ATREE - Shoots & Leaves

TN Khoshoo Memorial Award was instituted by ATREE in 2004 in the name of the late, great environmental science pioneer and former trustee, Dr. Triloki Nath Khoshoo, to recognise individuals who have made marked contributions to the field of ecology and environment and this year’s winners are Dr. Tanya Seshadri and Dr. NS Prashanth. “The TN Khoshoo awards are an essential aspect of ATREE's activity to continuously recognize, reward and support significant work being done in the environmental space,” said Dr. Darshan Shankar, Trustee of ATREE and Vice Chancellor, Transdisciplinary University.

AREST Partnership at COP26

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The Alliance for Reversing Ecosystem Service Threats (AREST), which is a partnership between Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The Environment (ATREE), Columbia University, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) participated in multiple engagements at the COP26.

AREST presented scientific evidence for adopting socio-ecologically responsible interventions to address land degradation. Such an approach, rooted in good science and good economics, will generate jobs, support local livelihoods, sequester carbon, and deliver co-benefits on nutrition, biodiversity conservation, and food and water security.

Watch AREST in action at COP26

Wildlife panel scraps 2% fee proposal for projects in eco-sensitive zones, to keep cost flexible

It’s important to assess what compliance with mitigation measures for project proponents has been in the past. If a project proponent comes in to restore an area...

Hearing impaired students’ day out at tiger reserve

Meet the 18 young environmental activists chosen by the UN for its global climate change campaign

Congratulation to Sneha Shahi, a PhD scholar studying floods and droughts at Atree. And Sanju Soman for creating the first model ‘wetland village’ along with the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.

Selective logging of trees in Western Ghats impacts epiphyte community

Selective logging of trees in the Western Ghats impacts epiphyte community

A new study finds an increase in abundance and diversity in areas that were selectively logged 40 years ago. Forest canopies, dubbed as the last biological frontier, house vascular epiphytes, which form a rich assemblage of plants within the forest canopy...

Why We Need Data Stories and Digital Tools To Achieve Rural Water Security

India is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. But solving India’s water crisis will require us to take a hard look at how we collect and use data in the water sector. Currently, water sector practitioners lie at one of two ends of the spectrum:...

Stirling welcomes international delegations

Dr Nitin Pandit, CEO, ATREE, and senior policy analyst Karishma Shelar were met by Stirling Principal, Professor Sir Gerry McCormac, and Executive Director of Internationalisation and Partnerships...

Hearing impaired students’ day out at tiger reserve

Hearing impaired students’ day out at tiger reserve. Twenty-one students of Florence Swainson Higher Secondary School for the Deaf visited the Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve on Friday...