India has listed 16 wetlands under the Ramsar sites, but with no policies, knowledge or interest shown by the authorities, proper management is impossible? Brij Gopal speaks to Lian Chawii on thi

Andre F Clewell , a US based botanist and plant taxonomist, has for the past 15 years been working on ecological restoration. This relatively new area of science deals with restoring an ecosystem, that has suffered due to human

George Archibald , director, International Crane Foundation ICF , USA, has been a regular visitor to Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur. In 1993 94, an attempt was made to introduce captive reared

Keep out the buffaloes and the cranes will also stay out of wetlands. There is more to controlled grazing and conservation of wetlands than the Indian forest officials and scientists are willing to accept. Here are some lessons from Bharatpur and other pa

Following exclusion of grazing animals from the Azraq Wetland Reserve in 1995, the wetland has become totally dominated