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Bioshields Best Defence Against Disasters
Mangrove forests effectively shielded some coastal areas from the Asian tsunami, while those areas without mangrove cover suffered immense damage. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarPORT BLAIR,...
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Women Hit Hard by Natural Disasters
Forty-nine percent of all disaster survivors are women. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPSBy Malini ShankarBHUBANESWAR, India, Oct 13 2012 (IPS) In the aftermath of a natural disaster, women are often the most...
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Culling or Conservation?
Elephants in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in danger of being culled. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarPORT BLAIR, India, Oct 5 2012 (IPS) Midway through Wildlife Week in India,...
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Crocs and Humans Clash in Shrinking Space
Nile crocodiles and estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles account for the deaths of hundreds of human beings every year. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarPORT BLAIR, Aug 15 2012 (IPS) Twenty...
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From the Ashes of Tragedy, Lessons for Disaster Management
Indian Railway officials inspecting the burnt carriage in which 32 passengers perished on Monday. Credit: Indian RailwaysBy Malini ShankarCHENNAI, Aug 4 2012 (IPS) At 4:30 a.m. on the morning of Jul....
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UNESCO Protection Crucial – and Controversial
By Malini ShankarBANGALORE, Jul 31 2012 (IPS) It took six years for a dedicated team of scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India, wildlife officials from six Indian states and officials from the...
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Shipping Canal Threatens Culture, Ecology, Livelihoods
The Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project could destroy the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarRAMESHWARAM, Jul 16 2012 (IPS) One hundred and fifty years...
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Earth Summits Fail Biodiversity in India
By Malini ShankarBANGALORE, Jun 21 2012 (IPS) Heads of state and governments are meeting in Rio de Janeiro this week to decide how to renew their pledges made during the first Earth Summit held in Rio...
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Indian Ocean Rim Countries Battered by Disasters – Part 2
A wilting mangrove forest in Car Nicobar, destroyed by the Asian Tsunami in 2004. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarBHUBANESWAR, India, Jun 14 2012 (IPS) The heat wave in the Indian state of...
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Turning Disaster Management Strategy Into Action – Part 1
A reconstructed school at Chukchuka in Car Nicobar Island serves as an emergency shelter. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarPORT BLAIR, India, Jun 3 2012 (IPS) Islanders on India’s Great...
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Smugglers Devastate Gulf of Mannar Marine Reserve
A glimpse of seagrass close to the seashore of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, which is home to a spectrum of marine wildlife Credit: Malini Shankar/IPS By Malini ShankarRAMESHWARAM, India,...
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Bringing the Lost Cheetah Back to India – But at What Cost?
These sand dunes in the Thar Desert in India are one of identified sites for cheetah reintroduction. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPS Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarBANGALORE, Apr 11 2012 (IPS)...
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Community Radio Tunes Into Ad Revenues in India
Fishers benefit greatly from community radio. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBy Malini ShankarBANGALORE, India, Apr 6 2012 (IPS) Community Radio (CR) broadcasting in India, long bound by red tape, has...
View ArticleINDIA: Indigenous Rights Versus Wildlife Rights? – Part 2
By Malini ShankarBANGALORE, Jan 14 2012 (IPS) As the amount of protected forest dwindles rapidly in India, indigenous groups and wildlife find themselves living cheek to jowl in an increasingly...
View ArticleINDIA: Indigenous Rights Versus Wildlife Rights? – Part 1
By Malini ShankarBANGALORE, Jan 13 2012 (IPS) Tucked away in a dense and ecologically diverse tiger reserve in Southern India, tribes-people and wildlife defenders are locked in a battle of indigenous...
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Bewildering Biodiversity – A Success Story of Food Security for Indigenous...
By Malini ShankarCHIDAMBARAM TALUQ, CUDDALORE DISTRICT, India, Nov 20 2015 (IPS)The 2013 National Food Security Act of the Government of India seeks, according to its preamble, to “provide for food and...
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Preserving Mangroves Provides Protection and Food Security
By Malini ShankarCHIDAMBARAM TALUQ, CUDDALORE DISTRICT, India, Nov 13 2015 (IPS)At the dawn of Indian Independence, Government of India’s commitment to food security – in addition to the impact of the...
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India Confronts Water Woes as it Transitions from MDGs to SDGs
India’s many mighty rivers like the Ganges and Indus not only irrigate vast tracts of farmland and provide life-sustaining resources to millions, they also form the basis of India’s hydropower plans...
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Mangrove Conservation Paves the Way to a Sustainable Future
The Irulas harvest produce from the mangrove forest for a livelihood. Here, an Irula man pulls a crab trap that he had laid out in the morning before heading off to fish in the sea. Malini...
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India Scores Low on Environmental Sustainability
By Malini ShankarBANGALORE, India, Dec 26 2012 (IPS)Of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -development targets agreed upon by the international community, whose 2015 deadline is approaching...
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