Released by CSE, the State of India's Environment 2026 report warns of seven breached planetary boundaries, extreme weather on 99% of days, escalating human-wildlife conflicts, and massive air-quality monitoring blind spots, urging immediate policy interventions for sustainable development.
Click to View MoreHuman-wildlife conflict involves negative interactions between humans and wild animals. Driven by habitat fragmentation, this socio-ecological challenge causes human casualties, crop damage, and property loss, while threatening wildlife through retaliatory killings and habitat degradation.
Click to View MoreProject HANUMAN in Andhra Pradesh addresses rising human–wildlife conflict through a proactive strategy combining AI-based monitoring, mobile alerts, rapid response teams, community ‘Vajra’ groups, and improved compensation. It also uses trained Kumki elephants and rescue infrastructure, promoting technology-driven, community-based coexistence between people and wildlife.
Click to View MoreA global study shows dispersed rural sprawl causes far more biodiversity loss than dense cities. Low-density expansion fragments habitats, fuels conflict, and degrades hotspots like the Western Ghats. Policies should favour compact urban growth and landscape-level rural conservation to meet global biodiversity targets.
Click to View MoreHuman-wildlife conflict poses a dual threat to biodiversity and rural livelihoods, demanding urgent and balanced solutions. Through technology-driven monitoring, inclusive policies, and active community engagement, India can promote coexistence.
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