As anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh intensified, so did the backlog of pending FRA claims, analysis shows
Sharachchandra Lele, distinguished fellow at ATREE which works on CFRR in Chhattisgarh, said it is a fact that in the past one-and-a-half years, many CFRR claims have been pending. This coincides with the timeline when anti-Maoist operations intensified.
What’s heating up Bengaluru?
Ganesan, a scientist and botanist associated with the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), said Bengaluru was going beyond its ecological carrying capacity owing to unchecked migration, concretisation and weakening enforcement of planning regulations. “Some parts of Bengaluru are witnessing steadily increasing temperatures. The city is going beyond its ecological and […]
Royal return: Tiger sighted in Arunachal sanctuary after two decades
Captured through camera trap surveys, which were conducted with technical support from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), the sighting carries significant importance, given the sanctuary’s troubled history with its tiger population. Rajkamal Goswami of ATREE called the image a “historic photographic evidence” and expressed hope that the sighting will lead […]
IUCN Asia welcomes nine new Members from the Asia region
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
