Brazilian climate scientist wins Volvo Environment Prize for work on Amazon

Nobre has raised concern over possible "savannisation" of the largest tropical forest in the world

Jharkhand’s own Amul model

A model where small producers engage in a large-scale economic activity is important in the development laboratory of India

Religious leaders pledge to alleviate poverty

They also declared they would do all they could to support the new SDGs, aimed at lifting millions of people out of poverty and creating a …

Well-researched essays on sustainability

Policies for a Small Planet Edited by Johan Holmberg Publisher: Earthscan Publications, London Price: £14.95

Timber producers seek equity in trade accord

At a recently held conference on tropical timber, producer nations demanded temperate forests be included in any agreement on international …

Compendium on natural history hooks reader

1000 Indian Wildlife Quiz & 1000 World Wildlife Quiz Deep Narayan Pandey Publisher: Rupa & Co, Delhi Price: Rs 30 each

What is Sustainable Development?

Sustainable development, the buzzword in environmental circles, is largely misunderstood. It can only come about in a society which can …

More miles to go for Chipko women

The Chipko movement halted commercial tree felling in UP's Chamoli district, but the women who led it are still fighting corrupt and indifferent …

Sustainable paths versus sustainable freeways in an overgrazed globe

State of the World 1992 Lester Brown et al Publisher: Worldwatch Institute Price: $10.95

The X factor

Business ultimately depends on profit. Sustained growth depends on wise investment. But as economies grow and productivity rises, resource use …

Power of the people

As megacities across the world boom, simple pleasures of life like fresh air and clean water have been lost. Initially, governments tried to …

Cutting emissions

With contributions from corporations and developed nations, the World Bank launches a programme for developing countries to invest in cleaner …

Quarry hunt

Contrasting sentiments marked the opening of the 19th World Mining Congress in New Delhi on November 1. President A P J Abdul Kalam warmly …

Recession makes north renege on aid

Against a background of worldwide recession, the Rio conference came and went with many promises of aid by the Northern countries. But by the end …

Updates From Rio

SDG commitments need financing, local monitoring: NITI Aayog

The National Indicator Framework, which monitors SDGs at the national level, did not include indicators for 36 out of the 169 targets, pointed …

The Rio+20 challenge

Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication are the two themes of the summit, but consensus eludes on both …

African philosophy ‘Ubuntu’ can help us fight climate crisis

Indigenous philosophy focuses on altruism; climate impact on developing world greater, so alternates to Western environmentalism needed

A new child needs to be enrolled in school every 2 seconds to meet 2030 target: UNESCO

There are now 250 million children not enrolled in school, compared to 244 million in 2021

On a clearing spree? Green nod to 2,250 projects, 270 of them in biodiversity hotspots

After environmental clearances are granted, wildlife clearance becomes a mere formality

COVID-19: In a first, public development banks pledge to end hunger, poverty

Commitment by PDBs significant for over 500 million small landholders 

Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women and girls

Local capacities critical to making a difference must be strengthened

Vital drip

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh uses discarded saline bottles to irrigate fields

Nothing greasy about it

The increase in oil prices doesn't harm anyone

Smokeless!

A coal-based power plant in Chittorgarh shows that even old plants can be non-polluting