Besides displacing thousands of people, the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport is expected to destroy local mangrove and wetland ecosystems that strengthen climate resilience of India’s financial capital
Besides displacing thousands of people, the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport is expected to destroy local mangrove and wetland ecosystems that strengthen climate resilience of India’s financial capital
The recent death of Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, who focused global attention on the East Kolkata Wetlands, comes at a time when this unique urban ecosystem is in danger of being wiped out
It is impossible to disengage Dhrubajyoti Ghosh from the East Kolkata Wetlands at the eastern fringe of Kolkata that he introduced to the world as a unique urban ecosystem…Read More
On World Wetlands Day, it is heartening to note that Chilika Lake has been transformed into one of the healthiest wetlands in India, but local fishers are facing a livelihoods crisis
India will add more than 200 million people to its cities in the next 15 years, putting a great strain on wetlands unless urban planning urgently deals with the imminent crisis
The latest annual Economic Survey by the Finance Ministry presented data that included the rapid pace of urbanisation, indicating that the wetlands in the country are headed for a crisis…Read More
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