Third of Amazon rainforest lost or degraded: Report

Climate change is a growing global concern that jeopardises the Amazon’s biodiversity

MGNREGA could also help India sequester carbon: Study

MGNREGA may have helped capture a total carbon of 102 million tonnes equivalent in 2017-18 through plantations and soil quality improvement works,…

Sinks: Can't convince? Confound

The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions

Carbon craze

What India can learn from failure of European forests to mitigate climate change

Replacing native species of natural forests with exotic ones reduces their effectiveness as carbon sinks

How will climate change affect carbon sequestered in tropical forests?

New study emphasises not just species diversity but also geodiversity

Noah's ark redux

Mangroves protect coastal communities, accountability in governance is need of the hour: Experts

Mapping and quantifying human-driven stress factors can help achieve accountability, notes experts

In deep water: Emissions can add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise, study finds

Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute to this 38-cm rise — beyond the amount that has been projected …

Record greenhouse gas emissions: Time running out, warns UN

Urgent need to slash carbon dioxide emissions, says World Meteorological Organization

A peek into the world of fungi

First-of-its-kind global study shows soil fungi can directly impact climate change

US tastes cream paste

Trees are not very effective carbon sinks

Davos 2023: UN chief urges credible net-zero pledges; slams ‘Big Oil’ firms

Guterres compared fossil fuel sector to the cigarette industry in the 1970s, where businesses were aware of the harmful health impact

World's first digital map of the ocean floor released

This interactive map will help scientists study the impact of global warming on oceans

Budget 2023-24: Experts hail Centre’s mangrove restoration scheme but stress on scientific implementation

MISHTI scheme could potentially attract private investments in carbon offset projects

High road to Dubai COP28: Major differences remain as Bonn climate meet concluded on June 15

Many of the crucial agenda items, such as the Global Stock Take, Global Goal on Adaptation and the hosting of the Santiago Network for Loss and …

Corporate net zero promises found to be insufficient and relying on cheap offsets

25 of the world’s largest companies only commit to reduce emissions by 40% on average, not 100% as suggested by the terms ‘net zero&…

Enhanced food security and soil biodiversity: A climate-positive approach

Conservation of soil biodiversity, soil organic carbon through sustainable farming practices should be deemed essential to improve agricultural …

NASA maps trace causes of global mangrove habitat loss

While overall mangrove habitat loss declined between 2000 and 2016, losses from natural causes such as erosion and extreme weather …

Scientists warn against deep sea mining

Call for sustainable management of oceans

According to Reports

Recycling carbon

The polluters say they will not pay

Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study

Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports