Discovering New Species and Saving Existing Ones: An Interview with Sahanashree Ramakrishnaiah
Sahanashree Ramakrishnaiah, Junior Research Fellow at the Insect iosystematics and Conservation Lab, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), tells us about her work at ATREE, which focuses on the systematics, diversity, and conservation of ants
Blackbucks Thrive Outside a Fragmented Protected Reserve

Mongabay
Are Insects Disappearing?

Frontline
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