Kodagu, coffee, climate change: An agroforestry scientist's notes on the connection
Nandita • 6 years agoMuch of the blame for the drought-flood-drought-flood trend in Kodagu has been laid on coffee plantations
Saving tiger reserves can reap trillions in economic, ecological benefits: Report
Mongabay India • 6 years agoForests, wetlands & species benefitting from tiger conservation impact the health of ecosystems & the water cycle.
Kaveri delta: Shrinking area and decreasing farm productivity hit south India's agricultural backbone
Mongabay India • 6 years agoThe delta of river Kaveri, which is the agricultural backbone of south India, has shrunk by 20 percent because of diversion of land for non-agricultural purposes and climate change.
Tiger habitats in the Sundarbans are imperiled by climate change; govt intervention is urgently required
Mongabay India • 6 years agoRoyal Bengal tigers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans could be wiped off by 2070 due to a combination of climate change and sea level rise.
In Meghalaya, a school teacher is spearheading a turmeric farming movement
Mongabay India • 6 years agoTrinity Saioo, an award-winning turmeric farmer from Mulieh village in Meghalaya, has been silently leading 800 women in her state to cultivate and boost the popularity of the indigenous, high-curcumin content Lakadong variety of the spice.