Indian farmers beef up below sea-level system for climate fight

KUTTANAD, India, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Farmer Moncy Joseph, who grows rice on land below sea level in India’s Kuttanad region, is determined not to be beaten by climate change. Last year,...

Kerala fishermen tackle pollution, clam theft to protect wetland

A conservation system devised by local fisherfolk is helping keep Vembanad Lake clean and safeguarding their livelihood ALAPPUZHA, India, Feb 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Flocks of storks and cormorants perched on bamboo stilts...