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Should tree plantations be counted toward reforestation goals?
environment Should tree plantations be counted toward reforestation goals?

A widely reported assessment in Nature in 2019 revealed that in many countries, the line between plantations and restoration is blurrier than it first appears..

Commentary: Forests, ecosystem services and humans
environment Commentary: Forests, ecosystem services and humans

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, about 150 wild plant species, which are essential for many rural subsistence households, are consumed in India, Malaysia and Thailand as sources of emergency foods..

Transformative adaptation: Ways to improve India’s long-term food security
agriculture Transformative adaptation: Ways to improve India’s long-term food security

A recently released report from the World Resources Institute highlights three types of actions that can signal when transformative adaptation in agriculture is occurring, as well as examples of such changes in India..

Compensatory afforestation unlikely to make up for the loss of carbon stocks
environment Compensatory afforestation unlikely to make up for the loss of carbon stocks

According to the 2019 Forest Survey of India report, India’s total forest cover is 24.56 percent of the country’s total geographical area..

Soils from city parks are important hotspots of microbial diversity: Study
environment Soils from city parks are important hotspots of microbial diversity: Study

More research on urban green spaces, their management and links to human health is required..

Bactrian camels in Nubra Valley provide lessons for conservation of animal genetic resource
tourism Bactrian camels in Nubra Valley provide lessons for conservation of animal genetic resource

Going on a camel ride ranks on the top of the bucket list of Indian tourists that escape the pre-monsoon heat of Indian cities for the cooler climes of Ladakh, India’s Union Territory nestled high up in the Himalayas..

Sustainable honey extraction shows way to self-reliance in Maharashtra’s tribal district
environment Sustainable honey extraction shows way to self-reliance in Maharashtra’s tribal district

Villagers in different parts of Gadchiroli are being given training in the sustainable honey extraction technique..

Large-scale removal of Banni’s invasive ‘mad tree’ Prosopis is not the solution: Study
environment Large-scale removal of Banni’s invasive ‘mad tree’ Prosopis is not the solution: Study

The researchers observed that mechanically removing Prosopis significantly increases native grassland plant diversity whereas lopping did not significantly increase plant diversity..

Nature-based solutions hold the key to transform our cities into resilient spaces
environment Nature-based solutions hold the key to transform our cities into resilient spaces

Nature-based solutions are emerging as a practical approach to address interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystems in urban areas..

Palm oil cultivation in India can be expanded while sparing biodiversity, says study
environment Palm oil cultivation in India can be expanded while sparing biodiversity, says study

India has oil palm spread over 349,000 hectares spread across 16 states and produces about one percent of its national demand..

Study draws attention to political reforms for the success of forest carbon finance
environment Study draws attention to political reforms for the success of forest carbon finance

Forest carbon storage often conflicts with the needs of both forest users and forest managers because many of India’s forestry programs are in areas overlapping customary rights over those areas by indigenous communities..

Mapping Tamil Nadu’s grasslands to protect them and know their role in carbon storage
environment Mapping Tamil Nadu’s grasslands to protect them and know their role in carbon storage

Grasslands, just like forests, are important carbon sinks and crucial for carbon sequestration..

India’s new geospatial norms pave way for agri boost
agriculture India’s new geospatial norms pave way for agri boost

The Remote Sensing Data Policy, 2011, released by the Department of Space, did away with the 2001 policy mandate that restricted public distribution of imagery sharper than 5.8-metre resolution..

Has Sterlite Copper been able to generate the promised oxygen supply?
tamil nadu Has Sterlite Copper been able to generate the promised oxygen supply?

Sterlite smelter has two oxygen-producing units but only one has been functioning since May 13..

India’s deep seabed mining plans gear up for a dive
environment India’s deep seabed mining plans gear up for a dive

The government states that about 95 percent of the deep ocean remains unexplored and thus the mission is crucial to ensuring India’s mineral and energy security..