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Arunachal: Forest clearance for dam puts white-bellied herons at risk

Guwahati, June 20 -- By Simrin Sirur/Mongabay The environment minister's Forest Advisory Committee has granted "in principle" approval to a hydropower project in a region of Arunachal Pradesh that is... Read More


Fluoride-contaminated groundwater continues to fuel fluorosis crisis in Assam

Guwahati, June 18 -- By Nabarun Guha/Mongabay Every day, 21-year-old Amjad Hussain, from Tapatjuri village in the Nagaon district of Assam, walks one kilometre to his neighbour Dilwar Hussain's house... Read More


Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Tripura to pilot community-led forest management project

Guwahati, June 13 -- By Joydeep Gupta/Mongabay "We look after our forests, we save them, because they are our home," Gaura Devi of the Chipko movement fame had once said. "We get fuel, fodder and som... Read More


Assam: Reintroduced rhinos breed in Manas, but recovery remains fragile

Guwahati, May 11 -- By Sneha Mahale/Mongabay The greater one-horned rhinoceros was once wiped out from Assam's Manas National Park (MNP), marking a major conservation setback. The rhino population, h... Read More


Nagaland: Community-led effort protects pangolins in critical illegal trade corridor

Guwahati, May 9 -- By Kasturi Das/Mongabay In Nagaland's Kiphire district, along the porous Indo-Myanmar border, pangolins have been hunted for decades - once due to cultural beliefs, and increasingl... Read More