poultry farms across north India are facing a mysterious viral disease. As many as two million birds have fallen prey to the illness and the economic loss has already mounted to more than Rs 60 crore. Even as the authorities final diagnosis is long overd

Human survival-biodiversity conservation interdependence is globally recognized and scientifically established.

The designation of Protected Areas (PAs) for biodiversity conservation had had negative implications for communities that derive their sustenance from such areas. Apart from restrictions on resource use, there have also been instances of people being displaced from areas that they had inhabited and that had been designated subsequently as PAs.

Two recent developments augur well for the forest dwellers of Madhya Pradesh. Firstly, under the Joint Forest Management plan, forest protection committees in villages will now receive all revenue collected from selling timber and bamboo. And secondly, th

One man s battle to save a village economy

Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop

The provisional figures for India’s forest cover are now ready, and Down To Earth has managed to acquire a copy. The figures, when compared to earlier ones, show an overall increase of 236, 800 hectares of forest. But is that really so?

In theory, rainwater harvesting can drought proof every village in India. In theory, drought proofing requires strong and functioning village level institutions. Travelling through Chattisgarh state officially declared drought hit gives me a chance to s

Secretive. Exploitative. Is the market in Minor Forest Produce unmanageable? sopan joshi finds out

the future of the Tawa Matsya Sangh (tms), Madhya Pradesh's highly acclaimed federation of fisherfolk cooperatives, is at stake. The Madhya Pradesh (mp) government is contemplating taking over the

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