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Categorising watersheds for freshwater ecosystem conservation in India

These maps at the watershed scales have been made to not only ensure inclusion of different freshwater ecosystems, their connectivity and hydrological processes, but can also provide a spatial context for conservation decisions.

Posted on 25 Nov, 2022 04:20 PM

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A stream at Anini, Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source: Roshni Arora)

India joins Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) at COP27

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 17 Nov, 2022 01:33 PM

India joins the newly formed Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)

Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Improving community resilience in ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in India

Adoption of hybrid solutions - grey and green structures appropriate for resilience building

UNEP

Posted on 16 Nov, 2022 10:54 PM

Since 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in-collaboration with Partners for Resilience (PfR) have developed and implemented scalable Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) models, working a

Healthy wetland ecosystems help in reducing disaster risks and managing climate risks (Image: Pxhere)

Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam

This book by Dr. Mitul Baruah presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole. This is an excerpt from the book.

Mitul Baruah

Posted on 31 Oct, 2022 10:13 AM

The accumulation of capital and misery go hand in hand, concentrated in space.

― David Harvey, The Limits to Capital, 2006 [1982]: 418

Floods are recurrent phenomena in Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)

Valuing mountain ecosystems

Mountain ecosystems in Ladakh provide a range of vital ecosystem services such as freshwater, food, fodder and fuel to people living in the region. Valuing these ecosystem services is crucial for their conservation.

Sabir Hussain

Sheenu Sharma

Anand Narain Singh

Posted on 11 Oct, 2022 08:43 AM

Ecosystems, crucial for human survival

Landscapes of Ladakh (Image Source: Reflectionsbyprajakta via Wikimedia Commons)

India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:49 PM

Experts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable

Plastic menace in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)

Deteriorating landscapes and threatened ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir

Rapid urbanisation and faulty land use policies are rapidly destroying forests, grasslands and wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir, India and the ecosystem value services they provide. Can these valuable ecosystems be saved?

Posted on 26 Sep, 2022 12:19 PM

Landscapes are important features and shape the economy and survival of a region. However, developmental activities in recent years are not only threatening landscape features, but also affecting landscape ecosystems and livelihoods of people who depend on it.

Deteriorating ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir, India (Image Source: tkohli at Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)

Beris – a neglected indigenous water harvesting system

The answer to the water crisis in Rajasthan lies in this traditional system

Dileep Bidawat

Posted on 30 Aug, 2022 09:03 PM

World Water Week is currently being observed across the world.

A villager drinking potable water from the Beri (Image: Dileep Bidawat)

Himalayan lakes can potentially become long-term sinks of microplastics

Study looks at microplastic types in lakes of Ladakh

Posted on 27 Aug, 2022 03:36 PM

Microplastic pollution is a growing environmental concern. Microplastics are plastic particles with sizes ranging from 1 μm to 5 mm. However, a clear consensus on the definition of microplastics is lacking and even the lower size limit varies among different studies.

Andaman mega projects: CERD seeks government response on tribal concerns

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Swati Bansal

Posted on 03 Aug, 2022 03:54 PM

CERD seeks government response on impacts of development projects in Andaman

Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)

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May 2, 2024

धरती धधक रही है

चर्चा है कि मानवीय गतिविधियों द्वारा फिलहाल तो पर्यावरण के लिए भयानक संकट पैदा हो गया है। प्रकृति बार-बार विभिन्न तरीके से चेतावनी दे रही है, फिर भी लोग अनसुना कर रहे हैं। करीब करीब दो दशक पहले तक देश के ज्यादातर राज्यों में अप्रैल माह में अधिकतम तापमान औसतन 32-33 डिग्री रहता था अब वह 40 के पार प्राय: रहता है।

May 1, 2024

पहाड़ों में वनाग्नि और बढ़ती चुनौतियां

जंगलों में लगने वाली आग से उस क्षेत्र की जैव विविधता जिसमें असंख्य पेड़-पौधों और छोटे -बड़े वन्य जीवों की दुनिया बसी हुई रहती है उस पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ता है। तमाम वनस्पति व जीव-जन्तु, पक्षी, कीड़े-मकोड़े आग की विभीषिका में जलकर नष्ट हो जाते हैं। कई छोटी वनस्पतियां जो पानी को जमीन के अन्दर ले जाने में मददगार साबित होती हैं वह आग से जल जाती हैं। फलतः जमीन के पूरी तरह शुष्क हो जाने पर जहां भू-कटाव का खतरा बढ़ जाता है वहीं जमीन की जलधारण क्षमता घट जाने से आसपास के जलस्रोतों में पानी की मात्रा भी कम होने लगती है अथवा वे सूखने के कगार पर पहुंच जाते हैं।

May 1, 2024

भाजपा-कांग्रेस दोनों दलों के घोषणा पत्रों में बस इतना सा है पर्यावरण

पर्यावरण का मुद्दा पिछले दशकों में काफी चर्चा में रहा है। ग्लोबल वार्मिंग की बात हो या पीने के पानी की समस्या या फिर गिरता भू-जल स्तर, सभी चिंता के विषय हैं। ग्लोबल वार्मिंग से बढ़ती गर्मी ने प्रथम चरण के औसतन मतदान को भी प्रभावित किया है। भाजपा का 'पर्यावरण अनुकूल' बनाम कांग्रेस का 'पर्यावरण न्याय' है, पर दोनों केवल नारों जैसे ही लगते हैं। फिलहाल धरती के खतरे के प्रति लापरवाही ही दिखती है। The issue of environment has been much discussed in the last decades. Be it global warming or the problem of drinking water or falling ground water level, all are matters of concern. The increasing heat due to global warming has also affected the average voting in the first phase. There is BJP's 'Environment Friendly' versus Congress's 'Environment Justice', but both seem just like slogans. At present, there seems to be indifference towards the danger to the earth.

May 1, 2024

Shaping river policies with updated environmental flow methods

Policy matters this fortnight

Water necessary to maintain the ecological integrity of rivers (Image: pickpik)