Vembanad Lake is India’s longest freshwater lake and is included in the list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention.
However, pollution puts Vembanad Lake’s incredible environment at risk.
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Caring for the Heart of the World: Hussain Sagar Lake
While COVID-19 has brought so many serious consequences for so many around the world, it has also shown us that, if allowed, our environments can recover.
Read more about how #HussainSagarLake is recovering in our latest article lakesofindia.com
Biodiversity Under Threat: Deepor Beel
#DeeporBeel is a site of outstanding biodiversity. However it is bearing the brunt of unplanned development.
See our latest blog post on lakesofindia.com to read more!
A Tale of Fire and Water: Bellandur Lake
By Lucy Gibson Bellandur Lake, is located in the densely populated city of Bangalore. Once a healthy lifeline for its surrounding residents, both human and non-human, on the evening of 16th February 2017, Bellandur Lake caught fire. But, how can that be? Water extinguishes not fuels fire, right? Previously, Bellandur Lake was one of theContinue reading “A Tale of Fire and Water: Bellandur Lake”
Velachery Lake: The centrality of water to sustainable urban development
By Lucy Gibson “It is generally accepted among environmental geographers that there is no such thing as a natural disaster. In every phase and aspect of a disaster—causes, vulnerability, preparedness, results and response, and reconstruction—the contours of disaster…is to a greater or lesser extent a social calculus” (Smith, 2006:1) While Neil Smith wrote these linesContinue reading “Velachery Lake: The centrality of water to sustainable urban development”
