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Philippine reefs are losing time to recover from bleaching

Conservation & Biodiversity · Southeast Asia

Philippine reefs are losing time to recover from bleaching

Staff Writer October 6, 2026 3 min read

Nepal’s 200 glacial lakes risk bursting, scientists warn

Climate Science · South Asia

Nepal’s 200 glacial lakes risk bursting, scientists warn

Staff Writer October 6, 2026 3 min read

Ireland funds mangrove restoration in south-east Liberia

Adaptation & Resilience · Africa

Ireland funds mangrove restoration in south-east Liberia

Staff Writer October 6, 2026 3 min read

Amazon deforestation falls to its lowest level in 13 years

Climate & Environment · Conservation & Biodiversity · Latin America

Amazon deforestation falls to its lowest level in 13 years

Staff Writer October 5, 2026 3 min read

Tamil Nadu races to save a vanishing island with reefs

Climate & Environment · Conservation & Biodiversity · South Asia

Tamil Nadu races to save a vanishing island with reefs

Staff Writer October 5, 2026 3 min read

Drought leaves Kenya’s Turkana facing a hunger crisis

Adaptation & Resilience · Africa · Climate & Environment · Editor's picks

Drought leaves Kenya’s Turkana facing a hunger crisis

Staff Writer October 5, 2026 3 min read

FAO warns world’s soils are degrading faster than repair

Africa · Climate & Environment · Water & Soils

FAO warns world’s soils are degrading faster than repair

Staff Writer October 5, 2026 3 min read

Probiotics help Red Sea corals survive a deadly heatwave

Climate & Environment · Conservation & Biodiversity · Middle East & North Africa

Probiotics help Red Sea corals survive a deadly heatwave

Staff Writer October 5, 2026 3 min read

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Thimmakka was 114 years old when she died on 14th Nov, 2025 in a hospital in south Bangalore but only 37 years old when she and Chikkayya started planting trees to heal from the humiliation they faced for being childless.

Changemakers, Climate & En...

Honoring the unparalleled life and legacy of Saalumarada Thimmakka

Charumathi Supraja

July 8, 2026

aerial photography of a cliff surrounded with body of water

Climate & Environment, Con...

“Great Nicobar Is Being Re-Engineered, Not Developed”: An Interview with Pankaj Sekhsaria

K. A. Shaji

July 8, 2026

In Haiti today, farmers face a crisis that no harvest alone can solve. Hurricane Melissa has just ripped through the region, flooding lowlands and sweeping away fragile plots already weakened by drought. At the same time, gangs tighten their grip on the roads, blocking supply routes and isolating farming communities. Agriculture—the lifeline of millions—now stands at the intersection of climate collapse and lawlessness. For those who still till the soil, survival has become an act of endurance.

Agriculture, Climate Science, ...

Under Siege: Haiti’s Farmers Caught Between Gangs and Storms

Reginald Toussaint

July 8, 2026

mangrove boat tour in kerala india

Climate & Environment, Com...

Bring the Forest to the City: Kerala’s ‘Greenprint’ for Social Forestry 2.0

Dr Gopakumar S

July 8, 2026

Silent Valley’s Living Archive: The Muduga Man Who Guards India’s Last Great Rainforest

Changemakers, Climate & En...

Silent Valley’s Living Archive: The Muduga Man Who Guards India’s Last Great Rainforest

K. A. Shaji

July 8, 2026

Local convenings held as part of capacity building of community associates

Adaptation & Resilience, C...

Co-Creating Climate Futures with EQUINOCT Community Sourced Modelling Solutions

Sreeja K G

July 8, 2026

tractor working in austrian wheat field landscape

Americas, Climate & Enviro...

Biological Control Agents: Nature’s Answer to Climate-Smart Pest Management

Emily Billow

October 23, 2025

H Byju

Climate & Environment, Con...

H. Byju: Watching Over the Last Vultures of the Nilgiris

K. A. Shaji

July 8, 2026

Students of Ranabima Royal collage engaging with the practical Session

Adaptation & Resilience, C...

Wings of Change: Students at Peradeniya Take Flight to Protect Pollinators

W.A. Tharushika Nethmi

July 8, 2026

Allan Okumu and Sharon Wanjiru Nyoike

Adaptation & Resilience, C...

Devastating Floods in Lake Naivasha 2025: Displacement, Ecological Collapse, and Urgent Humanitarian Crisis

Sharon Wanjiru Nyoike

October 23, 2025

Adaptation & Resilience, C...

Climate Change in Kenya: How Rising Waters Are Transforming Africa’s Great Rift Lakes

Dr Santhoshkumar AV

July 8, 2026

Climate & Environment, Con...

Kerala’s Biodiversity: A Tapestry of Life, Culture, and Community Action

Dr Santhoshkumar AV

October 23, 2025

Gibbons, homestay and homestead tea cultivation: A remarkable story of conservation from Assam’s tea country

Climate & Environment, Con...

Gibbons, homestay and homestead tea cultivation: A remarkable story of conservation from Assam’s tea country

Staff Writer

October 23, 2025

Recent research reveals that the wildebeest migration plays a surprising role in combating climate change. As these massive herds move through the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, their grazing habits reduce the size and frequency of savanna wildfires. By consuming dry grass that would otherwise fuel fires, the migration prevents the release of stored carbon and actually promotes soil carbon accumulation.

Adaptation & Resilience, A...

Saving Nature’s Greatest Show: How East Africa’s Communities Are Protecting the Great Migration

Kennedy George

October 23, 2025

lettuce field near cornfield

Climate & Environment, Wat...

Soil health and regeneration: Why it matters more then ever

Ashish Nigam

October 23, 2025

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