World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Migration
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Reluctant migrants
Bolangir district in Orissa, facing drought conditions since 1965, sees an annual mass migration of farmers to other States in search of work. SURESH GOHIR of Bhotapada village in the backward Bolangir district of Orissa consumed pesticide two years ago after his paddy crop failed. He survived the suicide attempt but found life doubly difficult as debt had mounted.
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Conservation in Mudumalai: Another politics
In response to Daniel Taghioff and Ajit Menon
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Climate change, unpredictable cold waves and possible brakes on plant migration
Increases in annual mean temperature in the course of current climate change are expected to facilitate mass species migration towards higher altitudes and latitudes. However, this migration may be slowed,
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Is the climate right for Pleistocene rewilding? Using species distribution models to extrapolate climatic suitability for mammals across continents
Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly used for extrapolation, or predicting suitable regions for species under new geographic or temporal scenarios. However, SDM predictions may be prone to errors if species are not at equilibrium with climatic conditions in the current range and if training samples are not representative.
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Only 25 polio cases against last years 741
Anuradha Mascarenhas <br /><br />India is well on its way to eradicate the polio virus, according to health officials who show the sharp dip in the number of cases this year as against last year
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Grassland Kingdom
100 tigers, 2,000 one-horned rhinos, 1,800 wild buffalo?
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Brazils early urban transition: what can it teach urbanizing countries?
This paper specifically describes the urbanization experience of Brazil, by far the largest country in Latin America, and which has attained levels of urbanization that surpass those of most European countries.
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Climate change in Kenya: Focus on children
UNICEF UK and UNICEF Kenya have produced this case study to highlight the specific challenges for children related to climate change in Kenya; bringing climate models to life with stories from  children in different regions.
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Linkages among climate change, crop yields and MexicoUS cross-border migration
Climate change is expected to cause mass human migration, including immigration across international borders. This study quantitatively examines the linkages among variations in climate, agricultural yields, and people's migration responses by using an instrumental variables approach.