Banni grasslands

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Prosopis Invasion: Large-Scale Removal of Banni’s ‘Mad Tree’ Is Not the Solution

Sahana Ghosh 26/08/2021

Scientists say landscape-wide removal of Prosopis, while ecologically feasible,...

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Of the Classes of Environmental Regulation, Grasslands Are Poorest of the Poor

Ria Singh Sawhney and Sugandha Yadav 29/09/2019

The Government of India has used the prompt to...

Left: sediment core collection from a dry lake bed in Banni Right: top - fungal spore, middle - snail shells , bottom - charcoal particles observed in the sediment layers. Credit: Anushree A.S.

Ecological History of Banni Grasslands Can Be Understood by Paleoecological Clues

Priyanka Runwal 11/10/2017

Tropical grasslands and savannas, although very large – both...

The Banni pashu mela. Credit: Gaurav Madan

How Gujarat’s Maldharis Are Asserting Their Rights Over the Banni Grasslands

Gaurav Madan 05/12/2016

To oppose the forest department's plan to limit open...