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How indigenous communities of Jharkhand defend their forests

The Pipilo forest boasts more than 150 types of trees. Communities in the area benefit by collecting and selling fruits, greens and mushroom varieties from the forests in nearby markets…reports Rahul Singh

January 3, 2022

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Shrinking forests, habitats leading to rising man-elephant conflict

Herds of wild tuskers damaged huge quantities of crops, homesteads, residential homes and destroyed various other properties besides eating food stored in the homes of the villagers…reports Sujit Chakraborty With the degradation

December 28, 2021

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2021: A year of climate breakdown

Yet in addition to the financial cost, these extreme weather events have caused severe human suffering from food insecurity, drought and extreme weather events, causing mass displacements and loss of life…reports Asian

December 27, 2021

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Indian scientists reveal new layer of monsoon circulation’s link to Antarctica

South-easterlies become southwest (summer) monsoon winds after crossing the equator, therefore, a strong correlation between them is expected…writes Nivedita Khandekar Identifying several occurrences of interchanging intense and weak monsoon circulation events during

December 27, 2021

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New South Wales announces wetland as globally protected

The convention, to which Australia has already signed 67 sites, is designed to promote the conservation of wetlands, and establish nature reserves in areas important for biological diversity…reports Asian Lite News. The

December 20, 2021

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Key contributor to Antarctic ice cloud cover found

They found that there was a sizable difference in ice cloud formation at the low- and mid-levels (6500-20,000 feet) between summertime and winter…reports Asian Lite News. A study by Japanese scientists has

December 15, 2021

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Butterfly study in Vizag shows Eastern Ghats yet to be discovered

The East Coast, where the Visakhapatnam district is located, is made up of several dense and forested areas that are home to several varieties of flora and fauna…reports Narendra Puppala Butterflies –

December 13, 2021

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Central Asia on mission to save snow leopards

It is one of the most vulnerable regions of the planet to climate change where warming is occurring twice as fast as the rest of the Northern Hemisphere…reports Vishal Gulati. Central Asia

November 18, 2021

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Communities join hands to reverse manmade disaster

Raising concerns over the growth of hyacinths on the river bed, Prasad K Dash, a scientist of Odisha Biodiversity Board, said these invasive species are an indicator of bad ecological health…reports Pragati

October 27, 2021

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Govt embarks on elephant reserves, corridor mapping

The Ministry constituted a committee for identification and ground truthing of elephant corridors in April and the first meeting was held in July…reports Asian Lite News. Starting from Friday, the Ministry of

October 1, 2021

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