Farmers can only teach traditional knowledge

P S Ramakrishnan , former director of G B Pant University in Nainital, Uttar Pradesh and currently professor at the School of Environmental …

Biodiversity eroded

CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF BIODIVERSITY, A COMPLEMENTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT·edited by Darrell Posey&…

Uphill TRIPS

Bid to revive morality, transparency issues in patents regime amid stiff resistance

Busy preludes to biodiversity meet

Crucial issues such as protection of traditional knowledge, and creation of an international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit …

Nations to share genetic resources

Activists call the text of the agreement vague

A violent forest

Reconciling conservation and livelihoods in Sundarban mangroves

‘Modern buildings cannot breathe’

Kolkata-based architect Laurent Fournier tells how ceilings can float and why bamboo-reed-mud make more sense than brick-concrete-steel

Denial of the rural

Rooted to earth

Confluence of thoughts

Water warriors from across India shared their experiences in harvesting water at a conference, which aimed to 'Make Water Everybody's Business'

Seed restoration

Rooted to earth

Idea of farmer wisdom is relentlessly manipulated

As a visiting American academic, Glenn Davis Stone has put in over 60 weeks of field research on the impact of Bt cotton on farmers in Andhra …

Karnataka villagers suspect biodiversity register

Kagga in peril

This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?

Twist in the TRIPS tale

UK panel endorses South's stand on intellectual property rights

Popeye would like this spinach

Tree spinach, or chayamansa, is nothing less than a superfood for humans as well as livestock

Indonesia's ancestral community embraces drones, computers while preserving traditions

Indonesia’s Ciptagelar community, 130 km southwest of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is in many ways both a model smart village …

Wiped out

Modernisation is pushing many traditional occupations dependent on water to the brink of extinction

Delightful appearance

For tribal people, the thrill of food lies in the knowledge and awareness about picking the right food at the right time

Root unearthed

Gandrayani is a root used widely in Uttarakhand to enhance the flavour of dishes. But there is hardly any research on the health benefits of this …

Divine relish

Solanum torvum or the Turkey berry is known for its spiritual, medicinal and curative properties

Flame that cools

Long-forgotten palash flower helps beat the heat, offers health benefits

So long, Suvin

The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing

Pitfalls of a uniform food regime

In face of drought and rising food prices, attention shifts to local diet and food diversity