Seven-year trail of harrier spotlights importance of Nemmeli wetlands
Researchers at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology confirmed that this Montagu’s Harrier was ringed as a juvenile in Rajasthan in 2019. “This is not just a sighting; it reflects continuity,” said Arjun Kannan of ATREE’s HarrierWatch programme. “Harriers exhibit strong site fidelity during winter. The repeated return of this individual suggests that Nemmeli […]
Rules for forest conservation may facilitate diversions [Analysis]
The concern around green credits is that they rely on tree survival instead of preservation of ecosystems, which may incentivise plantations, as highlighted by Gautam Aredath, a policy analyst from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE).
How India’s East Coast and Eastern Ghats are losing their rich biodiversity rapidly
Over 145 species of birds were recorded, according to a report prepared by the CWS and ATREE after a https://thefederal.com/category/features/biodiversity-environment-east-coast-eastern-ghats-climate-change-marine-life-mangroves-239855
Koppal will change your idea of wildlife conservation, semi-arid landscape emerges as key refuge, study urges rethink of ‘wasteland’ classification
Open natural ecosystems, low-intensity rainfed farming and pastoralism have been key to sustaining species such as striped hyena, sloth bear, blackbuck, and Indian Grey Wolf
India’s controversial bid to reintroduce cheetahs
This is a land grab in the name of conservation, Nitin Rai, a fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, told the outlet. Pointing to past conflict between state-led conservation efforts for tigers and the land rights of Indigenous communities, Rai said that “the cheetah, like the tiger, is being […]
What’s Ailing India’s Green Credit Programme?
“Nearly all GCP sites are on potential Community Forest Rights lands. The risk of communities losing their right over forests increases under GCP,” said Gautam Aredath, a policy analyst at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)’s CFR Central India Initiative
For project in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, trees set to be planted 1,000 km away — on already forested land
“The idea that destruction of a single contiguous 937-hectare patch of dense forest can be offset by 23 fragmented patches in a completely different ecological zone is untenable,” said Sharachchandra Lele, distinguished fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. “The FAC itself notes that a majority of the land already […]
The Forgotten Wilderness: Indian Grasslands
Across the vast sweep of the Indian subcontinent lies a landscape long misunderstood, frequently dismissed, and quietly vanishing – grasslands. To the untrained eye they may appear empty, even barren, especially when compared with forests clothed in towering trees or wetlands alive with shimmering waters and aquatic and semi-aquatic life.
What does India’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action?
Dr Sharad Lele, professor of environmental policy and governance at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, tells Carbon Brief that the increase in India’s forest NDC target is “concerning” for several reasons.
