Down To Earth Magazine - October 16, 2017

In this issue

COAL - RIP 2050.

Africa - Tribes across border fight over Lake Turkana.

Rivers - Isha Foundation's new drive could spell trouble.

Ecuador - India's demand fuels spread of invasive teak and more...

Up In Arms

Shrinking of the world's largest desert lake has triggered a survival battle among nomadic tribes in the Kenyan-Ethiopian border. JITENDRA travels across Kenya's Turkana county to see how climate change and human activities have led to the crisis

6 mins

A Cure Worse Than The Disease

Isha Foundation's Rally for Rivers initiative to plant trees alongside river banks appears impractical and lacks scientific rigour ISHAN KUKRETI new delhi 

2 mins

Under Siege

India's demand for teak wood is endangering Ecuador's rainforests and agricultural land ISHAN KUKRETI | New Delhi 

4 mins

Cassini Dives Into Saturn

The Cassini-Huygens probe has enabled scientists analyse the surface and atmosphere of some of Saturn's mysterious moons SHREESHAN VENKATESH 

4 mins

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Down To Earth is a fortnightly magazine published by the Society for Environmental Comm, a non-profit research and advocacy organization based in New Delhi, India. It is one of the most respected environmental magazines in the country.

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