Kartik Chugh For thousands of years, humans and other animal species have accompanied each other with a strong bond. Human-animal relationship has been prevalent in the course of human history and is rooted in our co-evolution. The companion species which were not part of the same ecological niche became a part of an evolutionary process … Continue reading It takes Two to Tango
Himanshu Choudhery With an escalating human population, due to high rates of migration from rural to urban areas, cities around the world are becoming very populated and polluted. This influx of people in urban areas has led to an overall reduction in green cover as natural spaces are converted into residential areas to accommodate the … Continue reading A Bird in Hand Worth Protecting
Shiwani The Indo-Gangetic Plains stretching from north India all the way to the east have been witnessing very poor air-quality during the pre-monsoon season (March to May) for the past few years. Delhi, due to its geographical location, is placed in the middle of the dust-laden Westerly winds originating from the Arabian Peninsula or the … Continue reading Gust of Dust
Shashank Bhardwaj “Each grass- covered hillside is an open book for those who care to read. Upon its pages are written the condition of the present, the events of the past, and a forecast of those of the future”. John E. Weaver (1954) Grasses and grasslands have been an integral part of human civilization and … Continue reading Grasslands in a Changing World
Ajay Immanuel Gonji In an earlier blog post that I had written, I talked about how urban wildlife depends on a unique combination of naturally occurring and human-generated food. In most cities of the globe, it is not uncommon to witness birds and mammals benefitting from anthropogenic food resources. This food may be derived either … Continue reading Human-generated Food and Urban Wildlife
Fizala Tayebulla A child's mind can be full of novel stories and play | Credit: Fizala Tayebulla | CUES | Location: Barpeta, Assam The brain-to-body mass ratio in humans is relatively higher in comparison to any other species. This can be seen simply by comparing the total number of neurons of a human brain with … Continue reading A Way Towards Nature Education for Young Children
Vijaylakshmi Suman With the growing influence of the field of urban ecology, issues pertaining to discourses of urban justice and equality are drawing much attention. These discourses particularly look at the relationship of people and nature in terms of differential access to the benefits offered by ‘natural spaces’. Urban nature is entangled with several social … Continue reading A Bird’s Eye View
Shiwani Urbanization is cosmopolitan. And what can be an interesting yet simple way to see this urbanization transform a landscape over time? Visual imagery is the way to go. Visualization makes it easy for people to understand various phenomena, including changes that are taking place on-ground, and the scale and intensity at which these changes … Continue reading Understanding Urban Transformation Through Imagery
Ajay Immanuel Gonji Every year, during the monsoon season, the Dheerpur Wetland Project (DWP) site undergoes a drastic transformation in its appearance. Torrential rains and stormwater flowing into the wetland from surrounding areas lead to flooding in most parts of the wetland. During this time, the DWP site also serves as a habitat for a … Continue reading Camera Trapping in Dheerpur Wetland Project Site
Vijaylakshmi Suman Recently, the Haryana government moved a bill to amend the 118-year-old Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) - a law which inhibits construction activities in large sections of the Aravalli’s. While the PLPA is not applicable to those areas falling under Master Plans, the bill allows the continued existence of those unauthorised constructions that … Continue reading Saving the Remnants
