Palpu Pushpangadan and his colleague S. Rajasekharan entered the forests of the Agastya hills in Thiruvananthapuram in 1987 as ethnobiologists, tasked with documenting the region’s rich biodiversity under the All India Coordinated Research Project on Ethnobiology (AICRPE). Within the first few days of fieldwork, an apparently simple observation proved transformative. While the scientists were visibly tired after long treks through the forest, the Kani tribal youth accompanying them as guides showed no signs of fatigue. When he asked the Kani boys about it, Pushpangadan learned that they were chewing the fruits of a forest plant to sustain energy and vitality. After some persuasion—reflecting both the guarded nature of indigenous knowledge and the trust slowly built through engagement—the Kani agreed to share details about the plant. Pushpangadan and the team consumed the berries and experienced a sense of rejuvenation. The plant, known to the Kani as ‘Arogyapachcha (the source of evergreen health)’, was botanically identified as Trichopus zeylanicus travancoricus.

Residents of Bambolim and Nauxim have joined Chimbel villagers in a hunger strike opposing the construction of Unity Mall and a 17-storey structure near Toyaar Lake, raising concerns about biodiversity and government inaction.

Guwahati: In Assam’s Goalpara district, a single man’s focused efforts to protect biodiversity from the threat of illegal hunting have made him a guar.

An international group of researchers says that biodiversity conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world's plants held by botanic gardens, because of fragmented data systems and a lack of standardization.

Grants support student-led environmental initiatives, biodiversity projects, and practical climate learning across the city and county

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Renowned ecologist Prof. Madhav Gadgil, who passed away at 83, championed the protection of the Western Ghats. Leading the WGEEP, he mapped the entire 1.29 lakh sq km region into high, moderate, and low sensitivity zones. Despite bureaucratic hurdles & political resistance his science-driven, community-focused approach ensured a sustainable framework for conserving this vital biodiversity hotspot.

CONTRARY to conventional thinking, climate and biodiversity are not separate worlds but are two sides of the same coin. Events in one affect the other. For example, similar harmful activities like overfishing and pollution drive both biodiversity loss and climate change. To come up with integrated solutions, a new generation of professionals who can bridge the biodiversity-climate nexus must arise.

REFUSE Single-Use Day, held on Jan. 6, called for reducing reliance on all single-use materials, from plastic, paper, to bio-based alternatives. By championing real, scalable reuse systems, the movement advocates a future built on genuine reuse and zero waste. It departs from a “take-make-waste” economy that has led into a triple planetary crisis of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change.

‎Environment, Forest, Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Friday said continuity of the works taken to protect the environment, forests, biodiversity and rivers must be maintained. She said the interim government has amended the laws and...

He was clear about democratising forest protection, and about the policies needed to preserve biodiversity

The Heritage Council highlighted Adam Mulvihill's success in Longford biodiversity

In her much-loved style, wildlife expert Éanna Ní Lamhna looks to the skies, parks, gardens, wetlands, rivers, canals and coastline to showcase Dublin's biodiversity.

Noida: To oversee the rehabilitation of animals for the upcoming Deer Park and mini-zoo at the Biodiversity Park in Sector 91, the Noida Authority has.

The fake seeds smuggled from Maharashtra and Gujarat have low germination, poor yields, bollworm vulnerability, and need excessive herbicide use that damages soil and biodiversity.

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's litany of conflicts.

Ranchi: During the undivided Bihar in the late 90s, noted biologist and environmentalist Madhav Gadgil had chaired a three-day national seminar-cum-co.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan urges the state to lead in mangrove conservation for disaster resilience and biodiversity enhancement.

Panaji: The Green Ray Foundation will organise the Green Glow environmental festival on Jan 10, in association with the Goa State Biodiversity Board a.

Authored by:- Annapurna Vancheeswaran, former MD, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India, and former senior director, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).