A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these treetop canopy worlds — and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.
About Nalini Nadkarni
Dec
27
Holiday Greenery and Christmas Trees Should Come From Local Sources
Buying freshly-cut evergreen trees and greenery to decorate during the holiday season is a time-honored and favorite tradition. Unfortunately, harmful non-native insects and diseases can hitchhike on these trees and branches,...
Dec
09
It has long been known that plants use brightly colored and distinctively scented flowers to attract pollinators such as bees, birds, and moths. Less has been understood, however, about whether they can also tailor their floral and vegetative structures to attract another important group of...
Sep
08
Today, the stereotypical image of eastern Africa features immense stretches of grasslands, dotted by herds of huge herbivores, chewing their way across the plains. It seems like a timeless scene, the world’s last glimpse of what it was like when megafauna spanned the globe.
Stretches of...
Sep
02
Let’s Plant a Forest
Sunday, June 5 is World Environment Day (WED) — what better way to celebrate the environment than by planting a forest in this year’s host country, India?
Don Cheadle
FORESTS: NATURE AT YOUR SERVICE (India) in English by Anupam Kher from UNEP on Vimeo.
Jun
02
2011 is the International Year of Forests. Forest Biodiversity is the theme for this year’s International Day of Biodiversity (IDB), Sunday, May 22nd.
The 2011 designation of the International Day of Biodiversity on the theme of forests provides Parties to the Convention on Biological...
May
19
Aboard Mission Blue, scientist Greg Stone tells the story of how he helped the Republic of Kiribati create an enormous protected area in the middle of the Pacific – protecting fish, sea life and the island nation itself.
May
13
In the US, Friday, May 6th is National Public Gardens Day. Presented by the American Public Gardening Association, in partnership with Rainbird, the day serves to raise awareness of the wonderful resource of America’s public gardens, and their vital role in promoting environmental stewardship and...
May
05
