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Flying Salamanders! Researchers discover that the wandering #salamander (Aneides vagrans) living in #Redwoods canopies can 'glide' even without any obvious adaptations, while some other species cant. Paper: [cell.com/current-biolog…] news.berkeley.edu/2022/05/23/sky…

Please find my published thoughts and works on domestic water scarcity, marginality and informality in the self-service town of Darjeeling. It is a scary ask. But it would be great if you can share your thoughts on this. aup-online.com/content/papers… ICAS

While Europe grapples with its #heatwave north east India continues to face extreme weather. Sandip Chakraborty Anjalprakash WRI India newsclick.in/Climate-Change…

Lovejoy, Wilson, and now Lovelock. A vanishing generation. theguardian.com/environment/20…

It has been an absolute pleasure reviewing 'Tigers are our brothers' by #AmbikaAiyadurai for Conservation&Society. Her pioneering work in the northeast over two decades has been an inspiration to me and many others. Highly recommend the book for others too. conservationandsociety.org.in/article.asp?is…

Congratulations Anirban Datta-Roy , important and interesting discovery on hunting in changing jhum system...👏👏

Elevating spirit above our basic tendencies is both metaphorical and literal for the Nepalis during the two week celebration of #Dashain.

There we go again. As carbon becomes the fungible, tradable form of all nature today, all environmental responsibility is reduced to just carbon sequestration… even if it means planting trees where they don’t belong. Diverse ecosystems and complex socio-ecology can go to hell.

#COP27 is a lot like #FIFAWorldCup - Underdogs take on the better-equipped teams. Big business surrounds the actual sports. And the outcome can come down to a game-changing moment. My op-ed today: Did COP27 score a win against climate change? indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

While elephants and tigers fight each other [sciencedirect.com/science/articl…], spare a thought for the invertebrates and other 'non-charismatic' species. Old paper [royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…] #conservation #funding

It took a long time, but finally the TERI book on #jhum case studies from #northeast India supported by 地球環境基金【公式】 is out. Glad to contribute a chapter with Karthik Teegalapalli . #ArunachalPradesh #swidden teriin.org/project/tradit…

As COP15 kicks off, researchers and policy experts are concerned that countries still disagree on too many issues to secure a deal that will protect species and ecosystems effectively. nature.com/articles/d4158…

I will be speaking in this program this weekend. Here is a list of the #data #dashboards I will be showing to discuss opportunities and challenges for climate action in various sectors.

New species of gecko from Mizoram nature.com/articles/d4158…

Coverage of the recent paper [hindawi.com/journals/tbed/…] on #Chytridiomycosis, the fungal disease devastating amphibian populations across the world. Paper by Sreedharan, KarthikeyanVasudevan, Barkha Subba & others describe better ways of detecting it. theconversation.com/the-worlds-wor…

New #salamander species Tylototriton zaimeng, found in #Manipur .. Something to cheer about eastmojo.com/manipur/2023/0…

The updated Red List Index shows that the status of amphibians is deteriorating globally nature.com/articles/s4158…

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Collaboration among environmentalists, tea garden owners & the government is essential to ensure the long-term health of the Darjeeling Himalaya landscape and communities, write Barkha Subba Anirban Datta-Roy in this #commentary. WWF-India Teekampagne india.mongabay.com/2024/09/commen…