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Nepal

Officials in Nepal and India have expressed concern over the trans-boun-dary migration of wild animals. They say the movement of animals is posing a serious threat to the life and property of the
- 14/09/1997
- Down To Earth
- - Wildlife
  - Poaching
  - Nepal
  - India
Green puzzle

A cross section of opinions in response to 'Dark truths and lost woods' pages 31 41 by ANIL AGARWAL
- 14/06/1997
Wild and unprotected

Poachers and smugglers continue to snip through the tatty net of existing Indian wildlife protection laws
- 14/03/1995
- Down To Earth
- - CITES
  - Wildlife Trade
  - Poaching
  - India
Pressure tactics

The consensus on allowing restricted trade in ivory was confirmed by a secret ballot, and angeredjhe protectionist groups, which had been trying to 4m- twist nations which were in favour of
- 14/07/1997
- - Elephant
  - Africa
Animal passion

The translocation of surplus wildlife from a Zimbabwean park evokes mixed responses
- 30/07/1995
- Down To Earth
- - CITES
  - Wildlife
  - Elephant
  - Zimbabwe
Terai damming away its wildlife

NEPAL'S Terai region seems hell-bent on courting environmental disaster. In the last 30-odd years wetlands and swamps have been reclaimed and massive rivers have been tied down by dams. The flood
- 29/06/1992
- Down To Earth
- - Forests
  - Wetlands
  - Sal
  - Endangered Species
  - Nepal
Rogue elephants in the backyard

A study explains why peaceful pachyderms go on rampages that leave crops and humans devastated
- 14/08/1994
- - Farmers
  - Conflicts
  - Elephant
  - Mudumalai SA
  - India
For the people...

Conservation policies practised in the developing world need to tread cautiously on territories which had for generations, belonged to the people, says a statement by the Centre for Science and Environment
- 30/12/1995
- Down To Earth
- - Wildlife
  - Tiger
  - National Parks
  - Biodiversity
  - CSE
Maps of the world

Geographical Information Systems is revolutionising the present and portend a happier future. Or so we hope in the maps of our minds.
- 30/08/1994