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Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

Himanshu Nitnaware

16 Oct 2026

6 min read

Gum Arabic. The report found that African countries exported raw gum arabic at an average price of $2.28 per kilogram but imported processed products at $6.50 per kilogram.

Africa and Latin America hold two-thirds of global biodiversity but account for just 14% of related exports: UNCTAD

Himanshu Nitnaware

15 Oct 2026

4 min read

For forest-dependent communities, a forest is much more than a collection of trees.

Banjar’s forest rights can become a model for community-led development in Himachal Pradesh

15 Oct 2026

6 min read

News

Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

Himanshu Nitnaware

16 Oct 2026

6 min read

Gum Arabic. The report found that African countries exported raw gum arabic at an average price of $2.28 per kilogram but imported processed products at $6.50 per kilogram.

Africa and Latin America hold two-thirds of global biodiversity but account for just 14% of related exports: UNCTAD

Himanshu Nitnaware

15 Oct 2026

4 min read

Loss of diversity in grasslands could lead to 15% less CO2 uptake in 2050

Loss of diversity in grasslands could lead to 15% less CO2 uptake in 2050

Himanshu Nitnaware

12 Oct 2026

3 min read

Coming together for migratory bird conservation across the Central Asian Flyway

Coming together for migratory bird conservation across the Central Asian Flyway

09 Oct 2026

4 min read

BNHS announces all-India Sarus crane survey

BNHS announces all-India Sarus crane survey

09 Oct 2026

4 min read

Africa lost 80% of monitored wildlife population size since 1970: WWF

Africa lost 80% of monitored wildlife population size since 1970: WWF

08 Oct 2026

3 min read

Slaty Egret’s behaviour shift signals how ecosystems are changing

Slaty Egret’s behaviour shift signals how ecosystems are changing

Himanshu Nitnaware

08 Oct 2026

3 min read

30x30 target’s race to protect nature slowed by extractive industry

30x30 target’s race to protect nature slowed by extractive industry

08 Oct 2026

3 min read

Global wildlife populations decline by 73%, but India records conservation gains: WWF report

Global wildlife populations decline by 73%, but India records conservation gains: WWF report

08 Oct 2026

4 min read

New species of extinct crocodilian, similar to North India’s ‘gharial’, discovered in Egypt: Study

New species of extinct crocodilian, similar to North India’s ‘gharial’, discovered in Egypt: Study

07 Oct 2026

2 min read

Tigress translocated to West Bengal, but prey density, staff shortage a challenge

Tigress translocated to West Bengal, but prey density, staff shortage a challenge

Himanshu Nitnaware

06 Oct 2026

3 min read

Tigress brought from Bihar for reintroduction in West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve

Tigress brought from Bihar for reintroduction in West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve

02 Oct 2026

4 min read

Blogs

For forest-dependent communities, a forest is much more than a collection of trees.

Banjar’s forest rights can become a model for community-led development in Himachal Pradesh

15 Oct 2026

6 min read

Winged guests are coming early to Chilika, and they are telling us something

Winged guests are coming early to Chilika, and they are telling us something

09 Oct 2026

6 min read

The captive elephant bazaar

The captive elephant bazaar

09 Oct 2026

4 min read

A golden jackal in Kachchh’s mangroves: How our research found a grassland mesocarnivore in a tidal forest

A golden jackal in Kachchh’s mangroves: How our research found a grassland mesocarnivore in a tidal forest

Karthikeyan Kannan

06 Oct 2026

4 min read

India’s UNESCO Tentative List now has 78 entries. What changes on the ground?

India’s UNESCO Tentative List now has 78 entries. What changes on the ground?

Deepanjana Saha

05 Oct 2026

3 min read

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates — why that’s good news for the endangered species

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates — why that’s good news for the endangered species

17 Sep 2026

7 min read

The quiet acts that keep India’s forests alive

The quiet acts that keep India’s forests alive

Mir Faizan Anwar

11 Sep 2026

4 min read

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

08 Sep 2026

4 min read

Videos

Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

Facing a deadly sal borer outbreak, Madhya Pradesh plans mass felling of trees in Dindori and Amarkantak to contain the pest

27 Sep 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: What is India’s unfinished tiger agenda?

The Sunita Narain Show: What is India’s unfinished tiger agenda?

13 Sep 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

07 Apr 2026

1 min read

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

02 Apr 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Sajan John on the health of coral reefs along the Indian coastline

AAD 2026: Sajan John on health of coral reefs along Indian coastline

27 Feb 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

26 Feb 2026

1 min read

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