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Entrepeñas Reservoir, Guadalajara.
UN report finds droughts, global heating drove mass wildlife deaths in Africa and Amazon in last 2 years
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels
Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Over 50% of sea turtle habitats are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change
Over 50% of sea turtle habitats are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change
By
Gargi Gaur
3 min read
Webinar by Down To Earth on June 25 to highlight India’s ‘pollinator apocalypse’
Indian farmers are turning to ‘assisted pollination’ as a ‘pollinator apocalypse’ takes hold
By
DTE Staff
1 min read
IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024
IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Crossing continents: Oxford study reveals how pre-Columbian dogs moved slowly across the Americas, alongside farming societies
Crossing continents: Oxford study reveals how pre-Columbian dogs moved slowly across the Americas, alongside farming societies
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Ayahuasca: US tourist’s death in Peru highlights how Amazonia’s sacred hallucinogenic ceremony continues to be the poster child of indigenous knowledge’s misappropriation
Ayahuasca: US tourist’s death in Peru highlights how Amazonia’s sacred hallucinogenic ceremony continues to be the poster child of indigenous knowledge’s misappropriation 
By
Rajat Ghai
5 min read
Implementation of environment and wildlife norms around Indian airports remains on paper
Implementation of environment and wildlife norms around Indian airports remains on paper
By
Jayanta Basu
5 min read
World Crocodile Day 2025: How a saurian became the island of Timor
World Crocodile Day 2025: How a saurian became the island of Timor
By
Rajat Ghai
4 min read
Majority of protected areas fail to coincide with regions facing the most intense ecological pressures: Study
Majority of protected areas fail to coincide with regions facing the most intense ecological pressures: Study
By
Gargi Gaur
3 min read
Sour goodness
Sour goodness
By
Vibha Varshney
4 min read
Perilous proposal
Perilous proposal
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
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