
Nikhil Sreekandan
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Environment Journalist | Bylines in Al Jazeera, Mongabay, Scroll, The Hindu | Co-founder @TheINKLINE
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06-12-2010 19:54:43
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Why are Indian savannas viewed as ādegraded forestsā? Find out in this story by Nikhil Sreekandan. University of Exeter Abi T Vanak ATREE Trisha Gopalakrishna india.mongabay.com/2024/09/a-new-ā¦

By some estimates, there may be 24 million āgreen jobsā in the US by 2030, jobs that could help revitalize the countryās middle class. But this revitalization would come at a cost, to land and also to people, particularly those in the Global South. earthisland.org/journal/index.ā¦

The biodiversity management committee of the Pullur Periya PanchayatĀ in Kasargod, Kerala, initiated a project to restore a patch of degraded land on the banks of Chithari river, by removing invasive plants and planting native species. Nikhil Sreekandan india.mongabay.com/2024/11/with-lā¦

Using the proposed 880 MW solar park in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, as a case study, a recent paper highlights the importance of aligning green energy with biodiversity conservation goals. Munib Khanyari Nature Conservation Foundation Matt Sturchio Alan Knapp āļøNikhil Sreekandan india.mongabay.com/2024/12/solar-ā¦

Researchers used camera trap data to map snow leopard presence in Spiti and found all 13 proposed sites for solar power plants overlap with the speciesā habitats. Story by Nikhil Sreekandan. india.mongabay.com/2024/12/solar-ā¦

"[We understand] that transitioning from fossil fuels is important, but it is also naive to say that it is ecologically and socially sound to build green energy projects [anywhere],ā says Munib Khanyari, Program Manager at Nature Conservation Foundation High Altitudes Programme. Story by
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A Wildlife Institute of India study proposes a framework for prioritising villages in and around tiger reserves that need to be relocated, to maximise conservation benefits. National Tiger Conservation Authority Bilal Habib Wildlife Conservation Trust (India) āļøNikhil Sreekandan india.mongabay.com/2025/01/relocaā¦

Designed to suit Indian conditions and in line with international standards, the indigenous Turtle Excluder Device ensures the prevention of turtle bycatch with no shrimp catch loss. āļø Nikhil Sreekandan india.mongabay.com/2025/01/indigeā¦

āWe can predict the conditions and health of an ecosystem, coastal area or deep sea, simply by focusing on the community of nematodes,ā explains Taxonomist Jini Jacob. Nikhil Sreekandan reports. india.mongabay.com/2025/01/indianā¦

In December alone, Dr.Samrat Gowda IFS and team arrested over 40 poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha. The TrailGuard AI system "can be a gamechanger when it comes to patrolling and monitoring our protected areas"! Read the full story. š»š»š» Piyush Yadav Aditya Panda

Challenging the dominant narrative that conservation surveillance technologies such as camera traps are devices solely meant for monitoring wildlife, Trishant speaks to Nikhil Sreekandan about the need to involve indigenous communities in the process. india.mongabay.com/2025/03/trishaā¦



For The Hindu I wrote about the links between climate change and gut microbial composition based on a recent review article by Elena Litchman. Thank you Dr Litchman, Sachit Anand, Tarini Shankar Ghosh and Dr Sharma for your inputs. thehindu.com/sci-tech/scienā¦

A new research paper has described two new catfish species and revalidated a previously identified species from the Ganga river basin. Nikhil Sreekandan reports. india.mongabay.com/2025/05/newly-ā¦



My latest for The Hindu Science is about the key findings of the recent #LancetĀ Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing. The report calls for urgent focus in this area and warns that the wellbeing of adolescentsĀ worldwide has reached a tipping point. thehindu.com/sci-tech/energā¦

Is #Gujarat past its #lion carrying capacity? The tragic death of a 5-year-old in Amreli last week suggests that human-lion conflict is on the rise. Here's a breakdown of the latest lion #census and what it means for the future of the big cat. š½š½š½ Ravi Chellam, Y V Jhala