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- ICIMOD head wins Himalayan Environment Award
- Dr. Andreas Schild, Director General of Kathmandu based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development was recently awarded the first Sir Edmund ...
- Coping with climate change in mountains
- Predicting the impact of climate change in mountainous regions is a difficult task due to limited data says Prof Martin Price from University of the Highlands ...
- Striking a fine balance between development and ecological conservation
- In India's Himalayan state Sikkim, Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling walks a thin line as he calls off four hydel projects but goes ahead with two ...
- Return to land
- Once a drought prone village, Gawdewadi in western India has now shot into limelight owing to planned watershed development in the area. Assisted by a local ...
- Capturing culture in the lens
- For 36-year-old Indian film-maker Moji Riba, preserving the cultural richness of his native state Arunachal Pradesh is an emotional enterprise. Winner of this ...
- Bringing trees under their protective fold
- In eastern India, tribals have taken recourse to tradition to encourage forest conservation. Starting from November 15, the foundation day of the Jharkhand ...
- Wasundhara approach to water conservation gets Kyoto award
- At the fifth World Water Forum held last month at Istanbul in Turkey, the coveted Kyoto World Water Grand Prize was awarded to an Indian organisation. Dr ...
- Herbal therapy for dead trees in India
- Using traditional knowledge inherited from their forefathers, members of a tribe in north India have helped in rejuvenating almost 70% of dead trees of a long ...
- Local communities in Nepal to manage forests
- Nepal's rural poor will get to manage hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest land with financial assistance from the UK’s Department for International ...
- Carbon trading scheme displacing locals in Uganda
- A Dutch organisation’s programme on afforestation has caused massive displacement of indigenous people in Uganda. In an attempt to offset forest emissions, the ...
- Tiger park goes 'tiger-less' in India
- Officials from one of India’s main tiger reserves – Panna National Park – have admitted that it no longer has any tigers left. Despite conservation efforts, ...
- Harnessing the solar potential of Sri Lanka
- A Sri Lankan university professor has made it his life's mission to promote solar power and tap this renewable energy source for development. In addition to ...
- China's giant paddlefish on verge of extinction
- One of the world's largest freshwater fish has not been sighted in China for past three years and is believed to be on the verge of extinction. It is feared ...
- Dolphin becomes India's national aquatic animal
- Dolphin is now India’s national aquatic animal. The Union Environment Minister said that the new status would help save the rare freshwater species from ...
- At last some good news for tigers in India
- A multi-pronged strategy adopted by forest officials in one of India’s prestigious national parks has made the return of tigers possible, where they were not ...
- Protecting biodiversity
- Conservation of biodiversity is crucial to human sustenance. TERI's latest publication A comprehensive handbook on biodiversity is a useful guide ...
- Surviving climate
- State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World published by Worldwatch Institute examines the unique scale and vast time horizon of the climate ...
- Van panchayats script a success story
- Van panchayats in India’s hilly state of Uttarakhand present a perfect example of government and citizens coming together for the management of natural ...
- Applying traditional wisdom for drought proofing
- A rocky catchment area in India’s southern state of Kerala was making it hard for paddy farmers to cultivate. By reviving an old practice of water harvesting – ...
- Zero farming helps Indian farmer restore soil fertility
- Disheartened with drop in yield, a farmer in south India took to ‘zero farming’ to fix the natural balance of the soil. The use of the technique has not only ...
- Pakistan NGOs advocate judicious use of water
- Local NGOs in Pakistan’s commercial capital have intensified their awareness campaign about water conservation. Karachi city has currently a population of 16 ...
- Man has fundamentally changed ocean ecosystems
- If there is one activity that has single-handedly destroyed the marine life, it is fishing. Experts, however, say with proper management of fisheries, oceans ...
- No future for tourism without sustainability: Expert
- An international symposium on tourism revealed that the challenges faced by the tourism industry due to climate change could only be addressed by the adoption ...
- Involving locals in bio-conservation
- Conservation in Protected Areas: Do Local People Benefit? is a policy brief published by National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) ...
- Aquatic mammals awaiting sanctuary in India
- An aquatic species in India is in urgent need of a sanctuary for its conservation. Freshwater otters, whose pelts are in high demand by the fur trade, are ...
- 'Conservation is a complex issue'
- At the Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival held in India’s national capital from October 27 to 31, one of the interesting subjects taken up for ...
- UNEP launches online tool to conserve marine ecosystem
- UNEP has launched a new online system to view and study the world’s marine protected areas. By providing accurate information on marine species and habitats, ...
- Nepal warning over tiger traders
- A conference on tiger conservation in Nepal has begun with a warning that traders and poachers are better organised than conservationists. The Nepalese ...
- Trees won't stop tsunamis, warn scientists
- There are many reasons for preserving the world’s dwindling stocks of mangroves, but protecting people from tsunamis is not one of them. A study undertaken by ...
- India plans to bring cheetah back
- Fifty years after the world’s fastest animal became extinct in India, plans are afoot to bring it back to the country. If attempts to bring Iranian cheetahs ...
