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Eco tourism: sutainable travel or just 'Greenwash'?
It's that time of the year again... when you pack your backpacks and set off on journeys, both planned and unplanned. But do you ever stop and wonder if all your travel and holidaying is ruining the ecological balance in irreversible ways? Guy Noronha tells us more.

In Conversation

"The blame for climate change needs to be equally shared by everyone"

Fiza Farhan has been the Director of Buksh Energy, the first ESCo with a woman at the helm in Pakistan since 2009. She has also set up the Buksh Foundationâ€”a leading MFI of the country. An alumnus of the prestigious Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the Warwick Business School, UK, she spoke to TerraGreen's Harish Algappa on the sidelines of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2012.

Features

Destinies of blood and iron

In the previous edition of this series, we looked at how climate change and energy utilization were responsible for the rise of human beings from the apes, and the emergence of civilization. We also saw how climate change and energy security destroyed those very civilizations and left the human race tottering at the brink of collapse. In this edition, Harish Alagappa endeavours to take you on a journey through the Iron Age. The Iron Age Cold Epoch was a minor climactic event, but the lack of energy security during this era of human history was what was responsible for the emergence of some of the greatest civilizations known to man; including our own.

Green Tip of the Day

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Worldview

Persuasion, prison, and hard cash: How Nigeria is halting rainforest loss

Armsfree Ajanaku reports on the situation from the Cross River state in Nigeria.

Living in harmony with elephants

The world is changing and so is the perspective of humans towards the pachyderms. With rising cases of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC), it is time to take notice of the harshness meted out to this gullible creature and take action. Sharada Balasubramanian explores.

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Special Report

A dam of hope or despair?

As, the water levels in Delhi dwindle steadily, the Renuka Dam issue is catching steam. With the locals of the Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh protesting against its construction, the government is trying its best to work out an amicable solution. Rakesh Agrawal, 'Ridh' provides details from Ground Zero..

Good food can also be cheap food

Travelling in rural India always yields rich insights into how poor women struggle to provide that little extra, in terms of food, for the family meal. Pamela Philipose reports.