Brazil GEF meet: Over half a billion dollars set aside for work on biodiversity
Adequate funds are needed to meet the 4 goals & 23 targets set under the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework by 2030
Biodiversity governance: A mix of knowledge and forest management for benefit sharing
People’s biodiversity register a roadmap for forest management plans; it documents knowledge of status, history, ongoing changes and …
Biodiversity governance: Access and benefit sharing and its implications on agricultural resources
A special instrument for access to crop genetic resources, access and benefit sharing (ABS) system, is fraught with challenges
Ukraine war forces eagles to shift migratory route, making journey arduous and stressful
Increased energetic cost of migration due to fewer stopovers and longer distances could result in a higher mortality rate than natural causes, …
Seagrass meadows are rapidly expanding near inhabited islands in Maldives — here’s why
Seagrass is surprisingly three times more likely to be found next to inhabited islands, rather than uninhabited
Sturgeon poaching for meat, caviar rampant in lower Danube: WWF report
The report is the first market survey that quantifies the scale of the illegal trade
More than 90% of the world’s salt marshes may soon succumb to sea level rise: Study
In a sea level rise scenario, the only solution left with plants will be to colonise new areas or to go uphill, but this may not be possible in …
IPBES9: Bonn to host major global biodiversity seminar from July 3
140 governments will meet in German city to consider 2 new scientific reports on sustainable use of wild species and values and valuation of …
More protected: 82% countries raised cover for vulnerable areas in a decade
Over 21 million square kilometres has been placed within protected and conserved areas since 2010, the report states
Thick ones, pointy ones – how albatross beaks evolved to match their prey
Beak size, shape varied between albatross species, making it a useful tool for identifying species that otherwise look similar
Lateral Thoughts: Where is the money for biodiversity?
The amendments have reduced the scope of access and benefit sharing and new thinking is needed ensure that communities are not sidelined
DNA from air may help identify, track animals in the wild: Studies
The findings could help understand the composition of animal communities and detect the spread of non-native species
New strategy needed to curb 'jaw-dropping' wildlife trafficking in southeast Asia: Report
Organised criminal networks aided by wildlife cybercrime, inadequate laws and dismal conviction rates allow illegal trade to flourish
Tree-planting campaigns can reduce, not improve biodiversity, shows study
Tree plantations can contradict the real purpose of planting trees, according to the study
DTE Coverage: 2 summits, 1 agenda
Conferences were held in Geneva and Nairobi to decide future of biodiversity governance
Simply Put: Net trouble for Gangetic dolphins
Simply Put: Life cycle of a cheetah
New marine amphipod species found in Chillika Lake, Odisha
Shrimp-like crustacea named Demaorchestia alanensis
Similipal fires enter core areas, firefighters struggle in inaccessible forests
Fires spreading to the forest core is a sign of danger, say experts
No food in forests: Artificial greening of jungles equivalent to farming in wilderness for herbivores, says expert
India needs a single comprehensive law, nodal agency to deal with invasive species
Four more cheetah cubs born in Kuno; but experts point out captive breeding not conservation
Namibian female cheetah Jwala becomes mother for the second time, but never released in the wild
Good while it lasted - IV: Anthropocene epoch & mass extinction
Humans will be the first to have a new geological epoch named after the species — an unfortunate event denotative of our irreversible …
What is the history of cheetah re-introduction in India?
After several ups and downs, the cheetah is finally making its way back to India. Down To Earth takes you on this journey
Reviving ourselves is the only way to revive our rivers
New disturbance to river ecology is the proliferation of riverside development projects that aim to beautify a dying river as it passes through …
Why is Great Indian Bustard laying 20 eggs such a big deal?
Great Indian Bustard, one of the heaviest flying birds of Indian grasslands, is endemic to India and is facing extinction