Reviving nature

A professor heralds hope and greenery into a remote Orissa village to set it free from a web of untouchability, superstition, illiteracy and poverty

Ban on felling lifted

Bottled up by plastics

Baalu deaf to CITES

'Saving the tiger ranks very low on the minister's list of priorities'

The polluting rich

TEARS FOR CROCODILES

Largest suppliers of uranium charged with inadequate safety measures in Niger

Words of wisdom

The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities was for a long time viewed with scepticism. Now, the world acknowledges its significance

PROTECTING BEELS

Clean-up time

A close look at particles

PARTICULATE MATTER: PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS UPON HEALTH· Edited by: R L Maynard and C V Howard·BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd, UK&…

Are we ready to hand over on our life-forms?

There are certain plants, vegetables and fruits indigenous to India having medicinal properties. The knowledge of these properties rests with …

Reaping the benefits

CFM brings social and economic prosperity to several village communities

A lesson for India

Despite disputes over commercialisation of forest produce, experts believe the movement will not be derailed. Meanwhile, India can take a lesson …

A troubled frontier

A government circular aimed at ending commercialisation of forests in the terai affects the hills, too. In the process, it threatens to derail …

Chronicling CFM

Community forestry, as it is practiced today, is a result of the government's willingness to learn from its past mistakes. Also, traditional …

PUBLIC OUTCRY

For the past several months, Delhi has been witness to a half-hearted government being prodded by a determined Supreme Court to clean the Yamuna. …

When laws make out laws

Everybody's a loser. Forest guards die for laws that cannot be defended. Poor people get exploited. Veerappan rules the jungle. Sandalwood trees …

City of waste

The ancient capital of India is unable to handle its garbage

Killing a river

Increased human activity is destroying a river system

Fern assault

Community forest management THE NEPALESE EXPERIENCE

Nepal government decided to hand over certain forest areas to rural communities.

Modified treaty

The Biosafety Protocol has finally been adopted in the hope that it will bring some transparency into the trade in genetically-modified products. …

Trojan fish?

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