A MALAYSIAN of Indian origin, Shirin Gadhia of Gujarat was shocked at the recurrent droughts in a naturally well endowed country. Gadhia, who has studied animal breeding and genetics in West Berlin, returned to settle down in Valsad district of the state.

Animal rights is what this group set out to repair. Then all of Earth came under its care

JOHN HONTELEZ"S concern for the environment began in 1969 when, as a 15-year-old, he got irritated by the use of packaging and plastics. One of his first campaigns was to oppose the shift in his school canteen from stone cups and iron knives to plastics.

Not for nothing is Germany's BUND at the vanguard of the global environmental movement. It offers not only criticism but solutions as well

A membership that embraces 25 per cent of Denmark's population more than all its political parties put together gives this organisation an undreamt of social clout

No profit motives, no glamour, just dedicated nature lovers with bins at the ready: SNF is a highly politicised organisation

It's time to start the process of democracy all over again

SEDUCED by Western biases, archaeologists and historians have neglected the rich seafaring tradition of maritime communities in the Indian Ocean area. The sciences of boat-making and navigation were

The increasing demand for organic food is causing shortages and adulteration

Forget dugout canoes and catamarans take a ride on a sewn boat