IPBES Transformative Change Assessment: Chapter 4. Overcoming the challenges of achieving transformative change towards a sustainable world
Niki Frantzeskaki, Sergio Lambertucci, Edward R. Carr, Jessica Dempsey, Esmail Karamidehkordi, Asmita Sengupta, Fernanda Rojas-Marchini, Coleen Vogel, Mialy Andriamahefazafy, Wiebren Boonstra, Edgar Espinoza-Cisneros, Keisha Garcia, Kanako Morita, Valerie Nelson, Diana Ojeda, Tobias Plieninger, Andy Stirling, Kanae Tokunaga, Ruishan Chen, Camille Guibal Zenodo | April 17, 2025 The unprecedented loss of nature over the past few […]
Bringing Back From the Brink: a New Initiative to Prevent the Extinction of Critically Endangered Tree Species in the Wild
Ganesan Balachander, E. M. Muralidharan, G. Ravikanth, B. R. Ramesh, Uma Shankar and Kamal Bawa Current Science | April 10, 2025 We live in what many consider the Age of Anthropocene, where Homo sapiens has become the dominant species on Earth. Human activities have significantly altered ecosystems, impacting biodiversity and ecosystem processes. The scale and […]
Serving a Pipe Dream Alternatives to Centralised Piped Water Supply in Two Metro Cities in India
Sachin Tiwale, Karthikeyan R, Kriti Batra Economic and Political Weekly | March 7, 2025 Centralised piped water supply is a key technology for supplying water in many Indian cities, including Kolkata and Chennai. A closer examination of water consumption patterns in these cities reveals that households across classes routinely access water from alternative sources, such […]
De jure and De facto Land Management Approaches of Forest Officials
Nita Shashidharan Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal | March 5, 2025 It was January 17, 2022, and I was in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode, Tamil Nadu, a biodiversity-rich protected area (PA) with interspersed forest and agricultural land. My field assistant and I waited on the red concrete steps of the range […]
How do trees outside forests contribute to human wellbeing? A systematic review from South Asia
Pooja Choksi, Dhwani Lalai, Anamika Menon, Abha Joglekar, Anirban Roy, Vijay Ramprasad, Mahendra Singh Thapa, Ravikanth Gudasalamani, Shalini Dhyani, Milind Bunyan Environmental Research Letters | February 28, 2025 Trees have emerged as a key focus of global environmental policy. Several programs promote planting of trees outside forests (ToF), in places such as farms and grazing […]
Three Forest Villages in Eastern Maharashtra Discovered a Simple Truth During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Anirban Roy Down To Earth | February 25, 2025 Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic halted the world, thrusting humanity into a crisis marked by collapsing health systems, shattered livelihoods, and widespread food shortages. Yet, amidst this global upheaval, three forest-dwelling villages in the eastern part of Maharashtra— Dhamditola (Gondia district), Pachgaon (Chandrapur district), and […]
The Shifting Paradigms of Biodiversity Conservation in South Asia
Asmita Sengupta, G. Ravikanth, Seshadri K. S., Milind Bunyan, T. Ganesh, Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, M Soubadra Devy, Aravind N.A. bioTROPICA | February 24, 2025 South Asia, renowned for its rich biological heritage, is home to a quarter of the global human population and has been experiencing unprecedented biodiversity loss. Anthropogenic pressures are expected to rise […]
Exploring Foraging Niche Dynamics of Woodpeckers in the Non-protected Forests of Eastern Himalaya
Aditya Pradhan, Sarala Khaling Ornithology Research | February 19, 2025 The non-protected forests of the eastern Himalaya are crucial for biodiversity conservation. With pronounced elevation gradients over short distances and a high woodpecker diversity, this region is ideal for investigating sympatric woodpeckers. With this outlook, the current study was carried out in Darjeeling, eastern Himalaya, […]
Putting One Health to the Test: Operational Challenges and Critical Reflections From the Global South
Mridula Mary Paul, Sunita Pradhan, Aarti Chettri, Sarala Khaling, Abi T. Vanak One Health | February 19, 2025 One Health as a policy framework to tackle zoonoses has gained wide-ranging validation with multiple international organizations throwing their collective might behind it. Such endorsement has convinced several governments to adopt One Health as a national strategy […]
Historical Context and Drivers of Forest Cover Change in Wayanad Plateau: a Key Elephant Landscape in India’s Western Ghats
N. R. Anoop, Abhishek Samrat & T. Ganesh Biodiversity and Conservation | February 15, 2025 This study aims to analyse the pat- terns and drivers of deforestation of the Wayanad, a key summer habitat of Asian elephants in the Brahmagiri-Nilgiri-Eastern Ghat landscape of India’s Western Ghats, spanning from pre-colonial period to the present and its […]
