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Research Highlights

Frog song and climate science


An analysis of canopy and ground anuran activity combined with readings on climate could help us understand the effect of climate change on amphibian populations ...more

Once upon a lake


A report on Bengaluru’s system of lakes and canal networks makes recommendations for restoring a traditional, well-planned system of water bodies ...more

Jatropha: Too good to be true?


A collaborative study questions the claim of Jatropha as a super crop that will combat climate change and address the problem of rural poverty ...more

Academy Matters

Beautiful creatures to watch and study


Snakes always instill a sense of fear in humans. This fear drives us to kill snakes spotted in the backyard or in the neighbourhood ...more

Environmental learning in local languages

The bilingual Kalakad-Mundathurai Tiger Reserve field guide, Treasures on Tiger Tracks was an ambitious production in Tamil and English...more

Building a new generation of environmental leaders


How do you introduce young minds to questions a researcher might frame regarding the use and conservation of natural bio-resources? ...more

Policy & Outreach

FRA and future forest governance


Last month, the 20-member National Forest Rights Act Committee set up jointly by the MoEF and MoTA submitted its report ...more

Debatable Wetlands Conservation and Management Rules, 2009


The first draft Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2009, if applied in its present form, will exclude local communities from any say ...more

Initiating dialogue on NEPA


In response to the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s initiative to propose a new National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA), a group of individuals from civil society...more