conservation

Conservation in India needs to move beyond protection of flagship species like tigers and elephants, to include the variety of flora and fauna the country hosts.

Deforestation threatens the Kashmiri willow bat industry, leaving artisans struggling to sustain their craft despite rising global demand.

Community institutions in Nagaland have autonomy over land management and conservation. But the lack of a state conservation policy and funding have prompted nonprofits to turn to social entrepreneurship.

Women in Tamil Nadu are bringing new shared spaces to light and participating in local governance through an exercise in coastal commons mapping.

Iruliga elders, once regarded as stewards of the forest in the Bannerghatta National Park, now grapple with their children seeking to shed this identity.