Pallid Harrier Migration: 6,000km Journey From Kazakhstan To Tirunelveli Grasslands Revealed
VNC Wins ATREE TNK Award for Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Bengaluru’s Shrinking Green Cover Sparks Policy Scrutiny
Once known as India’s “Garden City,” Bengaluru is now confronting an ecological tipping point as decades of rapid, unplanned urbanisation have slashed its green cover from nearly 70% in the 1970s to under 7% today. New analysis shows that this drastic loss has intensified the city’s Urban Heat Island effect, with neighbourhoods such as Marathahalli, […]
ATREE Holds Gangtok Workshop With Experts to Draft Monitoring Guidelines for Khangchendzonga Landscape
ATREE, The Himalaya Initiative under its Action for Mountains and People programme, organised a two-day workshop on November 28-29, in Gangtok to develop a long-term biodiversity and socio-ecological monitoring guideline for the Khangchendzonga Landscape.
Diversifying Beyond Rice to Cut Losses and Improve Alternative Cereal Yields
Cropping decisions involve multiple factors and the farmer’s willingness to shift crops is governed by the larger economics of the cultivation process explains Shrinivas Badiger, a Fellow at Water and Society at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru.
The Elusive Mishmi Takin Faces New Challenges In Its Changing Habitat
A 2019 study published in Global Ecology and Conservation highlighted a significant lack of field data, emphasising the need for focused research. In 2024, the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department, in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and funded by ATREE, launched a comprehensive survey to map the species’ distribution and population.
Experts Call for Mapping, Reclassification of India’s “Wastelands” to Protect Grasslands and Wetlands
A high-level panel convened by ATREE called for reclassification of India’s wastelands to unlock ecological and economic value.
Central Institute of Indian Languages Develops Dictionary for Soligas, Plans Visual Documentation of Their Knowledge
Madegowda C., project manager at ATREE, highlighted Birsa Munda’s enduring legacy and the historical role of Adivasi communities as custodians of forests.
Bengaluru Krishi Mela Showcases Insects as Future Food Alternative
ATREE has been distributing cricket-infused food at events since 2018. Entomologist Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan notes the growing acceptance of insects as food.
People of Purpose: Kamaljit Bawa’s ATREE Advances Tropical Forest Biodiversity Protection Across India’s Key Ecological Regions
Founded by Prof. Kamaljit Bawa, ATREE integrates scientific research with policy and community-based conservation across India’s biodiversity hotspots.
