Co-creating values of co-existence is the first step towards preserving biodiversity. The Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to 1.5 C focuses on reaching net-zero CO2 emissions by transitioning to renewable energy generation by 2050 and stopping deforestation and land conversion to prevent the emissions of carbon already stored in…

Nature as an Element for Learning, Connecting & Resilience: EfS is Imperative It is never late to learn, but it is good to start early. By writing such an oxymoron-ic statement, I am trying to stir the need to segregate the realization and methodologies of execution for a better approach…

As you read this, India is officially chairing the G20 presidency, and the world is looking forward to this developing country on how it makes a transition in variety of domains including clean energy. Looking at the number of natural disasters that have occurred in the last year, especially in…

The eponymous Molaikathoni, named after “Molai”, now known as the Forest man of India, is the inspiration for the Molaikathoni Nursery Project. Jadav Payeng has been planting in the famous forest on a sandbar called Arunachapori for over a period of forty-three years now. …

As humans, we are fascinated by the feline kingdom, from the unassuming housecat to the pompous lions of the Savannah. Their mature demeanour and grace of movement exudes a high degree of confidence that we aspire to imbibe in our everyday lives. As Mark Twain once mused, “Of all God’s…

When it comes to wildlife and biodiversity conservation, whose responsibility is it ultimately to share the burden of conservation equitably? Wildlife and biodiversity conservation is the basis to bring about sustainable living on planet earth. Right now, humankind is facing a conflict wherein conservation and development are at the crossroads…

The much anticipated ‘Paris Moment for Biodiversity’ arrived on the last day of the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal with the signing of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The GBF lays down 4 global goals and 23 targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, besides other measures…

The United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) ended last week with a historic decision to establish a “Loss and Damage Funding” mechanism, but failed to formally raise emission reduction targets. The parties reaffirmed their commitment to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 …

The worst affected communities at the frontlines of climate change are often the least responsible for carbon emissions. Yet extreme weather events are taking thousands of lives, devastating livelihoods and properties and wiping out dreams and aspirations of millions with the least resources. …