India’s latest ₹2.82-crore ABS disbursement shows that benefit-sharing from biological resources is gaining momentum. But gaps in traceability and community participation raise questions about whether these payments are reaching the people who helped preserve India’s genetic diversity.
India has designated its 100th Ramsar Site, marking a major conservation milestone. But does international recognition actually protect wetlands from encroachment, pollution, and ecological decline? This analysis explores the gap between recognition and real conservation.
For decades, environmental protection and poverty reduction were often seen as opposing priorities, as though supporting one meant sacrificing the other. Forests were these fragile spaces, supposedly safe only if people stayed out, while raising rural incomes was some separate struggle. But recent research tells a different story. According to the International Forestry Resources and…
MAHE hosted MAGSCON 2026 in Manipal, bringing together global leaders to accelerate progress on all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals through collaboration, innovation, and education. The conference highlights the growing role of universities in driving sustainable development, AI integration, and global partnerships. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) opened its doors to the world…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 04, 2025 04:27 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal One 1St October, 2025, we lost a beloved scientist and conservationist Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall. Jane was born on April 3, 1934, in London, and was interested in animals and the wildlife from a very young age. That childhood inquisitiveness…
Photo Credit: carribean.un.org Clear Cut Gender DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 24, 2025 12:15 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik The oceans are in crisis, and the evidence is now impossible to ignore. Scientists have verified that the world is witnessing its most widespread and intense coral bleaching episode ever recorded. From the Great Barrier Reef to the…
