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The findings may have implications for understanding the fate of bamboo-feeding giant pandas, too. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Climate change may slowly starve bamboo lemurs: study

The study analysed the anatomic, behavioural and paleontological data of lemurs along with climate data.

31 Oct 2017 3:40 PM IST

It is not temperatures but scarcity of water limiting the growth of forests as global warming increases. (Photo: File)Life
Global forest growth limited by scarcity of water as climate warms up

Study analysis ring width measurements from trees across all continents, except Antarctica.

21 Jan 2019 4:24 PM IST

Image for representative purposeLife
Fading green cover

Shouldn't the governments refrain from allotting green zones for industrial purposes?

25 Feb 2019 4:47 AM IST

Artworks by Meghna Agarwal, titled Animal too Deserve this PlanetLife
Pretty things, or maybe not?

Meghna Agarwal, a young artist, has decided to showcase her artwork which dwells on the effect of deforestation.

28 April 2019 7:35 AM IST

After two weeks of deliberations, a criminal court in Puyo, Ecuador, accepted a Waorani tribe bid for court protection in Pastaza province to stop an oil bidding process. (Photo: AFP)Life
Amazon tribe's first victory against oil companies

Waorani indigenous people from Ecuador succeed in preventing their land from being exploited for oil exploration by the...

27 April 2019 11:48 AM IST

According to authorities, the plantations will not only help in protecting the environment but will also help marginal farmers increase their income. (Photo: ANI)Life
Local authorities conducting tree plantation drive

In Leh, tree plantation drive to stem spike in pollution.

19 May 2019 10:39 AM IST

The Bolsonaro administration has consistently decalred climate change to be a \secondary\ issue, reaffirming its lack of interest in participating in international efforts to fight global warming. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
Amazon forest's systematic destruction under Bolsonaro

Here's how the rainforests of Amazon in Brazil have suffered under the leadership of their current president, Jair...

15 May 2019 2:49 PM IST

Kayapo ethnic group leader Raoni Metuktire attended a meeting with deputies to discuss the rights of indigenous people at the National Congress in Brasilia. (Photo: AFP)Life
In defence of Amazon

Indigenous chief Raoni from Brazil to travel across Europe to highlight the threats to the Amazon ecosystem.

14 May 2019 8:49 PM IST

In the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, koala populations vary widely from abundant to low or locally extinct. (Photo: Pexels)Life
Koalas on the verge of extinction

A report claims koalas are functionally extinct', but what does that mean?

13 May 2019 4:24 PM IST

The way humanity produces, distributes and consumes food, accounting for a third of land, 75 per cent of fresh water use and a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, is especially destructive. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
Saving the planet and the human race

Up to a million of Earth's estimated eight million species face extinction, many of them within decades: UN report.

4 May 2019 8:17 PM IST

There will be no chopping of trees and there will be no threat of flooding to some parts of Navi Mumbai. The pillars (of the project) will be high and hence will not damage the environment much, state transport minister Diwakar Raote said. (Photo: Twitter | @DRaote)India
Bullet train to affect 54,000 mangroves, Maharashtra denies flood risk

State transport minister Diwakar Raote said state govt has proposed to plant five plants for each that will be cut for...

24 Jun 2019 8:58 PM IST

He walks backwards with the help of a headpiece built with plastic pipes, fixed with a rear-view mirror which allows him to walk backwards. (Photo: Screengrab/Metro TV)Newsmakers
Man walks 800 km backwards in protest against deforestation: Indonesia

According to Bastoni, walking backwards is a metaphor for looking back at the past, and he wanted to pay homage to the...

30 July 2019 6:41 PM IST

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