air stinkers: Harmful smog can form inside homes through reactions between air-fresheners and the ozone pollutant, indicates findings of researchers from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The
The 2002 Amendment to the Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972 the bible of the conservation movement calls for a new category of protected areas, a Community Reserve . Recognising communities can take positive action to conserve natural resources,
The Turtle People is ostensibly about a fishing community in village Kolavipalayam, Kerala, that help Olive Ridley turtles. Sea turtles are an endangered species about 10,000 get killed by trawlers every year; the beaches they lay eggs on are unprotected
Finally, a rescue effort is underway. Fifteen countries have signed an agreement for conserving the six marine turtle species that inhabit the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian regions. The project
the much-awaited mass nesting of sea turtles has begun at the Rushikulya beach in Orissa. Till March 12, 2003, a total of nearly 2,05,000 turtles were reported to have nested on this beach.
Bis Hazari lake in the buffer zone of Nepal's Royal Chitawan National Park (RCNP) is getting a facelift. Efforts are on to sanitise and beautify the picturesque waterbody. The district development
