Kundan Pandey

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has built a Methane Alert and Response System (MARS), which captures data from methane-detecting satellites and releases alerts for countries and companies about methane leakage. It expects the entity to plug the leak after receiving the alert. The IMEO has

The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has released its 18th India State of Forest Report (ISFR), indicating a marginal increase in India's forest and tree cover. However, a concerning trend shows a decline in forest cover across several biodiversity-rich areas.

The Forest of Survey of India report indicates a troubling situation in ecological hotspots such as the Western Ghats and the Himalayan states.

The European Union (EU) 's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) imposes significant costs on countries with high carbon emission intensity and substantial export dependence.

In December 2018, I travelled to Balad Kalan and nearby villages in Punjab's Sangrur district. The fog shrouding the rural landscape was a refreshing contrast to the concrete jungle of Delhi NCR, where I live. The journey became even more intriguing as I was about to meet an activist who, according to police records, was absconding. After navigating a network of intermediaries, a man in his early thirties appeared at a house around 8 PM while we were enjoying dinner with the host family. He was one of the key players in the ongoing conflict over gaining control of reserved common land for marginalised communities. We had a profound conversation about the politics surrounding natural resources. The piece that emerged from this journey focused on the positive change in people's lives after gaining access to land and the uprising of a marginalised community. The struggle, however, had already claimed lives.

Odisha recently became one of three states in the country to grant Habitat Rights (HR) under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA) to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). The state recognised Habitat Rights for seven of its PVTGs and other traditional communities.

The residents of Loliem village in southern Goa are doing everything they can to control the fate of their lands. At a time when aspirations of development resemble urbanised smart cities, hundreds of residents in Loliem and other villages are going against the grain, instead demanding their villages be officially recognised – and protected – for their natural resources.

West Bengal's traditional practice of fishing at a khoti is being challenged with dwindling fish stock, mechanised fishing and financial instability.

Fish refugia are designated areas aimed at protecting critical habitats and ecosystems essential for the life cycles of specific fish species.

The Western Ghats, one of South Asia's most biodiverse and fragile ecosystems, faces mounting threats. Imperilled by deforestation, quarrying, and largely unplanned development, the region now contends with the escalating pressures of climate change. Extreme weather events, intensifying due to global warming, are compounding the ecological crisis.