राजस्थान में दिखावा साबित हुआ राज्य जैव-विविधता बोर्ड

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय जैव-विविधता दिवस पर विशेष: राजस्थान में 8 साल बाद भी धरातल पर नहीं उतरे अधिनियम के प्रावधान

Four regional biodiversity assessments released; focus is on the way we use resources  

About 500,000 square kilometres of land in Africa might be degraded if the region continues to follow the same resource usage pattern

अंतरराष्ट्रीय जैवविविधता दिवस : मानव और एलियन बने जैवविविधता के दुश्मन

एशिया प्रशांत के द्वीपों और समुद्र में एक नए आक्रमणकारी परिग्रही (एलियन)  ने स्थानीय जैव विविधता के लिए तनाव पैदा कर दिया है। खतरनाक यह ...

Life on Earth at risk

A series of landmark reports show rapid biodiversity loss, land degradation driving species to extinction

New lizard species discovered in Mumbai; more pan-India studies needed

At least 10-15 new species of lizards have been discovered in the last 2-3 years

स्वागत 2020 : बहामास की यह चिड़िया अब इस धरती पर नहीं है

डोरियन तूफान से पहले सितंबर में सिर्फ दो बहामा नटहैच चिड़िया बची थी, लेकिन कई जीव जंतुओं की तरह यह चिड़िया भी तूफान की ...

Private players express interest in financing biodiversity conservation

India currently spends about US$ 2 billion per year but needs US$ 5-15 billion more to meet biodiversity conservation targets

Know your law

पहले कभी नहीं हुई ऐसी विलुप्ति

यह एजेंडा पूरी मानवता के लिए है कि वह इस धरती और उसके संसाधनों को मानवीय हमलों से बचाए

How African honey bees can help mitigate global colony losses

The way the Africa honeybee's deal with parasites and pathogens can teach western beekeepers and researchers how to adapt their bees

‘State protection for wildlife not a panacea for conservation’

Down To Earth speaks to Brain Heath, CEO of Mara Conservancy and director of Seiya Ltd, about the conservation model in Kenya, other African countries

Sealing the dragon's lair

Indonesia decides to close its Komodo island, home to the world's largest lizards, to tourists in order to conserve the animals

Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were

A tour of some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them. 

Network Nature: The Place of Nature in the Digital Age

How do people avoid the stresses of the digital age?

Land Bridges: Ancient Environments, Plant Migrations, and New World Connections

Land bridges are the causeways of biodiversity.

Our Oldest Task – Making Sense of Our Place in Nature

This is a book about nature and culture. 

Defending Biodiversity: Environmental Science and Ethics

Environmentalists are called upon to defend their conservation efforts, yet most lack training in the ethical dimensions of conservation biology …

Biodiversity Day: Focus on food biodiversity and human health

Sustainable management of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and seascapes can support the transition towards healthy diets, says UN …

Radical overhaul needed to halt earth’s sixth great extinction event

Changes in climate could have contributed, but humans with their hunting and fires were almost certainly the death knell for many of these species

Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth

In Wild Things, Wild Places actress, author, and conservationist Jane Alexander offers a moving first-hand assessment of what is being done to …

10 लाख प्रजातियों पर खतरा, इंसान है जिम्मेवार : रिपोर्ट

जैव-विविधता और पारिस्थितिकी सेवाओं के अंतर सरकारी विज्ञान नीति मंच (आईपीबीईएस) ने अपनी वैश्विक आकलन रिपोर्ट जारी कर दी है, जो काफी डराने वाली ...

In celebration of biodiversity

Meet thy neighbours

Every existence has its excuse, it is said. Every year taxonomists in India venture into uncharted landscapes and scan every nook and corner to …

How a UN platform to stop biodiversity loss could up its game

Biodiversity keeps declining despite lots of accumulated knowledge and numerous international and national commitments to act

इंसान की बढ़ती लालसा का शिकार हुईं 85 फीसदी प्रजातियां

पर्यावरण पर इंसान के बढ़ते हस्तक्षेप के कारण खतरे में हैं, जमीन पर रहने वाले रीढ़दार जीवों की 17,500 से अधिक प्रजातियां