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Indonesia and Tuna

Last month, the Indonesian Fisheries Ministry pledged to cut tuna harvests by 10% and is pushing for sustainable certification. More recently, Indonesia has also started developing aquaculture to reduce the pressures on its tuna fisheries. Is the world's largest tuna catcher finally playing the right 'tuna'? More importantly, knowing the environmental downsides that aquaculture comes with, will Indonesia be able to pull this off sustainably?
Cartoon for DW Environment.

Greece Wildfires

On the Greek wildfires from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Big Bad Mines

Have you, as a human ever wondered?
(Turns out, there actually IS a children's book about mining that I didn't know about when I drew this cartoon: Nandita Da Cunha's 'Pedru and the Big Boom', about the ecological and social impacts of mining in Goa)
Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Mizoram Parachute Gecko

Uses of the Mizoram Parachute Gecko's patagia (gliding membranes). Yes, a caped lizard actually exists in the forests of North-East India! Read more about herpetologist Zeeshan Mirza's work on this species here. 
Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Tigers and their Favourite Prey

Tigers and their favourite prey. A World Tiger Day special for DW Environment. 

World Mangrove Day

The roots of mangroves permeate far deeper than we think! A World Mangrove Day special for my column with Roundglass Sustain.

A Rare Media Interview with a Reintroduced Cheetah

A rare media interview with a reintroduced cheetah. From my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Bombardier Beetle Barbie versus Oppenheimer

A BombardierBeetle puts all Barbie vs Oppenheimer arguments to rest in my column with RoundGlass Sustain.

Dolphin Babytalk

Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found that higher pitched whistles that dolphin mums use for their young could be 'baby talk'! Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

Climate Emojis for a Changing World

Pick your climate emoji! Cartoon for DW Global Ideas.