India

 A profane proposal

10 years ago, Down To Earth reported on the state of sacred groves in India see: Down To Earth, January 31, 1994 . Patches of forest protected

Publication Date: 
30/12/2003
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Ecology, Khasi Hills, Shifting Cultivation, Forest Conservation, Watershed Development, Economy, Sacred Groves, India, Kodagu, Kerala, Meghalaya, Endangered Species
India

 Saved!

The endangered cheer, a pheasant found only in a few pockets in the western Himalaya, has been successfully reared in captivity for the first time in India. Lalit Mohan, a zoologist cum forester in

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
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Himalaya, Endangered Species, Wildlife, India
Industry

 Troubled island

Unchecked pollution in Eloor has lead to high disease incidences

Publication Date: 
14/10/2003
Sreedevi Jacob
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Islands, Health Effects, Cancer, Endangered Species, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Industry, NGO, Greenpeace, Kerala
Biodiversity

 Andaman & Nicobar turtles face extinction

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the third most significant biodiversity hotspot in India. With a coastline of 1962 kilometres and many beaches straddling small isolated islands, the region provides an ideal nesting habitat for primarily four species o

Publication Date: 
14/05/2003
Sharbendu De
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Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Endangered Species, Turtles, Biodiversity, Industry, India
Environment

 Military manoeuvre

the us' pre-emptive onslaught against Iraq may not have won it many friends, but the Pentagon continues to enjoy the support of a strange bedfellow: the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Publication Date: 
29/04/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Water Quality, Endangered Species, Legislation, War, Iraq, United States Of America (US), California
Economy

 Coral conservation will make us wealthier

every other day, one comes across

Publication Date: 
30/03/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution, Corals, Fisheries, Endangered Species, Economy, Tourism
Biodiversity

 Andaman and Nicobar: Beyond India's landmass

Excerpts from Troubled Islands! by Pankaj Sekhsaria

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Forests, Islands, Andaman Islands, Tropical Forests, Forest Management, Endangered Species, Tribals, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Patents, Supreme Court
India

 Month of the dead leopard

One month in the life of an endangered species in India

Publication Date: 
30/01/2003
Down to Earth
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Forests, Endangered Species, Leopard, Wildlife Trade, India, Gujarat, West Bengal
India

 Face death now

Some languages are murdered

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
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Endangered Species, Tribals, Biodiversity, Research, Human Rights, Africa, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, India, Rajasthan, Statistics
India

 Life s data

Repositories of knowledge

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
Down to Earth
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Endangered Species, Tribals, Biodiversity, Research, Human Rights, Africa, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, India, Rajasthan, Statistics

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