Save Erra Matti Dibbalu
Destruction of Erra Matti Dibbalu (EMD), a unique geo-heritage feature of Visakhapatnam without Approvals under E R Act, CRZ and other relevant laws- Request for treating it as an environmental…
Environment
Doing away with the “Consent” mechanism under Prevention of Water Pollution Act is an anti-federal retrograde step- Please withdraw the draft notification
To Ms Leena Nandan Union Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MEFCC) Dear Ms Nandan, I refer to a draft Notification (GSR 425 E dated 19-7-2024) issued by…
Tree Planting as a Sustainable Solution to Environmental Disturbance
Summer arrives every year, but this year’s heatwave has set new records, causing widespread concern. The distressing temperatures in April, May, and even June have not only worried environmentalists but…
Project Tiger Should Change to Minimize Displacement of Villagers
There is growing worldwide agreement that conservation efforts should learn from past mistakes and seek the active involvement of local people, particularly rural and tribal communities, in conservation work. The…
Appeal to rescind decision to hand over Damagundam Forest to Indian Navy for Radar Project
To, Sri A. Revanth Reddy Garu,Hon’ble Chief Minister,Government of Telangana,BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat,Hyderabad, Telangana Sub: Urgent Appeal to rescind decision to hand over Damagundam Forest to Indian Navy for Radar…
Neoliberalism and the environment in Europe Or The bottle cap is the problem
This Saturday, July 20, over ten thousand people took part in a demonstration in the small town of Melle, in the Poitou region of France. From July 16 to 21,…
Stop Green Genocide in Cameroon
Fortress conservation has pushed the Baka people from the rainforests of the Congo Basin into villages bordering the national parks of southern Cameroon, while the logging that truly threatens the…
Encountering the World’s Most Endangered Kangaroo: The Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo
A Bittersweet Rediscovery of the Rarest Kangaroo Alive In the dense, emerald heart of the Wondiwoi Mountains, in West Papua the trees echo with the haunting refrains of the vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise. Underfoot,…
The Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Decision Threatens the Nation’s Rivers
Leaving river protections to states doesn’t make sense when rivers cross state lines. It’s impossible to underscore the importance of healthy rivers: Much of the drinking water supply in the United States…
We live in troubled times: State of the environment and suggested programmes
We live in troubled times—wars, caste conflicts, water scarcity, poverty, global warming, etc. Our problems can be clubbed into two categories—environmental problems (water pollution), and problems associated with inequality--economic (poverty),…
A South Asian Union is Essential to Address Future Environmental Challenges
South Asia is a vast land half the size of Continental Europe. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka lie in South Asia and account for 25%…
World Environment Day 2024: Celebrating Our Land, Our Future, and Generation Restoration
World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, is not just another day on the calendar—it's a significant global event dedicated to raising awareness and promoting action for environmental protection.…
What If A Case is Registered Seeking Justice for the 40 Dead Pelicans?
Culpable Theriocide. In the International Journal of Crime, we find: Theriocide refers to those diverse human actions that cause the deaths of animals. As with the killing of one human…
1,3-Dichloropropene: The Dangerous, Sweet-Smelling Pesticide You’ve Never Heard Of
Regulatory loopholes allow more than 30 million pounds of a cancer-causing pesticide to be sprayed on U.S. crops. California regulators were stunned by their air monitor results in April 1990. Concentrations of a cancer-causing pesticide at…
Why and How Climate Response Needs a Paradigm Shift
Two basic aspects of climate change are well-established—one that it is a very important, existential issue and second, that a huge reduction in fossil fuels is essential to check climate…
Environmental Journalism, a Most Dangerous Profession
“One environmental journalist is killed every two days” is how Jon Sawyer Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, opened the first panel discussion ever on the dangers that environmental…
How the US Constitution Fails to Protect the Environment
by Katrina Fischer Kuh and James R. May Even a healthy U.S. democracy would struggle to respond effectively to the “wicked” problem of climate change. As humans, we would have…
Indian environmental movements: Why they failed or succeeded, and the challenges ahead
When the majority of human society feels social stress, it does one of three things—1) accept stress out of a feeling of helplessness, 2) move away from the stressors in…
Saving Forests–Chipko Movement story is not complete without the great Appiko Movement of Karnataka
While observing the 50th anniversary of the Chipko movement for saving forests many inspiring stories were related but we did not hear much about the highly inspiring Appiko movement of…
How Banks and Investors Are Fueling a Global Biodiversity Crisis
In a global context where tropical rainforests play a critical role in biodiversity conservation and climate regulation, these ecosystems are severely threatened by expanding agribusiness and logging activities. This poses significant risks…
Representation by 100+ organisations and 400+ individuals to MoEFCC demanding roll back of Green Credit Rules, 2023
100+ environmental and human rights organisations and 400+ individuals issue a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change demanding the roll back of the Green Credit Rules…
Should Harming Mother Earth Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court. On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal:…
Earth Day Greetings!
As I bicycled to work this cool, breezy spring morning in the Pacific Northwest, I admired the vibrant growth of multitude of plants reaching for the sun, and spring flowers seeking bees and…
Rejecting the Facade: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide
As Earth Day approaches, prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions…
22 Ways to Create the Economy that Protects Both People and Environment
Bharat Dogra is Honorary Convener, Campaign to Save Earth Now. His recent books include Protecting Earth for Children, Planet in Peril, Earth without Borders, Man over Machine, A Day in…
What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energy
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate. Renewable energy comes from matter that nature produces…
Dr S Faizi Receives 2024 Planet Earth Award
Corvallis, OR — The Alliance of World Scientists (AWS) is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2024 Planet Earth Award: Dr. S Faizi, Dr. James Hansen, Dr. Denise…
Tigers and Goats–Protection of Wild Life can be in Harmony with Sustainable Livelihoods of Villagers
While there is widespread and increasing support for the protection of wild life, avoidable obstructions have been created by the insistence of some conservationists and project authorities on pursuing conservation…
67 Countries Banned This Toxic Product –But the EPA Says: “Go for it!”
Sixty-seven (67) countries have banned paraquat, a toxic chemical used to control weeds that was discovered in the 1950s subsequently widely used throughout the world in agriculture. Despite a deadly…
Environment Education In A Government School: My experiences at Hengavalli
Government Higher Primary School, Hengavalli, is located at a village named Hengavalli, in Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka. My friend Poornima studied in this school and her father is the…
Why Ecosystems Need Healthy Populations of Apex Predators to Be Restored
What if restoring ecosystems was as easy as letting nature do what she intends? From the microscopic level, which constantly churns and builds the “living soil”—from where all life originates—to…
The Animal Feed Industry’s Impact on the Planet
The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe. In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for…
The Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History Has Begun
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history took an irreversible step forward earlier this month when crews opened a 16-foot-wide tunnel in the base of the Iron Gate Dam…
Fight against incessant transportation by Environmental Human Rights Defenders in Mayem, Goa
Mayem village in Goa connects Bandodakar Tixel Jetty to Bicholim, this route is used for transportation of mineral ore by the mining transportation companies and Almost 17,696.69 MT of mineral…
A journey of Kali-Saryu-Karnali-Ghaghara and their confluence with Ganga
After completing my journey Ganga and Yamuna rivers in the Himalayas, I undertook a journey to see the beauty of river Kali which is known as Mahakali in Nepal and…
Cyclone Michaung has left over 5 km long oil seepage in Chennai
Cyclone Michaung has left behind a trail of destruction and for the environmentalists, the Oil mixed with rainwater that flowed through a stormwater drain on Manali High Road, Tiruvottiyur in…
Brazil: Indigenous land rights victories are a win for the planet
Recent decisions for Native communities’ land rights mark historic defeats for agribusiness, mining giants, illegal settlers, and the far-right politicians who support them. Just this last May, capitalism’s insatiable agribusinesses and…
Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago: The UAE’s Occupation and Destruction of a World Heritage Site
by Mouna Hashem and Martha Mundy The United Arab Emirates is destroying the biodiversity of a Yemeni archipelago. Environmental destruction entails two intertwined processes: climate change and the destruction of biodiversity,…
The Great Nicobar Island mega project and the recent amendment to the Forest (Conservation) Act in violation of the Supreme Court’s directions
The Great Nicobar Island mega project and the recent amendment to the Forest (Conservation) Act in violation of the Supreme Court's directions pose a serious threat to India's forests and…
Char Dham Project: A Crossroads Between Convenience and Catastrophe for the Majestic Mountains
Interview with Dr. Ravi Chopra: Unmasking the Environmental Toll of the Char Dham Project On the festive day of Diwali, while the nation reveled in celebrations, 41 laborers found themselves…
Does Modern Science Already Allow Us to Manage the Weather?
Weather manipulation is increasingly common around the world, but the dangers of privatization and weaponization abound. As winter settles over New Delhi, cold air sinks, trapping pollution in the city.…
Inclusion of an Adani Group’s adviser on the Environment Ministry’s appraisal committee for Hydro-projects improper
Inclusion of an Adani Group's adviser on the Environment Ministry's appraisal committee for Hydro-projects prima facie deliberate, involving a serious impropriety- Demand for an independent investigation ToShri Rajiv Gauba Cabinet…
Palm Oil in Common Household Products Is Destroying the World’s ‘Orangutan Capital’
A nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia is under attack by popular, big-name brands. Picture a rhinoceros in the rainforest. Add a herd of elephants, families of orangutans swinging through…
Possible conflict of interest in the membership of MEFCC’s EAC on hydro project
To Ms Leena NandanSecretaryMinistry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MEFCC)Govt of India Dear Ms Nandan, I refer to a news report which stated as follows: "On September 27, the…
Pristine to Polluted: Vembanad Lake’s Microplastic Threat to the Food Chain
Vembanad Lake in India, the longest in the country and the largest in Kerala, is alarmingly polluted with microplastics, according to a study from the Alfred Wegener Institute. All sediment…
Reviving Maharashtra’s Soil
I vividly recall my childhood walks through the lush green fields and forests of rural Maharashtra. Today, much of this land lies barren and eroded, a somber testament to decades…
Will River Kushkarni* Wake Up Again
(1) The Movement and some probable first steps to Revive the River; (2) What else may be necessary for the people living in the river basin; (3) Few Additional Comments…
The Case for Protecting the Tongass National Forest, America’s ‘Last Climate Sanctuary’
The “lungs of North America,” the Tongass National Forest is the Earth’s largest intact temperate rainforest. Protecting it means protecting the entire planet. Spanning 16.7 million acres that stretch across most of…
‘Sacrifice Zones’: The New ‘Jim Crow’ That’s Sickening and Killing People of Color
A product of entrenched, historic racism, “sacrifice zones”—designed to site pollution hot spots within communities of color—are a front line in a largely silent, often deadly, and steadily growing health…
Resisting Genetically Mutilated Food and the Eco-Modern Nightmare: Together, ‘Just You and Me’
This image is symbolic of everything that is wrong with modern society. A gas leak from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal in 1984 resulted in around 560,000 injured (respiratory…
Why Healthy Forests Mean Fewer Pandemics
As scientists continue to research the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, one fact has become clear: Deforestation is linked to emerging diseases. When humans destroy forests to create land for…
Why a Campaign to Save Ken River is Urgently Needed
While the famous Ganga and Yamuna rivers have at least received some attention regarding their protection, several of their important tributaries have been badly neglected even at a time when…
Profit Trumps People and Planet in Brazil’s Eucalyptus Industry
by Steve Taylor and Orin Langelle Brazil is set to unleash several varieties of genetically engineered eucalyptus, which will worsen a bad situation. Valued for its termite-resistant wood for building…
Deep sea mining destroys Marine biodiversity
Oceans are experiencing rapid and dramatic changes as a result of human activity. Data indicate that during the last twenty to twenty-five years, concerns have been raised regarding uncontrolled collection…
Birding and Health
Baba Mayaram is a freelance Hindi journalist from Madhya Pradesh. He grew up in a village in Hoshangabad District and has worked as a journalist in Indore and Raipur. He…
Water Wars: Cooling the Data Centres
Water. Data centres. The continuous, pressing need to cool the latter, which houses servers to store and process data, with the former, which is becoming ever more precious in the…
Medicine Residue Is Everywhere in Our Rivers and Lakes—and Fish Are Behaving Strangely
For all the well-documented sources of environmental pollution—think chemical manufacturers, energy plants, mining operations, and agricultural processes—there’s another major source of contamination that continues to get short shrift by those…
Decolonizing Environmentalism
We are witnessing a historical push toward the dismantling of imperialism, the decentralization of power, and the welcoming of non-White, non-European values into conservation. Whenever you talk about race relations…
Is Kelp the Next Ocean Hero? Only if We Can Protect It
New research shows we’ve long underestimated the environmental benefits from kelp forests. Now these important ecosystems are threatened. Floridians are bracing for an unwanted visitor this summer: sargassum. A 5,000-mile-long island of…
Vanishing of Many Stretches of Aravalli Hills Will Prove Very Costly
Recent preliminary findings of important research conducted by the Central University of Rajasthan has identified over 31 hills in the upper Aravalli range that have disappeared during just the last…
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