Biodiversity
Watch: Seed vault holds key to human survival
Among the most important buildings in the world, the Seed Vault holds the key to human survival: more than 880,000 seed samples, the largest […]
Category: Resources
Food
What we need are farms that support farmers, consumers AND the environment
Andrea Basche and Marcia DeLonge U.S. agriculture has trended for several decades — as a result of policy, economics and other drivers — toward systems that […]
Biodiversity
BBC banned from India’s tiger reserves after “shoot on sight” investigation
The Indian government has reportedly banned the BBC from filming in any tiger reserve nationwide for five years, after its South Asia correspondent investigated […]
Environment
Sindh People March to Protect Indus River
The 2017 Sindh Awami Caravan will be carried out under the theme; Protection of our rivers and delta. Taking into consideration the aims and […]
Biodiversity
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: A great Mimic
Greater Racket Trailed Drongo is the largest of the drongo species and is readily identifiable by the distinctive tail rackets and the crest of […]
Biodiversity
India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works
Bhaskar Vira In Kaziranga, a national park in north-eastern India, rangers shoot people to protect rhinos. The park’s aggressive policing is, of course, controversial, […]
Biodiversity
Language a barrier to flow of scientific knowledge
Amin Equiano Language is still a major barrier to the transfer of scientific knowledge even though English is increasingly used as the global language […]
Cities
River Basin Management needs sensitive and responsible cities
Industrial and urban wastewater cause maximum pollution of our rivers Rivers enter into cities as rivers but come out of them as dirty dead […]
Biodiversity
Tibetan Mastiffs: Abandoned and dangerous
Wang Yan Urbanization and uncontrolled breeding of mastiffs have resulted in a surge of stray dogs in parts of Tibetan plateau, posing a growing […]
Data & Reports
Is warming behind India’s depleting groundwater?
Athar Parvaiz Changing rainfall patterns may be depleting India’s groundwater storage more than withdrawals for agricultural irrigation, says a new study published in January […]
Climate
How renewable energy advocates are hurting the climate cause
Paul McDivitt Confused coverage of renewable energy statistics popping up in social media feeds and on news outlets have come to be trusted. On […]
Biodiversity
60% of primate species now threatened with extinction, says major new study
Jo Setchell Primates are mainly threatened by losing their habitat when it is logged or converted into farms or ranches. Primates are remarkable. We’re […]
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