Trenches dug around Banni’s grassland restoration project lands pose a threat to livestock and make large portions of land inaccessible to wildlife, experts say
Kutch’s Bhagiyas are repositories of indigenous technical knowledge on taking care of livestock, treating them, and on local plant species, but this knowledge is declining with every subsequent generation
The decision, however, has raised some concerns as the banyan tree, often referred a micro forest, could change the ecosystem of the grassland that once was also home to cheetahs.
Changing sea temperature means fish traditionally found near the coast are now moving into deeper waters. Because of this, fishermen have to spend more time and money and venture into deeper waters.