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Eco-conservation

Deep Ecology and Conservation of Nature – Lecture by John Seed in Chennai

by Ishrath Humairah
John Seed - Rainforest Conservation Activist

World renowned rainforest activist, John Seed, talks on Deep Ecology & Conservation of Nature, a philosophy that believes that the underlying reason for the environmental crisis is a psychological or spiritual disease stemming from the illusion of separation between humans and the rest of the natural world.

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Anupam Mishra’s TED Talk on the Ancient Ingenuity of Water Harvesting

by Ishrath Humairah
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Freshwater is the fast disappearing resource for which future wars will happen. Here is TED talk by Anupam Mishra, taking you back in time to see how water was harvested, conserved, and used with reverence and respect.

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Summer : A Tale of two trees

by Ganesh Mahadevan
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Yesterday the first pre-monsoon showers hit us. The temperature dropped a whopping 10 deg C in a single day. We had the air cooler on till the previous night. Yesterday night, we had to reduce the speed of our ceiling fan. What a contrast!. As the hottest summer in the past 5 years came to an end, I felt the need to pen my observations and thoughts.

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Malabar Banded Peacock – Almost Extinct

by Ishrath Humairah
Malabar Banded Peacock - Credits Thomas Neubauer

The Malabar Banded Peacock belongs to one of the spectacular family of butterflies. They have amazing iridescent colors and hues. Some of the species look green or blue depending upon the viewing angle. Thanks to this amazing camouflage, these butterflies have survived over a centuries. Otherwise it is not hard to miss the Papilio Buddha.

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Diary of a Tree

by Ganesh Mahadevan
Diary of a tree

Good evening my friends, enemies and other most dangerous creatures that includes the indifferent people of the Living Planet. Before I am carried into the dusk on the bed of my yellow and green painted coffin, I wanted to reach out to you all and share my life’s experiences and wisdoms. My autobiography so to speak.

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The Sariska Tiger Relocation Project

by Ishrath Humairah
The Majestic Tiger - Image Credit - William Picard

A painstaking combing exercise in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, revealed that there were no tigers left. All the tigers were poached out of existence. Total wipe out of tigers from the famed Sariska Tiger reserve was a national embarrassment. The nation witnessed the furore of wildlife activists, nature lovers and conservationists like never before.

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