RE: https://shankarraman.in/2026/05/24/my-new-book-the-trees-of-my-country/ My new book on #trees of #india is now on pre-order at many outlets and independent bookstores like Champaca in #bengaluru […]

My new book: The Trees of My Country It's been nearly five years in the making, and now it's almost here! The Trees of My Country: A Natural History of India in 50 Trees, published by Aleph, will hit the bookstores soon. It took me across India, this […] [Original post on biodiversity.social]

My book The Wild Heart of India is now out in paperback as a revised edition with five new essays. Published by Westland, the book has a brand new cover, a beautiful piece of art by Sartaj Ghuman, whose illustrations grace the pages inside as well. The book is now making it's way into bookstores […]

My #book #thewildheartofindia is now out in #paperback! A revised edition, with some new #essays and a lovely new cover by Sartaj Ghuman. Do take a look! Available in a number of #indiebookstores like #Higginbothams (photo) and #Champaca (link) […] [Original post on biodiversity.social]

A perceptive take on one of the most ecologically and socially ruinous and destructive projects to ever be planned in Indias lands and waters. Is India’s Great Nicobar Gambit an Asset or Liability? https://www.globalasia.org/forum/is-indias-great-nicobar-gambit-an-asset-or-liability_nirmal-ghosh

For these bullshit artists to come to their senses, we'll have to wait until the cows come home! #news #delhi #newdelhi #aravallis #forests https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/cm-govt-working-on-scientific-plan-to-link-gaushalas-with-ridge-101777486380563.html

Also see: Cephalopods deserve higher welfare standards in research https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01320-2 These highly sentient creatures have weak protections for their well-being. That must change.

My #book #thewildheartofindia is now out in #paperback! A revised edition, with some new #essays and a lovely new cover by Sartaj Ghuman. Do take a look! Available in a number of #indiebookstores like #Higginbothams (photo) and #Champaca (link) […] [Original post on biodiversity.social]

A lovely and lively article by #ecologist Bibidishananda⁩ Basu on how the #forest comes alive around a fascinating fruiting #tree in #arunachalpradesh. #india #nature #wildlife https://roundglasssustain.com/wild-vault/chalmugra-tree-visitors

This pre-print suggests that forest conservation is good for biodiversity, but large-scale afforestation is *bad* for biodiversity, and also will have little impact on short-medium term climate, underscoring the need for rapid emissions reductions. assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-822...

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...