Losing Ground: Why Are Protected Areas Still The Model Form of Conservation?
Hosted by Aarathi Ganesan
Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
As our series on Losing Ground has noted, the Protected Areas (PA) model of conservation is fraught by...
We Can’t Talk About The Environment Without Talking About Indigenous People’s Rights
Written by Purnima Singh | This article was originally published on Feminism in India and has been reproduced on The Bastion with full permission.
From rallying for climate action...
The Potential of Artificial Intelligence to Revolutionise Indian Agriculture
Each one of us is increasingly surrounded by applications that make use of artificial intelligence (AI)—whether that’s predictive typing on phones and laptops or...
The System vs. the Ecosystem: Citizen’s conservation of the Surajpur Wetlands
Authored by Vaishnavi Rathore | This article is the final instalment of Vaishnavi's series 'Ecology and the City', which explores how complications in urban...
India’s Reported Heat Wave Deaths Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Between 1992 to 2015, heat waves caused between 400 to 3000 deaths per year. However, these death numbers are gravely underreported, something which has caught the eye of the government too. Why are heat-related illnesses and deaths under-reported, and what impact does this data gap have on preparing for this extreme weather event?
“It’s Not Our Land to Give”: Tenancy and the Yamuna Floodplain Reservoir Project
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore
A herd of buffaloes crosses the muddy path, one of which decides to roll around the expanse of mud he finds...
From Waste to Water: How Recycling Wastewater Kills Many Birds with One Stone
Humanity is at a point where indiscriminate use and pollution of water has reached a tipping point. Increasing water scarcity will not only limit...
Firefighting in the Forests: What Goes Wrong Every Year
If we know when and where forest fires are likely to occur in India, then why is managing them such a challenge for communities and the Forest Department?
Environmental Data is Critical to Fighting the Climate Crisis: Data Stewardship Can Put It...
To fight the climate crisis, data stewardship presents possible pathways to responsibly unlock the value of environmental data while also safeguarding against misuse.
Budget Cuts for Five of India’s Environment Institutes Puts Research and Education in Jeopardy
How does financial and administrative disengagement impact wildlife and conservation education and research at India's top institutes?
