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WEBSep 7, 2024 · Zoya Ada Hussain 30 Aug 2024. If the Green Revolution rode on the strength of chemicals derived mainly from fossil fuels, now there is a shift in the thinking on how agriculture is being done in India, with a thrust on growing indigenous crop varieties and following natural farming practices. In the industrial sector, with initiatives such as ...
2021 - Mongabay-India
WEBClimate mitigation should not come at cost of biodiversity conservation, warns tropical savannah ecologist. Sahana Ghosh 15 Dec 2021. 1 2 3 … 25 Next ». Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation ...
[Commentary] India's wildlife conservation journey: great strides …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · The golden era for India’s conservation movement began in the late 60s and early 70s, after which in the 90s the zeal to promote wildlife conservation was paused. Now, the state of India’s wildlife is in a morass and it’s the eco-warriors who must steer the country out of it, writes the author. The views in the commentary are that of the ...
The state of India’s forests: Losing forests, gaining plantations
WEBJan 24, 2022 · India’s entire forest cover could be under climate change hotspots by 2050. The ISFR 2021 also carried out mapping of climate change hotspots in Indian forests using computer model-based projection of temperature and rainfall data, for the three future time-period – 2030, 2050 and 2085. Climatic hotspots here mainly refer to forests that will be impacted by climate change and experience ...
About Mongabay-India
WEBMongabay-India is an environment and conservation platform that brings high-quality, original reports from nature’s frontline in India. We look at India’s development through the prism of environment and conservation. Mongabay-India is the India-specific portal of mongabay.com, and is published in English and Hindi. Rhett A. Butler founded mongabay.com in 1999 out of his passion for ...
Reforestation efforts provide hope - Mongabay-India
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Reforestation efforts provide hope, but more work needed on supportive policy and community involvement. In 2010, India had 31.3 Mha of natural forest. By 2020, it lost 132 kha of natural forest, equivalent to 67.3 Mt of CO₂ of emissions. In such a scenario, efforts for reforestation in various states across the country have provided hope.
2021 - Mongabay-India
WEBThe year 2021 was one of swinging national sentiment in India. The year started with a misplaced optimism that India had overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, even while many other countries…
Mongabay India Series: Iconic India & her Landscapes
WEBThis series on the country's iconic landscapes spans the well known Himalayas and the Ganga river basins but also tells the stories of fascinating efforts of conservation in small pockets of the Sundarbans, the Western Ghats, the coastline and even the urban centres of the vast and varied country. As an emerging economy, the growth story of ...
Indian forests have deteriorated in the past two years [Analysis]
WEBJan 27, 2022 · On January 13, the Indian government released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 claiming a marginal (0.22 percent) increase in the country’s forest cover – a net increase of 1,540 square kilometres – from its previous assessment in 2019. However, a closer analysis of the report shows that, in two years, between 2019 and 2021, the quality of India’s forests deteriorated ...
Series: The Indian Forest Story - Mongabay-India
WEBThe mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, Gujarat coast, Tamil Nadu coast and peri-urban Mumbai complete India’s forest mosaic. Through this series, Mongabay-India will strengthen the nuance and depth of the discussions around forests — in maintaining ecological security for ecosystems, livelihood security for communities, climate resilience ...
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