Godwin Vasanth Bosco reports on extreme precipitation that has fallen on the Nilgiri plateau of southern India the last few years. These extreme and unprecedented rain events have led to massive landslides and other ecological damage. Little has been done to address the crisis.
Featured image: A massive landslide in one of the largest sholas in the Avalanche region of the Nilgiris, with hundreds of native trees and the stream ecology washed away. Continue reading Peril In The Hills: Extreme Weather A Danger For Nilgiri Ecosystem
Monthly Archives: September 2020
The Impact of ‘Civilization’ on Endemic Communities.
In this piece, Suresh discusses the impact of civilization on endemic communities and their right to live in isolation. Suresh tells us how these indigenous people have had their land, rights and identities stripped by encroaching industrial civilization. Continue reading The Impact of ‘Civilization’ on Endemic Communities.