90 years of desertification
More than 75 per cent of Earth's land area is already degraded and some 418 million hectares, or half of the size of the European Union, is …
Lexical conundrum: Desertification does not allude to deserts
Today, desertification just means a reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible
As Amazon burns BlackRock emerges as world’s largest investor in deforestation
The world’s largest institutional investor with US $6.5 trillion in assets is a global leader in financing forest destruction, new report says
Heatwave: think it's hot in Europe? The human body is already close to thermal limits elsewhere
The challenges ahead are stark. Adaptation has its limits. We must therefore slash greenhouse gas emissions to keep to the Paris warming limits
Nepal: A sitting duck for climate disasters
The country’s geography and ever-looming threat of climate change make it very vulnerable
US beekeepers lost 40% honey bee colonies in a year: Survey
Beekeepers lost 37.7 per cent colonies during the winter, between April 2018 and April 2019 — the highest winter decline in the last 13 …
Investors accuse 22 Indian firms for hiding environmental impact
A group of 88 investors have written to corporate giants such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries and 20 others to disclose their impact …
Is the Arabian Sea no longer pacific?
Cyclone patterns and occurrence over India’s western sea show a change and recent data suggests that the previously calm body of water has …
Climate change has a history of disrupting civilisations, study finds
Major shifts in temperature and rainfall in the first millennium affected agriculture and also caused the decline of many indigenous groups in …
Need to focus on stable forests for climate change mitigation: Study
The research reveals that saving stable forests is more important than just preventing deforestation
How green is the country? Check out our State of India's Environment Report 2019 In Figures
Centre for Science and Environment to launch latest edition on June 5, World Environment Day
Human actions have made a huge mess of natural world
Even though this biodiversity crisis is humanity’s fault, there is still time to save the Earth if governments, companies and individuals …
Climate change to increase sea level in Lakshadweep, affect airport, residential areas: Study
Lakshadweep Islands are one of the least polluting marine ecosystems and yet have to bear the harsh brunt of climate change
Rainfall variation resulted in long periods of droughts, floods in southern Ethiopia: Study
Increasing trends seen in mean maximum and mean minimum temperature over last two decades posed a threat to agriculture, livestock production, …
World Water Day 2020: How water can be used in the battle against climate change
It is an enabling and limiting factor in humanity’s ability to mitigate and adapt to climate change
New CoP 26 Glasgow president: Alok Sharma distracts from national ambition
Nature-based solutions and Net Zero are welcome and adaptation finance is crucial. But they must not distract from enhancing countries’ …
Draft EU climate law: Too little ambition, net-zero target too late
2050 global net-zero goals only ensure 66 per cent chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C; high levels of ambition needed
BP and British media must stop green-washing
All promises of climate action must come with estimates of costs and emissions mitigated
Of pests and climate change
The locust attack in western India is not just another local phenomoenon. Eventually, it traces back to climate change
Europe’s biomass problem
Wood-fired power will actually increase emissions over timescales relevant to the Paris Agreement
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Can the world reduce its greenhouse emissions to zero by 2050?
To reach this target, the world must completely stop using coal by 2050, shift electricity generation to renewables and gas and remove large …
Informal stocktaking by CoP President on December 6
We have prepared possible elements of Doha outcome on finance, presented to the Parties and heard their concerns. We look forward to engaging …
Reading tea leaves
As the Copenhagen talks launch, Equitywatch looks at the early signs of where things might be headed</e
The Danish Proposal Surfaces
A secret negotiating text is leaked to the media, and the day goes from dull to anything but.
Small island states make a stand
COP plenary suspended