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

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

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

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

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 …

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 …

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

India’s biodiversity can help mitigate environmental threats

It is one of the 17 mega biodiversity-rich countries and accounts for 7 to 8 per cent of the recorded species of the world

India to host Global Wildlife Programme from October 2

The GWP will address issues related to illegal wildlife trade across 19 countries in Asia and Africa

Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands – here’s how to stop them

Eradicating feral animals from islands can be expensive, but new research shows where to get the biggest bang for our buck

Biodiversity exhibition on wheels

The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought

A widely touted study proposes a total of 8.7 million species, but they could be 10 times more

Sounds of silence: a forest that resisted development

A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation

Dragonflies as sentinels for freshwater conservation

Freshwater is one of the most threatened resources on Earth. Dragonflies can tell us what we need to know about the state of this precious resource

What dragonflies say about our ignorance of the natural world

There are 6,000 named dragonfly species worldwide but recently 60 new species were found showing how much more we can learn

Benefits of self-rejection

Evolution favours plants that rely on cross-pollination