South Asia to see slower growth as war in Ukraine impedes recovery: World Bank
The region is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent in 2022 and by 6.3 per cent in 2023, according to the World Bank’s latest report
How can humans & animals exist more peacefully? Global conference tries to find solutions
International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence is being held in Oxford, the United Kingdom
Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …
Kashmir human-wildlife conflict: Children being increasingly preyed upon by black bears, leopards
Experts have blamed rapid urbanisation and deforestation for the human-wildlife conflict in the Kashmir Valley
Only a piglet in Russia’s war on patents
Post-Ukraine, Russia has held back from appropriating intellectual property despite a law to punish unfriendly countries
Why is there a wheat crisis in Pakistan?
Experts say that the crisis has been caused by several reasons, the first being the Russia-Ukraine war
73 elephants, 4 lions run over by trains in 4 years along with 63,000 other animals: CAG report
Report found that preventive measures circulated to zonal railways to prevent animal deaths had not been implemented even after 10 years
Run-up to COP27: LDCs want clear process to bridge $100 billion fund gap, loss & damage finance structure
Manjeet Dhakal, advisor to the LDC chair, talks about challenges faced by disadvantaged countries & their agenda for CoP27
2023: Cheer for dissent and dialogue
We have to recognise that an alternative exists
Number of people forcibly displaced crossed 100 million in 2022: UNDP
Climate change could displace over 200 million people by 2050
8 million women and girls require urgent humanitarian aid in Ukraine amid 2 years of conflict
Gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking, has surged: UN Women
Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam
Inflation driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a major factors behind financial crisis
World food commodity prices at highest level ever
Russian invasion of Ukraine, unfavourable weather continue to fuel food prices northwards
Himalayan wolf a major livestock predator, though not by choice: Study
When wild prey is available, Himalayan wolves show less preference for livestock, irrespective of their densities, according to the study
Encroachment pushes Himalayan brown bears into Kashmir’s villages
Improper disposal of food waste means that the bears are straying more often into human-dominated areas
Ustad redux? Ranthambore ‘mankiller’ T-104 could be shifted to a cage in Mukundara
The tiger killed three people in 2019 and is considered ‘a threat to human life’
Toothy terror: Human crocodile conflict to be big poll issue as villages around Odisha’s Bhitarkanika vote on June 1
Locals allege politicians have not done enough to make are safe from crocodile attacks, which have led to 50 deaths since 2014
Around 52 million people in west, central Africa will face severe food stress from June-August: IRC
More than 2,500 people to face catastrophic, famine-like conditions if no urgent action is taken, organisation warns
War in Ukraine derailed global economic growth, climate action: WESP report
Higher use of fossil fuels and increased prices of food, nickel major factors
Goods train driver booked after two female elephants mowed down in Odisha
Forest officials said the animals were killed becuase the train was speeding
UN warns surge of preventable child deaths in Gaza as malnutrition levels spike
1 in 6 children under the age of 2 is acutely malnourished
Dangerous distractions: World needs to rise above conflicts, both armed & unarmed, to fight against climate change
The unarmed war — between the so-called West and so-called East (US vs China) — is going to make things worse for fight against …
This World Crocodile Day, South Asian countries should think of cooperating to conserve them: Experts
South Asia’s crocodilians increased during pandemic, but human-croc conflict needs to be addressed, Anslem de Silva told DTE
40 million more people experienced food insecurity in 2021 than 2020: Report
The report demonstrates the need for a greater prioritisation of smallholder agriculture as a frontline humanitarian response, according to FAO
Africa Protected Areas Congress calls for special aid for those affected by human-wildlife conflicts
Protected areas must be considered by Africa as the first option for climate adaptation and mitigation and must be reflected in the country’…