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India is leaving its poor farmers behind
March 22, 2019
Unrestricted use of water pumps – of which India has the most in the world – is driving water beyond the reach of the poor, while policy prescriptions ignore the causes of India’s water crisis, Joydeep Gupta argues
Dialogue empowers river communities
March 22, 2019
On World Water Day, Sajjad Hussein describes how “river meetings” are empowering communities along the Brahmaputra to take control of their water resources
Sustaining the heartbeat of the Mekong Basin
March 20, 2019
Moving from hydro to solar could protect the Tonle Sap Lake, the world’s largest freshwater fishery
As the Arctic melts, carbon creeps out
March 19, 2019
New research on how permafrost melting in the Arctic releases carbon dioxide and methane show cause for concern, and some limited optimism
Tiger numbers increase in Bhutan
March 18, 2019
As the world tries to double tiger number from where it was in 2010, Bhutan’s increase in tiger numbers shows that at least one country is doing well in this regard
Photo feature: Nepal’s bird paradise
March 15, 2019
The Jagdishpur Lake in Nepal is the country’s largest bird habitat, hosting rare and fascinating species from the country and migratory birds travelling from China, Central Asia, and Russia