The Caspian Sea is set to fall by 9 metres or more this century – an ecocide is imminent

Climate change is causing the sea to recede, leaving barren land in its wake

Himalayan wolves prey on as many as 39 species: Study

The study also found that more Himalayan wolves consumed a larger proportion of domestic than wild prey in areas that had regular livestock …

Snow Leopard: Enigmatic big cat of High Asia now National Symbol of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz president Sadyr Zhaparov signed decree on December 30, asking his Cabinet to safeguard the species and promote it  

Miracle on the Steppe: The Saiga has beaten extinction for now, finds new IUCN Red List

Only 6% of the population was left in 2003, a decade after the break-up of the Soviet Union

Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind

Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes

How Tsarist Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus and Central Asia decimated their wildlife

The Russian imperial administration encouraged the extermination of large predators because it considered their existence incompatible with the …

Tantalising wait: Will India be able to harvest its own ‘heeng’

As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport

Recognize environmental contribution of pastoralists: Experts

'Pastoralism should be integrated into agriculture and livestock to make agriculture profitable, conserve bio-diversity'

Humans are behind the dip in population of fishes, plants: Report

A study on biodiversity says 42 per cent of terrestrial animal and plant species have vanished in the last decade

Climate disasters are becoming more frequent in west, central Asia than other regions: IMF

West and central Asia are hotspots for climate change due to their geographical setting, says new paper

DNA analysis reveals how ancient nomads who disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago lived

Avar societies meticulously preserved an ancestral memory

Indian scientists receive international award on behalf of snow leopard conservation alliance

There may be as few as 4,000 and no more than 6,300 snow leopards left in the wild

Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea has made Central Asia dustier, with impacts on global climate, says study

Not only does the dust of the Aralkum Desert left in place of the Aral endanger residents, it also can accelerate the melting of glaciers …

The link between climate change and the snow leopard

Climate change will shrink the habitat of this apex alpine predator; the key is to spread the word about its plight and get governments acting …

Uzbekistan fallout: Union government issues ‘Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Order, 2022’

A joint inspection of the Noida facility of Marion Biotech has been carried out by a Uttar Pradesh Drug Control and CDSCO team

Decline in adolescent pregnancies ‘alarmingly slow’ in developing countries: UN

Central & southern Asia has one of the highest likelihoods of rapid repeat pregnancies 

Researchers spot dholes in Kyrgyzstan after 3 decades

Dholes found in the Bek-Tosot Conservancy in southern Kyrgyzstan, a few kilometres from the Tajik border, while researchers were looking for snow …

Europe, Central Asia need to tackle poverty, climate change to be hunger-free

Support smallholders, family farmers to reduce poverty, says FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at a regional conference in Russia

Land the size of Central Asia lost since 2015 due to degradation 

At this rate, restoring 1.5 billion hectares of land by 2030 will be necessary to achieve a land-degradation-neutral world

India’s second COVID-19 wave could put its economic recovery at risk: ADB

Leading financial institution Asian Development Bank warns that while Asia-Pacific is recovering, the surge in India could halt any progress made

This crane flew 4,800 kilometres in 15 days to reach Gujarat on World Migratory Bird Day

‘Vadla’, a female Common Crane, was tagged March 12 this year in Gujarat’s Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, as part of a larger project to …

Most in Asia-Pacific already in cities; expect 3.5 bln by 2015

Urban boom will be despite declines in Japan, China, Korea

Desert dust storms carry human-made toxic pollutants and the health risk extends indoors

Deserts now increasingly border built structures around the world, including urban dwellings