Biodiversity Conservation
Why ZBNF is good for India

An overwhelming number of farmers are reporting greater profitability from the ZBNF programme, and are saving on out-of-pocket expenses.

Why ZBNF is not good for India

A one-size-fits-all approach, like the one being promoted, is likely to become a recipe for disaster.

Biodiversity project sparks a folk culture revival

Different communities of the village gathered to perform their traditional songs relating to various occasions...

किसानों ने पेश की मिसाल, पक्षियों के लिए दी अपनी जमीन (in Hindi)

इस झील में 90 से अधिक प्रजाति के पक्षियों की आवाजाही दर्ज की गयी है, जिनमें 30 प्रजाति प्रवासी पक्षियों की है।

Gogabeel is Bihar’s first community reserve

The whole community around Gogabeel supported every move to declare it as a reserve for birds and biodiversity.

Of butterflies, cranes, macaques and India’s hydropower conundrum

In the case of a certain hydro-power project, development bowed before nature, but the same may not be the case for other projects,

Insect-eating bird population drops in heavily extracted Himalayan oak forests

Encourage local communities to capitalise on the increased bird tourism in Uttarakhand by setting up homestays ...

How mangrove nurseries are changing the lives of Odisha women & the forest around them

Mangrove forests act as natural bio-shields against the tidal surges of severe storms and protect the life and property of coastal communities

Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report

“Recognizing the knowledge, institutions and values of indigenous peoples and local communities ... enhances... nature conservation”