Lake Revive: Nature-based solutions tool to restore and sustain urban lakes
Priyanka Jamwal talks about a science-based tool that integrates ecology, benchmarks, and nature-based solutions to guide sustainable restoration of India’s polluted urban lakes.
18th Edition of Vembanad Fish Count in Kerala Records 61 Species
The Hindu
Bengal Forest Department Rolls Out App To Profile Elephants, Track Location
The West Bengal forest department, in collaboration with voluntary organisations, has launched a special app to get locations of elephants straying into localities. As the number of poaching incidents is on the rise in the Indo-Nepal border, leading to the death of many elephants, the initiative aims to stop that. Two organisations — Ashoka Trust […]
Urgent Policy Protection Needed for Rajasthan’s Deserts, Grasslands: Experts
Press Trust of India
Jodhpur Consultation Outlines Roadmap for Conserving Rajasthan’s Open Natural Ecosystems
The CSR Universe
From Wildlife to Social Media: the Commercialisation of Karnataka’s Conservation Efforts
A closer look at the social media profiles of some conservationists reveals a world where core conservation has been commercialised and commodified to byte-sized video clips, consumed more for entertainment than for education.
Green Credit Rules Tweaked to Favour Canopy Cover, Remove Trade Provision
Mongabay
Street Dogs in the Spotlight as Rabies Eradication Deadline Comes Closer
Mongabay
Free-ranging Dogs in Protected Areas
Scientists argue that stray dogs have little ecological significance in terrestrial ecosystems, and in many instances, can have a negative impact on a wide range of wildlife habitats, including protected sanctuaries and national parks.
Buffer and Transition Zones of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Need Legal Protection
Buffer and transition zones of a biosphere reserve are not legally protected to the same extent as the core zone, B J Krishnan, an environmental lawyer and a former member of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, said on Saturday. Siddhartha Krishnan, an environmental sociologist, described biosphere reserves as networks promoting sustainable development through dialogue […]
