Forests, the clouds of earth, hold up to the sky their silence, and clouds from above come down in resonant showers. “Fireflies” by Rabindranath Tagore   The...

The natural regeneration of vegetation is a dynamic process by which life recolonises land when the vegetation has been partially or totally destroyed. Life recovers the lost ground through the mec...

Eco- system restoration attempts to reinstate an entire community of organisms to as near its natural condition as possible. It mimics natural systems and tries to bring back biodiversity. Assessment ...

Tropical dry evergreen forests  (TDEF) are found in tropical regions with seasonal rainfall, resulting in several months of severe drought. Such conditions have provided the selective pressures...

Botanical Services   Botanical Services is the commercial unit of the Auroville Botanical Gardens  dedicated to bringing ecologically sustainable solutions to the commercia...

There is and there has been much experimentation in developing environmentally friendly building techniques, recycling wastewater, using solar power but afforestation and farming seems to be critical ...