forest value to be revised
50 per cent of net present value of forests should go to communities, says report
Green rider for GDP
World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth
Moneymakers
TO REVEAL OR NOT
Pay farmers for providing ecosystem services; make agriculture attractive: experts
A steady income for farmers will stem migration and reduce pressure on urban areas as rural people will stay back in villages
Lessons from Kakarapalli
Road map to save environment
A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs
Rice at risk
Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …
Nature is being renamed 'natural capital' – but is it really the planet that will profit?
Nature conservation is becoming another way to make money
Bangladeshi beacon
Flashing facts
A new class of molecules could open a range of possibilities for storage of data on holograms
Shelf Destruct
Why global environmentalists are silent on Venezuela's mining crisis
Venezuela opened up a large swath of the country to mining to prop up its economy. But a huge part of the area is a fragile ecosystem that …
Healer extraordinaire
The death of Arun Kumar Sen, the inspiration behind the Students' Health Home, the biggest medical insurance scheme run by students in the country,…
Nets but no strings
An informal banking scheme designed to assist the fisherwomen of Kerala has gained momentum within its short period of operation
Fraud-free greenbucks
The Swiss, trust them! have come up with a digital bank note aesthetic, state of the art and in-copiable
Money plants?
How green is your money? Investors try to figure out as plantation companies take them for a ride
Rapid privatisation has worsened health care services in poor and middle-income nations: study
But public sector, too. needs quality improvement, say researchers from University of California
1000000 species under extinction. Blame humans
The Global Ecosystem Assessment by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows the current rate and …
Payment for ecosystem services can be a tool for guaranteed farm income: experts
According to experts, farmers should be paid for the ecosystem services they provide