Priyanka Shankar

To protect their crops from climate impacts, farmers from 60 villages in MP were adopted natural farming methods through the ‘Climate-Smart Villages’ project.

To promote nutrition-sensitive aquaculture, gram panchayat tanks in Odisha have been brought under scientific fish farming as part of a gender-sensitive flagship programme, involving nearly 7,000 WSHGs.

About 226 species of birds belonging to 59 families have been reported from the Kazhuveli wetland, which is 39% of the bird species recorded in Tamil Nadu.

A study in northern West Bengal found that elephants are selective with their diet, feeding on approximately 130 species of plants out of 286.

Though at international fora India enthused other countries into environmental action, the record within the country was disappointing, says the 2022 review.

Conservation and restoration need to be accompanied by bold targets, says IPBES Global Assessment Co-Chair Sandra Diaz.

Researchers reconstructed the diet of wild and domestic herbivores in MM Hills, using environmental DNA to understand dietary niche overlap.

A rhino reintroduction plan undertaken in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh has led to an increase in its population.

The honey harvesting Jenu Kuruba adivasis in the Western Ghats, use traditional knowledge to conserve the forest.

Researchers in Gujarat have developed a model to identify individual mugger crocodiles using artificial intelligence.

The concept of Lifestyle For Environment or LiFE is meant for the country. However, there is a greater focus on urban population than the rural.

Mizoram youth protest against the NHIDCL highway widening projects that have led to environmental damage. DFOs report improper waste disposal.

Rainforest Biodiversity of Phalee along with the community, documents flora and fauna, to mitigate forest fires better.

Gender-sensitive adaptation & mitigation plans are missing in Kolkata’s climate action plan. Mitigating gendered vulnerability is essential.

Coconut-based integrated farming offers scope for improving crop biodiversity and farm productivity, finds a study.

Loss and damage is defined as the economic and non-economic impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

WWF’s Living planet report: Freshwater species populations have suffered an 83% fall in the last 50 years. The report found that the number of freshwater fish declined by 76% from 1970 to 2016.

Researchers Pankaj Sekhsaria and Naveen Thayyil document the growing field of citizen science ecology in India.

The population of Assam’s state bird, the endangered white-winged wood duck, has reduced. Climate change further damages its habitat.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could be adopted for heavy and passenger vehicles as a long-term solution to achieving net zero.