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    Reviving Rajasthan’s desert ecosystem with native trees, seed bank and people

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    China struggles with socio-environmental standards in Latin America

    Conflicts with indigenous people underline the need for Chinese corporations and banks to include socio-environmental safeguards in their projects in Latin America and the...
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    Birds in Delhi ponds remind us why we should not ignore small urban wetlands

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    For Delhi’s ‘homeless farmers’, work satisfaction is important

    There are evidently different yardsticks for government officials to apply when it comes to the tenant farmers of Delhi's Yamuna floodplains. In the floodplains of...
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    Beekeepers fear this year’s will be the worst honey harvest in decades

    Wild honey harvests have reduced as the indigenous, wild bees have not produced enough honey this year and experts say this is mainly due...
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    Transforming a ghost village with hill-centric livelihood and tourism opportunities

    An Uttarakhand government scheme to create employment opportunities for returning migrants during the pandemic did not benefit many. Climate-resilient livelihood options are needed for...
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    Traditional Chinese medicine stirs a concoction in Asia, Africa and the Americas

    Animal rights groups are voicing concern as the China’s traditional medicine business is leading to the harvesting of animals, besides plants, thus threatening biodiversity. On...
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