Mahua Tree, the ‘Kalpavriksh’ of Indian Deciduous Forests: Causes of its Decline and Way Ahead for Conservation and Sustainability in Chota Nagpur Plateau, India
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Temples and bats in a homogeneous agriculture landscape: Importance of microhabitat availability, disturbance and land use for bat conservation
T. Ganesh, A. Saravanan, M. Mathivanan Plos One | July 13, 2022
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India’s rejection of global environment report ‘perilous’
Sharachchandra Lele SciDev.Net | June 20, 2022
Why Massive Tree Plantation Drives Are a Disaster for Desert Ecosystems
Chetan Misher & Abi T Vanak Scroll | June 17, 2022 On World Environment Day on June 5, a record 1.5 lakh saplings were planted in Chushul, a remote village in Ladakh, ostensibly to preserve and protect this high-altitude ecosystem. A similar plantation drive was undertaken in 2018 when 4,000 saplings were planted in the Leh region […]
100 years of “saving” India’s soil: What needs to change?
Anuja Malhotra and Abi T. Vanak Mongabay | June 13, 2022 A movement to Save Soil in India is gaining traction not just in the media but also with political leaders, celebrities, and citizens alike who have proactively come forward in its support. Given that soil is crucial to our lives and livelihoods, such an awakening […]
A Multi-pronged Approach to Source Attribution and Apportionment of Heavy Metals in Urban Rivers
Priyanka Jamwal, Divya Nayak, Praveen Raje Urs, Mohamed Zuhail Thatey, Malavika Gopinath, Mohammad Idris & Sharachchandra Lele Ambio | June 8, 2022 Heavy metal (HM) contamination of water bodies is caused by both first generation (industries) and second generation (distributed sources, domestic sewage, sediments) sources. We applied a multi-pronged approach to quantify the contribution of […]
Niche shift in invasive species: is it a case of “home away from home” or finding a “new home”
Aravind N.A, Maanya Uma Shaanker, Poorna Bhat H. N., Bipin Charles, Uma Shaanker R., Manzoor A. Shah, Ravikanth G
The Great Vanishing
Mihir Godbole, Abi Tamim Vanak, Iravatee Majgaonkar & Nikita Sabnis Sanctuary Nature Foundation | June 6, 2022 “Grasslands are the ‘common’ lands of the community and while there have been robust traditional institutions ensuring their sustainable management in the past, today, due to take-over by government or breakdown of traditional institutions, they are the responsibility […]
