The Tripura government s plan to secure development for tribals
Shillong meet declares shifting cultivation environment friendly
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
Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India
Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun s rays couldn t penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region from darkness unto light. And tribal communities are being made the scapegoats
Farmers care for the hill slopes only when the hills provide livelihood a simple lesson that has been forgotten
Science needs to come home scientists need to address the concerns of the local communities
this is an interesting monograph. It combines historical ethnography with archaeo
The Nyungwe forest of Rwanda is being destroyed due to human activities. The forest along Rwanda's southeastern dis
Avian diversity in the Northeast is better off with shifting cultivation than selective logging and monoculture forests
Forfeiting our commons
The Lancet’s Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition
President Obama's grand climate plan does not add up
Climate change can no longer be ignored
NGO demands withdrawal of Niyamgiri gram sabha notificatio
