COP15 Montreal: Asia must speed up its protected area coverage 6 times to meet 30X30 goal
Conservation measures governed by local communities can help the world meet targets on protected areas, according to a new research
Managing air quality in Nepal: Pollution control fee may be key
943 crore Nepali rupees collected in fees unused, can help local govts to combat poor air quality
Fifth-hottest May again drives home reality to warming world
Even ongoing La Nina conditions couldn’t cool the weather down in several parts of the world last month
Climate crisis may destroy aquatic food systems — and livelihoods, economies
Much of Africa, South and Southeast Asia as well as the Indo-Pacific under high to very high risk under high-emissions, no-mitigation …
Turkey should mitigate factors aiding growth of sea snot in Sea of Marmara: Expert
Manish Kumar from IIT-Gandhinagar warned that Indian waters too could experience a sea snot outbreak in the future
237 million people in 6 Asian countries at risk due to coastal flooding by 2050: Study
In India, six times more people are at risk from coastal flooding than the earlier estimates based on satellite data from NASA
Humans are behind the dip in population of fishes, plants: Report
A study on biodiversity says 42 per cent of terrestrial animal and plant species have vanished in the last decade
Typhoon Tembin: death toll crosses 230 in the Philippines; Vietnam spared the wrath
The storm, which left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines, did not make landfall in Vietnam
Global warming and El Nino caused record temperature in Southeast Asia
While El Nino triggered the heat, global warming pushed the temperatures to a record-breaking level in 2016, finds study
'Structures in rural Afghanistan highly vulnerable to shaking'
Relief organisations have welcomed support from the international community in the aftermath of the Hindu Kush quake
Indonesian fire forces Singapore to shut school
Forest and peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan deteriorates Singapore’s air pollution levels
Uphill task completed
NATURE RESERVES OF THE HIMALAYA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ASIA Compiled by Michael J B Green Publisher: Oxford University Press, India (for …
Dying of progress
As the reckless plundering of the world's limited resources continues, nature is striking back where it hurts humans most: disease. People in …
More of everything?
Increasing acid rain. Higher temperatures. Water scarcity. Shrinking farmlands. Reducing biodiversity. This is what the years leading to AD 2050 …
Heart condition
South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular …
Joint venture
Southeast Asian nations ink pact that transcends borders to tackle haze pollution caused by land and forest fires
A safety valve!
Alarmed by super rapid industrialisation in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank suggests urgent corporate 'voluntary' action and …
Fowl Play
Is an avian flu pandemic imminent? As panic sends the world into a flutter, the Indian response still struggles to take wing, discover padmaparna …
Prices rise, not hunger
People prefer to eat less nutritious food than go hungry, says FAO
Electricity deficit can place EU-Vietnam trade agreement at risk
Ensuring clean electricity production to power growth is need of the hour
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 3 – 9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes southeast of Philippines
Such high-magnitude earthquakes at that depth are rare in the Philippines
Food prices increase in Afghanistan amid conflict
A recent report said that 27.5 per cent of Afghanis are food insecure
South Korean prime minister declares ‘de facto end’ to MERS outbreak
MERS has infected 186 people in the country, killing 36
Solace in money plant
Forestry rescues recession-ridden investors in Europe and North America