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Bihar is India’s poorest state according to the NITI Aayog 2021 report. Half of Bihar’s population lives in poverty. Seemanchal districts of Purnia, Kishangunj, Araria, and Katihar rank among the lowest in most development indices. 1/n
Our annual paroxysm of planetary concern is here, abuzz with ads, painting contests, pledge-taking rallies, races for the planet and tree-planting. Of them all, the last is the least benign: planting trees where they don’t belong is as horrific as cutting them down where they do.
In the Gue village in #HimachalPradesh’s Lahaul & Spiti district, debris from flash #Floods has made half the farmland unusable. Due to #ClimateChange, in the last 10-15 years, the incidence of floods has increased rapidly.
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New paper alert: Serosurvey of canine pathogens in domestic dogs in Upper Spiti with
@abi_vanak@b00z000 and Yash Veer Bhatnagar. Thanks to @IFS_Foundation for funding this study. Shows the importance of disease surveillance for conservation efforts
https://t.co/v87julWEKK
A super exciting opportunity for an Ecologist to work in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim in the snow leopard/rangelands conservation program with us. Especially folks from North-east, do apply #ArunachalPradesh#conservation#jobs#snowleopard
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A large part of India’s biodiversity rests outside protected areas. With 1.4 billion people and only around 5% protected areas, cultural practices of living together play an important role in conserving the biodiversity of India.Lets not ruin the culture #WorldBiodiversityDay
ANNOUNCING a short online workshop on 28th May 2022 for science/environment/development journalists on India’s Open Natural Ecosystems, their ecology, and intersections with livelihoods, culture, political economy & conservation.
Apply by 25/05/2022 at https://t.co/RbShaaAR56