Leopards in Pune reveal how cities reshape wildlife boundaries, forcing us to rethink coexistence beyond romance, fear, and reactive conservation.
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Grasslands are often mistaken for empty lands needing trees, but they are rich, climate-resilient ecosystems. Understanding their unique biodiversity, carbon storage, and cultural value is essential to ensuring conservation efforts don’t unintentionally cause harm.
Read about seedballs, an ancient technique making a strong comeback to help revive degraded land
Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is an age-old tale of nature meeting civilization, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
On International Day for Biological Diversity 2025, discover how the Learn-Unlearn-Relearn framework is a powerful pathway to achieve sustainable development.
This International Day for Biological Diversity, let’s view some species inhabiting one of the globally identified biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats
On the occasion of Endangered Species Day – this blog seeks to spotlight the lesser-known species from India on the IUCN Red List facing silent extinction.
Ecosystem integrity is a holistic approach to conservation that considers the wholeness of entire landscapes and ecosystems rather than focusing solely on individual species or resources
India is also home to a multitude of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), each with unique ethical, cultural, and traditional practices. For centuries, these communities have harnessed their Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to sustain their livelihoods and preserve their cultural identities.
Provisioning Ecosystem Services (PES) encompass essential natural resources directly supporting human livelihoods and well-being. They play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and contribute to achieving various SDGs.
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How Karauli farmers stopped soil erosion using traditional Pagaras, community action, and climate-smart farming to restore land, livelihoods, and resilience
From dust-filled mines to life-giving ponds, Karauli’s communities revive water, farming, dignity, and hope through collective climate resilience efforts
Discover how Pashu Sakhi members transform rural India through doorstep livestock care, stronger livelihoods, healthier animals, and resilient farming communities.
Exploring sustainable farming, social inequality, and policy failures, urging humility and community-led solutions in agriculture and development sector with Dr Divya Veluguri.
Innovation once drove survival and growth. Now, amid climate stress and inequality, it must shift toward impact, resilience, and long-term sustainability.
WOTR’s Annual Report 2024-25, Roots & Resilience, highlights rural resilience through science, technology, and tradition.
Across India, disasters are no longer singular events but a polycrisis—where climate extremes, ecological degradation, water stress, and livelihood insecurity interact and amplify one another
When we mix weather,climate and climate change terms together, it can lead to confusion about what actually caused an event, who is responsible, and what actions are most effective