Why and How Climate Response Needs a Paradigm Shift
Two basic aspects of climate change are well-established—one that it is a very important, existential issue and second, that a huge reduction in fossil fuels is essential to check climate…
Two basic aspects of climate change are well-established—one that it is a very important, existential issue and second, that a huge reduction in fossil fuels is essential to check climate…
“One environmental journalist is killed every two days” is how Jon Sawyer Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, opened the first panel discussion ever on the dangers that environmental…
by Katrina Fischer Kuh and James R. May Even a healthy U.S. democracy would struggle to respond effectively to the “wicked” problem of climate change. As humans, we would have…
When the majority of human society feels social stress, it does one of three things—1) accept stress out of a feeling of helplessness, 2) move away from the stressors in…
While observing the 50th anniversary of the Chipko movement for saving forests many inspiring stories were related but we did not hear much about the highly inspiring Appiko movement of…
In a global context where tropical rainforests play a critical role in biodiversity conservation and climate regulation, these ecosystems are severely threatened by expanding agribusiness and logging activities. This poses significant risks…
100+ environmental and human rights organisations and 400+ individuals issue a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change demanding the roll back of the Green Credit Rules…
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court. On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal:…
As I bicycled to work this cool, breezy spring morning in the Pacific Northwest, I admired the vibrant growth of multitude of plants reaching for the sun, and spring flowers seeking bees and…
As Earth Day approaches, prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions…
Bharat Dogra is Honorary Convener, Campaign to Save Earth Now. His recent books include Protecting Earth for Children, Planet in Peril, Earth without Borders, Man over Machine, A Day in…
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate. Renewable energy comes from matter that nature produces…
Corvallis, OR — The Alliance of World Scientists (AWS) is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2024 Planet Earth Award: Dr. S Faizi, Dr. James Hansen, Dr. Denise…
While there is widespread and increasing support for the protection of wild life, avoidable obstructions have been created by the insistence of some conservationists and project authorities on pursuing conservation…
Sixty-seven (67) countries have banned paraquat, a toxic chemical used to control weeds that was discovered in the 1950s subsequently widely used throughout the world in agriculture. Despite a deadly…
Government Higher Primary School, Hengavalli, is located at a village named Hengavalli, in Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka. My friend Poornima studied in this school and her father is the…
What if restoring ecosystems was as easy as letting nature do what she intends? From the microscopic level, which constantly churns and builds the “living soil”—from where all life originates—to…
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe. In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for…
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history took an irreversible step forward earlier this month when crews opened a 16-foot-wide tunnel in the base of the Iron Gate Dam…
Mayem village in Goa connects Bandodakar Tixel Jetty to Bicholim, this route is used for transportation of mineral ore by the mining transportation companies and Almost 17,696.69 MT of mineral…
After completing my journey Ganga and Yamuna rivers in the Himalayas, I undertook a journey to see the beauty of river Kali which is known as Mahakali in Nepal and…
Cyclone Michaung has left behind a trail of destruction and for the environmentalists, the Oil mixed with rainwater that flowed through a stormwater drain on Manali High Road, Tiruvottiyur in…
Recent decisions for Native communities’ land rights mark historic defeats for agribusiness, mining giants, illegal settlers, and the far-right politicians who support them. Just this last May, capitalism’s insatiable agribusinesses and…
by Mouna Hashem and Martha Mundy The United Arab Emirates is destroying the biodiversity of a Yemeni archipelago. Environmental destruction entails two intertwined processes: climate change and the destruction of biodiversity,…
The Great Nicobar Island mega project and the recent amendment to the Forest (Conservation) Act in violation of the Supreme Court's directions pose a serious threat to India's forests and…
Interview with Dr. Ravi Chopra: Unmasking the Environmental Toll of the Char Dham Project On the festive day of Diwali, while the nation reveled in celebrations, 41 laborers found themselves…
Weather manipulation is increasingly common around the world, but the dangers of privatization and weaponization abound. As winter settles over New Delhi, cold air sinks, trapping pollution in the city.…
Inclusion of an Adani Group's adviser on the Environment Ministry's appraisal committee for Hydro-projects prima facie deliberate, involving a serious impropriety- Demand for an independent investigation ToShri Rajiv Gauba Cabinet…
A nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia is under attack by popular, big-name brands. Picture a rhinoceros in the rainforest. Add a herd of elephants, families of orangutans swinging through…
To Ms Leena NandanSecretaryMinistry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MEFCC)Govt of India Dear Ms Nandan, I refer to a news report which stated as follows: "On September 27, the…
Vembanad Lake in India, the longest in the country and the largest in Kerala, is alarmingly polluted with microplastics, according to a study from the Alfred Wegener Institute. All sediment…
I vividly recall my childhood walks through the lush green fields and forests of rural Maharashtra. Today, much of this land lies barren and eroded, a somber testament to decades…
(1) The Movement and some probable first steps to Revive the River; (2) What else may be necessary for the people living in the river basin; (3) Few Additional Comments…
The “lungs of North America,” the Tongass National Forest is the Earth’s largest intact temperate rainforest. Protecting it means protecting the entire planet. Spanning 16.7 million acres that stretch across most of…
A product of entrenched, historic racism, “sacrifice zones”—designed to site pollution hot spots within communities of color—are a front line in a largely silent, often deadly, and steadily growing health…
This image is symbolic of everything that is wrong with modern society. A gas leak from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal in 1984 resulted in around 560,000 injured (respiratory…
As scientists continue to research the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, one fact has become clear: Deforestation is linked to emerging diseases. When humans destroy forests to create land for…
While the famous Ganga and Yamuna rivers have at least received some attention regarding their protection, several of their important tributaries have been badly neglected even at a time when…
by Steve Taylor and Orin Langelle Brazil is set to unleash several varieties of genetically engineered eucalyptus, which will worsen a bad situation. Valued for its termite-resistant wood for building…
Oceans are experiencing rapid and dramatic changes as a result of human activity. Data indicate that during the last twenty to twenty-five years, concerns have been raised regarding uncontrolled collection…
Baba Mayaram is a freelance Hindi journalist from Madhya Pradesh. He grew up in a village in Hoshangabad District and has worked as a journalist in Indore and Raipur. He…
Water. Data centres. The continuous, pressing need to cool the latter, which houses servers to store and process data, with the former, which is becoming ever more precious in the…
For all the well-documented sources of environmental pollution—think chemical manufacturers, energy plants, mining operations, and agricultural processes—there’s another major source of contamination that continues to get short shrift by those…
We are witnessing a historical push toward the dismantling of imperialism, the decentralization of power, and the welcoming of non-White, non-European values into conservation. Whenever you talk about race relations…
New research shows we’ve long underestimated the environmental benefits from kelp forests. Now these important ecosystems are threatened. Floridians are bracing for an unwanted visitor this summer: sargassum. A 5,000-mile-long island of…
Recent preliminary findings of important research conducted by the Central University of Rajasthan has identified over 31 hills in the upper Aravalli range that have disappeared during just the last…
The Supreme Court is effectively axing a major component of the Clean Water Act, rolling back 50 years of wetland protection in a declaration of war against nature by changing…
World Environment Day is observed every 5th June, to encourage awareness and action for protecting the environment. It is a “global platform for inspiring positive change” [Ref.1], to address climate…
Tens of thousands of American horses are slaughtered every year due to a loophole in federal policy. Horses have played a unique role in American history. They have helped us…
The most extraordinary feature of earth is the diversity of life on it. This variety of life is adversely affected by alterations of ecosystems by human activities. Humans have always…
Large scale death of exotic Italian bees has been reported recently in many apple orchards of Himachal Pradesh. This news has been highlighted in the local media mainly in the…
Environmental degradation is a significant issue caused by human activities like overconsumption[i], industrialization and deforestation[ii], leading to unsustainable economic growth. The negative consequences of environmental deterioration are widespread and include…
Dr Sameer Sharma Chairman,APPCB Sri B Sreedhar Member Secretary, APPCB Sub: Abuse of science against victims of environmental crime – active role of APPCB Sirs, We are deeply concerned about…
Citizens protesting against felling of trees are pejoratively called “environmental activists”, “buddhijeevi-andolanjeevi”, and worse, by a certain section of politicians and people. Transcending political ideology, state and central governments, and…
by Doug Tallamy, Daniel Klem, and Jim Cubie, J.D. Prevent your backyard from being an “ecological trap” by taking these key actions to protect wildlife. Imagine a wildlife refuge that does…
The scene is unforgettable and unforgivable: an elected official, the deputy prime minister of Australia, cutting loose about a fish species introduced into the country by his ancestors, and demanding…
Bioenergy is often seen as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to other forms of energy generation. But the truth is that it can actually be quite harmful to the environment. Bioenergy…
To start with a few words about myself, I am a conservationist serving the rainforests of the Western Ghats in India. It has been my lifelong inquiry to look at…
There is increasing concern that the world is not on track to resolve climate change as well as about a dozen or so other serious, inter-related environmental problems that threaten…
There was a new zeal and enthusiasm, and a strong sense of comradeship among the people of Markhera village as they assembled to plan the forests they were going to…
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