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Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world’s traded plants
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Wildlife trade body to meet in Geneva to decide the fate of the world’s traded plants

Shimali Chauhan
4 min read
The first plant-focused scientific meeting after CITES CoP20 will review timber, medicinal plants, agarwood and guggul trade, with decisions carrying significant implications for India
Geneva meeting to shape the future of global wildlife trade
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Geneva meeting to shape the future of global wildlife trade

Shimali Chauhan
2 min read
CITES scientific committee to review trade in sharks, corals, big cats, eels and other species ahead of the next global conference
Desert rain frog, over half of molluscs pushed towards extinction: IUCN Red List
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Desert rain frog, over half of molluscs pushed towards extinction: IUCN Red List

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Pressures on biodiversity mount across the planet; even creatures with the most ingenious survival strategies are under threat
Kota mugger crocodile deaths: Banned pesticide Aldrin found in Chandraloi river, forest department denies responsibility
Leopards can still make a comeback in sub-Saharan Africa if appropriate conservation steps are taken: Study
Climate change driving more local extinctions in temperate species than tropical ones, study finds
June Rubis, an Indigenous representative on the Steering Committee of the Cali Fund
Millions of insect species remain undiscovered despite global decline, says a new study
Himalayan pangolin confirmed as a distinct species, was earlier classified as subspecies of Chinese pangolin
Exotic pet trade in India booming, caught in the net of legal, illegal and organised crime
Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav unveiled the report, flanked by West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya (to his immediate right) and West Bengal Environment Minister Manoj Oraon (to his left). Dhriti Banerjee, director of Zoological Survey of India, was also present.
Wings under peril
Plantation workers at a forest fringe tea garden in Gudalur in Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu work under constant fear of possible elephant attacks.
A jhiriya deep inside the Kulhadighat Range of Chhattisgarh's Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve. These traditional water sources are created by digging into sandy layers that naturally store subsurface water.
Mangrove forests showing remarkable recovery worldwide, study finds
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