The Supreme Court on Monday heard a plea concerning the failure of the Uttar Pradesh state authorities to replace invasive non-native plant species, 'Vilayati...
In a freewheeling interaction with TNIE on the sylvan KFRI campus in Peechi, he reflects on his journey, Kerala’s forests, sacred groves, invasive species...
Expert committee to assess impact of invasive alien species on biodiversity
Invasive alien species like lantana camara, prosopis juliflora and water hyacinth have caused mass...
A recent study published in Nature Sustainability warns that India’s natural ecosystems are increasingly threatened by invasive alien plants, resulting in ecological, socio-economic, and...
India’s battle against invasive plants has long been waged in pockets: a cleared hillside here, a weeded pond there. But a new national study...
Tamil Nadu is one of the very few states, which is having a dedicated policy for fighting invasives spread and achieved some success. The...
Invasive alien plants are transforming India’s natural ecosystems at an accelerating pace and have nearly doubled their range in ecologically sensitive regions such as...
India’s ecosystems host a growing number of plants that did not originate here, but have adapted and spread rapidly. Many were introduced during the...
Conservation researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in India face a dilemma. As one scientist put it: should they wait to document the effects of all...
The study reported that the damage from invasive plants and animals expanding into new ecosystems has cost society more than $2.2 trillion worldwide.