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Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and ...

Intensifying efforts to tackle human animal conflict, a state-specific disaster ...

K. A. Shaji is a South India-based developmental journalist. A regular contributor to Mongabay-India, he is now working in areas of environmental protection, social advocacy and grassroots level ...

The highs and lows of looking for India’s rare birds [Book Review] ...

Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there are visible social impacts on the people living in the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Morning walkers, residents of nearby residential complexes, vouch for the beauty and serenity of Jakkur Lake in Bengaluru and completely endorse ...

At an elevation of above 4,000 metres in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh lies the Bhagajang Wetland Complex that has around 20 high-altitude lakes. In 2009, concerned about the impact of tourism ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Meghalaya has 79 fish sanctuaries that support a wide variety of fishes, including the chocolate mahseer and the golden mahseer. Conservation ...

With a rising demand for vehicles, there has been a corresponding increase in the use of tyres leading to more waste tyres. Scrap tyre comes under the category of hazardous waste owing to its ...

For two decades, Kolkata’s Sumita Banerjee, a citizen-activist, is mobilising citizens and taking on authorities and rule-breakers to save the Rabindra Sarovar lake. Rabindra Sarovar is an artificial ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The passage of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act of 2023 is now set to dramatically rework the landscape of forest conservation in India, ...