Multi-source Photographic Evidence to Assess Corridor Use, Crop-raiding Behaviour and Body Injuries in Asian Elephants
NR Anoop, PK Muneer, M Madhavan, Anikethan Hatwar, T Ganesh bioRix | February 15, 2025 This study investigated the use of multi-sourced photographs, such as those from social media, camera traps, and field surveys, for individual identification of male Asian elephants to study their corridor use, crop-raiding behaviour, occurrence of musth, ranging and external body […]
What is the State of the Art on Traditional Medicine Interventions for Zoonotic Diseases in the Indian Subcontinent? a Scoping Review of the Peer-reviewed Evidence Base
Festus A. Asaaga, Emmanuel S. Tomude, Mujeeb Rahman, Irfan Shakeer, Nitya S. Ghotge, Sarah J. Burthe, Stefanie M. Schäfer, Abi T. Vanak, Bethan V. Purse, and Subhash L. Hoti BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies | February 6, 2025 Traditional medicine (TM) interventions are plausible therapeutic alternatives to conventional medical interventions against emerging and endemic zoonotic […]
C2C—conflict to Coexistence: a Global Approach to Manage Human–wildlife Conflict for Coexistence
Eva M. Gross, Nilanga Jayasinghe, Smriti Dahal, Sither Tenzin, Sybille Klenzendorf, Kate Vannelli, Elke van Gils, Femke Hilderink-Koopmans, Drew McVey, Natalia Banasiak, Valeria Boron, Diana Frances, Sandra Petrone, Wendy Elliott, Kayla Cranston, Kate Clemens, Jennifer F. Moore, Jenny A. Glikman, Ruth Kansky, Silvio Marchini, Saloni Bhatia, Margaret F. Kinnaird … Conservation Science and Practice | February 5, 2025 Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) presents a growing challenge to conservation and development worldwide. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) […]
From Integration to Fragmentation False Pursuit of Technocratic and Quick Fix Solutions to Address Water Scarcity
Sachin Tiwale, Vinay Sankar Economic and Political Weekly | January 11, 2025 In recent years, Maharashtra, a pioneering state in developing the integrated watershed development approach, has shifted to technocratic, quick fix, and fragmented approaches to address water scarcity. Ignoring past policy experiences, these approaches, driven by techno-optimism and reliant on machine-led interventions, neglect associated […]
Radar Versus Optical: the Impact of Cloud Cover When Mapping Seasonal Surface Water for Health Applications in Monsoon-affected India
Gowri Uday, Abi Tamim Vanak, Abhishek Samrat, Anusha Chaudhary, Mujeeb Rahman PLOS ONE | January 24, 2025 This study evaluated data loss due to clouds in three Western Ghats (India) districts. These forest-agricultural mosaic landscapes, where water-related diseases are prevalent, experience the Indian monsoon. We compared surface water areas mapped by thresholding 10m Sentinel-1A SAR […]
First evidence of transovarial transmission of Kyasanur Forest disease virus in Haemaphysalis and Rhipicephalus ticks in the wild
Abi Tamim Vanak, Mujeeb Rahman Parasites & Vectors | January 17, 2025 Kyasanur forest disease virus (KFDV) is a tick-borne flavivirus causing debilitating and potentially fatal disease in people in the Western Ghats region of India. The transmission cycle is complex, involving multiple vector and host species, but there are significant gaps in ecological knowledge. […]
Open Letter: There Are More Than Just Trees and Forests to Be Conserved and Restored
T. Ganesh, Ankila Hiremath, Arjun Kannan, Sarala Khaling, Iravatee Majgaonkar, Seshadri K. S. Plants, People, Planet | January 15, 2025 Tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas have historically been neglected in global and local conservation policies. As a result, nearly half of their coverage has been lost. In 2023, the world’s most biodiverse savanna (Brazilian […]
EPW Review of Environment and Development
Sharachchandra Lele Economic and Political Weekly | January 13, 2025 In December 2021, we presented a Review of Environment and Development that focused on environmental governance—the institutional arrangements for making decisions—across various sectors: water and air pollution, infrastructure projects, climate negotiations, and the associated environmental jurisprudence. This time, we are delighted to bring to the […]
What Standards Do and Whom They Serve: Fixing, Practising and Delivering Per Capita Water Supply Standards in Cities in India
Sachin Tiwale Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space | January 6, 2025 This paper examines how the per capita standards of water supply are fixed, practised and delivered in cities in India. The per capita standard of water supply is a key figure in deciding the quantum of water cities can extract from adjacent […]
Discovery of the Subfamily Microleptinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) From India and Thailand With the Description of Five New Species
Ranjith AP, Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan Journal of Hymenoptera Research | December 13, 2024 The ichneumonid subfamily Microleptinae is reported from India and Thailand for the first time. We describe four new species from India (Microleptes chiani Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov., M. gowrishankari Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov., M. sandeshkaduri Ranjith & Humala, sp. nov., […]
