• Developed countries to double biodiversity-related funds flow by 2015
  
  Provided developing countries make robust baselines and reporting framework
  20 Oct 2012 | 4.50: PM

• G77, China appeal to developed countries to meet commitments on resource mobilisation
  
  Financial targets agreed to by developed countries in Nagoya were to be determined at CoP 11 in Hyderabad
  19 Oct 2012 | 4.50: PM

• 'CBD has lost its track'
  
  Diego Pacheco, head of the Bolivian delegation, explains why his country is opposing pro-market approaches in implementing the Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets of CBD
  19 Oct 2012 | 2.15: PM

• India Biodiversity Awards 2012 conferred on six pioneers in biodiversity governance
  
  These include three village panchayats, two tiger reserves and informal network of forest protection committees
  18 Oct 2012 | 3.45: PM

• Canada, UK given Dodo Awards by civil society
  
  The awards are given to countries that contribute to biodiversity loss
  18 Oct 2012 | 1.30: PM

• CoP 11: No consensus on resource mobilisation
  
  Jayanthi Natarajan hopeful of Parties agreeing on a final document
  18 Oct 2012 | 11.30: PM

• Tribals nail government lie on protecting indigenous people at biodiversity meet
  
  'Will the Indian government abandon mining projects to protect us?' ask residents of Singrauli who face displacement because of Mahan coal project
  17 Oct 2012 | 05.30: PM

• Manmohan Singh pledges US $50 million for biodiversity conservation in India
  
  Says the challenge is to develop new models of inclusive conservation
  16 Oct 2012 | 08.30: PM

• UN report warns of effect of urban expansion on biodiversity
  
  Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion
  16 Oct 2012 | 12.30: PM

• CoP 11 treads middle ground on biofuels
  
  Admits that biofuels technologies may aggravate drivers of biodiversity loss, but stresses on their role in mitigating climate change
  15 Oct 2012 | 9.30: AM

• Traditional knowledge of fisher people may be included in the process of identifying marine biodiversity hot spots
  
  Some countries noncommittal about identifying ecologically and biologically sensitive marine areas in high seas and territorial waters
  14 Oct 2012 | 1.00:PM

• Forests protected by indigenous communities may get recognition under CBD
  
  Around 370 million ha of forests across the world are conserved by communities with little support from governments
  12 Oct 2012 | 8.00:PM

• Kerala becomes first state in country to complete formation of biodiversity management committees
  
  When and where the negotiating parties will meet is yet to be decided
  12 Oct 2012 | 6.00:PM

• Nagoya Protocol: Inter-governmental Committee to hold a third meeting
  
  When and where the negotiating parties will meet is yet to be decided
  11 Oct 2012 | 5.00:PM

• Delegates attending biodiversity meet swing to Bollywood tunes
  
  Negotiations progress smoothly
  10 Oct 2012 | 10.00:PM

• Biodiversity meet: Parties disagree on resource mobilisation
  
  Contact group to now fix individual financial targets for countries
  09 Oct 2012 | 06.50:PM

• India has approved ratification of Nagoya Protocol
  
  Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan calls for partnership between developed and developing countries to meet the challenges of protecting biodiversity
  09 Oct 2012 | 01.00:PM

• Biodiversity meet begins; India takes over presidency of CBD
  
  CoP 11 will decide future course of action plans to meet Aichi Targets
  08 Oct 2012 | 06.00:PM

• Indian laws adequate for ensuring biosafety, says MoEF special secretary
  
  But they do not provide for liability and redress if damage occurs due t release of GMOs by biotech giants, point out civil society groups
  06 Oct 2012 | 12.30:AM

• Biosafety conference urges for ratification of protocol on liability and redress for damage caused by GMOs
  
  Ad hoc expert committee will look into socio-economic considerations of impacts of genetically modified organisms
  06 Oct 2012 | 10.30:AM

• Decision on capacity building to handle GMOs tops biosafety meet agenda
  
  Countries have reported they lack appropriate legal, institutional and technical capacity for decision making on genetically modified organisms
  05 Oct 2012 | 12:45PM

• Funds a major constraint in implementing Cartagena Protocol
  
  Parties to the protocol emphasise on need for capacity building for managing risks from genetically engineered products
  04 Oct 2012 | 9:00PM

• Civil society groups appeal against sacrificing biosafety for biotech companies
  
  Urge governments to implement biosafety protocols and adopting cautious approach towards risky technologies like genetic engineering
  02 Oct 2012 | 9:00PM

• Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah
  
  Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD
  02 Oct 2012 | 9:00PM

• Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?
  
  Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official
  02 Oct 2012 | 9:00PM

• Global report on challenges faced by seed sector launched
  
  Focuses on need to stop seed laws that are preventing farmers from saving and exchanging their indigenous varieties
  01 Oct 2012 | 7:00PM

• No shortcuts to biosafety, says India
  
  Science-based mechanism needed to assess impact of biotechnology, says Jayanthi at inaugural session of Convention on Biological Diversity
  01 Oct 2012 | 6:00PM

• A people’s festival to protest CBD conference
  
  Non-profits to represent united resolve to protect the country’s natural wealth and bio-cultural heritage from powerful economic interests
  29 Sep, 2012 | 3:00PM

India is hailed as a pioneer in implementing the third objective of the Convention on Biological diversity—fair and equitable sharing of genetic resources. A reality check by DTE correspondents

The spirit of the sanctuary

What's eating the vulture?

The milk that ate the grass

Paradise under fire

Words are biotic

The secret gardens of Malabar

Invasive alien species

Who are you?

Putting out new shoots

Whether it's increasing yields, cutting growth time of plants, increasing their resistance to disease or preserving genetic resources, scientists say tissue culture could be an important answer to farmers' prayers. Unfortunately, the links between the researcher and the entrepreneur are weak India

How To Sell A Wonder Herb

There is arogyapacha. A rare herb with extraordinary medicinal properties. There is the Kani tribe of Kerala. It has preserved the herb and the knowledge about its use. Enter scientists and the state government. They try to sell the herb and share the benefits with the Kanis in the first experiment of its kind in the world. The project flounders

Vanishing breeds

While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of domesticated animals is disappearing because of lack of attention

•  National biodiversity action plan 2008

•  Biodiversity Act 2002

•  India and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

•  Environmental and social management framework on biodiversity conservation and rural livelihood improvement project

•  Biodiversity conservation, land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) programmes: ideas for implementation

•  India's fourth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity

•  Achieving 2010 biodiversity target: India's contributions

•  Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity: a retrospective analysis in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries

•  Constitution of High Level Working Group to study the Western Ghats

•  Report of the Western Ghats ecology expert panel 2011

•  Biodiversity of Sikkim: exploring and conserving a global hot spot

•  Sikkim Biodiversity Action Plan 2012

•  Biodiversity of Karnataka at a glance 2010

•  Safeguard or squander?: deciding the future of India's fisheries

•  Blue harvest: inland fisheries as an ecosystem service

•  The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats

•  The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the eastern Himalaya