The accused
Governments clinically interpret the ban to make space for the forest bureaucracy, alienating people from their own habitats
‘We have no time for emission offsets’
For 10 years Jutta Kill has monitored and critiqued EU’s climate policy and carbon trading with a focus on forests and the rights of forest …
Modified situations
The Philippines introduces stringent laws for GM products; six European countries in the dock for lax GMO laws
WTO’s MC12 ends, India’s demand on public stockholdings for food grains pushed to 2023
India had pressed for a concrete solution to the issue; but some other countries hardened their positions, resulting in a lack of consensus, …
Stopping subsidies will be fresh blow for India’s struggling small fishers: Experts
Fisher community claims already vulnerable fishermen will not be able to access subsidises even if WTO negotiations turn in their favour
Fishing trawler with dead sharks seized in Odisha
Coast Guard seized the trawler carrying the carcasses of 250 endangered bull, hammerhead and spot tail sharks in the Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary
Terrorism has a hidden health legacy – as 9/11 shows
Around 10,000 people have been diagnosed with cancer linked to 9/11, to date. Data suggests that many more will be killed by toxic …
Clearing the smoke on packaging
WTO rules that Australian laws on tobacco packaging don't violate global obligations to protect intellectual property
Burdened beast: India’s donkeys are disappearing; here is why
A fall in demand as a beast of burden, and illegal meat and skin trade have caused a critical decline in donkey numbers
Why environmental crimes are rising in India
There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are …
Odisha grants forest staff immunity to use firearms to fight poachers
Unless misused, the move will now give forest staff protection from arrest & criminal proceedings for firing
Agenda for CoP26: Why China matters at Glasgow
As the new global superpower and polluter, China’s emissions will have a significant impact on the world’s ability to achieve its …
Women’s day: Meet Sasmita Lenka who is on a mission to save Odisha’s pangolins
As a forest officer and conservator, Lenka rolled out programmes to protect the population of pangolins in the long run
COVID-19: Beijing proposes to permanently ban harvesting of wild animals
Experts say an all-out ban may not be the right solution for China's woes of wildlife trade
2020 Climate Targets: The Paris Agreement legally requires better targets this year
Climate justice can grow out of science and law, but it requires political leadership to take these twin dictates seriously
India-US renewable energy dispute reaches WTO yet again
India has complained about subsidies and domestic content requirements in eight US states which favour American companies over imports
Period of high agricultural commodity prices most likely over
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook says that with rising incomes, especially in the emerging economies, demand for meat, fish and poultry will grow
Illegal sand mining around the world: islands disappear; livelihoods at stake
As demand for usable sand surpasses supply, illegal miners are stripping riverbeds, beaches and causing irreversible damage to environment
Drought-hit Zimbabwe plans to trade in wildlife
The country is reeling under a severe drought and over four million people need food-aid
66th Standing Committee meeting of CITES underway in Geneva
National Ivory Action Plans, domestic legislation and additional measures to protect endangered species being discussed
Thirty one per cent of world’s cacti facing threat of extinction: IUCN
Unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for trade and private ornamental collection affects 47 per cent of the threatened species
Wild and unprotected
Poachers and smugglers continue to snip through the tatty net of existing Indian wildlife protection laws
Free as a bird?
Thriving illegal trade in wild birds benefits city-based traders, while the traditional trappers are blamed and struggle to survive
In dubious battle
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. …
SAVING THE STURGEON
Leading caviar exporting nations agree to voluntarily restrict sturgeon fishing to pre-empt a ban by CITES