Can Montreal help communities: Here is what to expect from COP15

The fate of biodiversity hangs in balance as negotiators congregate in Montreal to discuss Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Less than 1% mitigation & adaptation funding went to world’s indigenous groups despite more commitment: Report

A Global Biological Framework Fund (GBFF) will be launched in the upcoming 7th Global Environment Facility Assembly from August 22-26, 2023 

Marine protected areas are underfunded. Experts discuss ways to address the funding gap

A well-managed and sufficiently funded MPA can restore good health to vulnerable ecosystems, help achieve global biodiversity conservation goals

Over 100 countries sign Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation

It calls upon the parties to “mainstream” biodiversity protection in decision-making 

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  

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

No need for a new, separate leopard census, say experts

This is when leopard deaths in India have reached a five-year high, with over a third poached

Have Alligator Gar in India started to reproduce? Not for the moment

A photograph showing a kingfisher holding what appears to be a juvenile Alligator Gar created a minor scare among fish experts

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 

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 …

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  

‘Revolutionary change’ needed to stop unprecedented global extinction crisis

If we are to halt the continued loss of nature, then the world’s legal, institutional and economic systems must be reformed entirely

‘Biodiversity is integral to maintaining food security’

National Biodiversity Authority representative underlines importance of all food crops at Chennai meet

How we're saving the mountain chicken frog from one of the world's worst wildlife diseases

A nasty fungus killed 85% of Dominica's mountain chicken frogs in just 18 months – but the species lives on

How time-poor scientists inadvertently made it seem like the world was overrun with jellyfish

How flawed citation practices can perpetuate scientific ideas even before they've been fully established as true

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

Will Northern White Rhinos continue to roam on Earth

This paves the way for transferring the embryos into a surrogate, most possibly a Southern White Rhino to revive the animal population

Ban on more drugs harmful for vultures welcome move, but more stringent steps needed: Experts

Nimesulide drug continues to possess a threat and should also be banned soon, conservationsists say

Project Cheetah: Now cub dies in Kuno within 2 months of birth

Forest officials said the cause of the cub’s death is yet to be ascertained. At present, the number of adult cheetahs stands at 17 and cubs at 3

Road to COP15: DTE’s coverage in the run-up to Montreal

The 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity will be held from December 7-19, 2022

We’ve been tracking birds in a small Nigerian forest for 18 years: What we found & why it matters

Population changes locally for both migrant and resident bird species were similar, being reasonably stable or increasing

Kuno: Locals await arrival of African cheetahs, hope to benefit from tourist influx

Staff and authorities of Kuno National Park are struggling to keep leopards out of the 500-hectare enclosure made for the cheetahs