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India needs to have a hard look at the sources of all its varied traditional knowledge and how to protect them

while urging the European parliament to approve legislation on genetically modified (gm) products, European Union's (eu) environment commissioner Margot Wallstr

It is good to hear Western leaders say the genetic secrets of human life should be used for public good

Tribals in Kerala are being forced to give away medicinal plants in repayment of their loans. In the process, biodiversity is being depleted

despite the government's claims of the country being a centre of megadiversity with immense traditional knowledge of its use, little has been done to nurture both. Yet another board has been

Misguided conservation efforts are leading to depletion of biodiversity and exploitation of poor people

After the ban on grazing, the Valley of Flowers has turned into a jungle of weeds

A mutual lack of trust and understanding between forest officials and wildlife scientists may be responsible for the mismanagement of India s protected areas

M K Ranjitsinh , former director of the Tiger Conservation Programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature India , was an important player in the formulation of the Wildlife Protection Act. He spoke to Down

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