Endangered Species Day 2023: Elephants to buffaloes, creatures around us that are in danger
Animal conservation in India brings creatures like tigers to mind. But many commonly talked about creatures are in need of public attention as …
Saving a disappearing forest with the feather of a bird: Cameroon’s unique conservation story
The Bannerman’s Turaco bird has cultural value for the local community & may vanish if trees are cut down
Why should only jumbos matter?
The outrage over the death of a pregnant elephant in kerala highlights our skewed notion of biodiversity and its conservation
Watch and earn: Initiative to protect Sinhagad fort & forest in Maharashtra also helps people earn a livelihood
Ghera Sinhagad Van Sanrakshan Samiti was set up jointly by the government & villagers to ensure conservation but has benefitted locals in …
Name change of Forest Conservation Act imperative, as it is treated as ‘Forest Clearance Act’: DG forests
Joint Parliamentary Committee accepted all proposed amendments to Act, including name change, on July 20
Reclassifying forests, exemptions from clearances: What changes does Bill to amend Forest Conservation Act propose
Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is among the Bills set to be tabled in Parliament’s ongoing monsoon session
IUCN urges Europe to implement nature restoration law
Failing to spend on nature restoration can inflict long-term economic impacts, warns IUCN
MoEFCC refuses to put new forest conservation rules on hold, says do not dilute forest rights act
New rules do away with Gram Sabha consent, National Commission on Scheduled Tribes had flagged last year in letter to ministry
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
South Africa’s sandfish are on the brink of extinction: How farmers are helping rescue them
Migratory life cycle of the species that protects river systems makes them vulnerable to human-linked impacts
Project Tiger merges with Project Elephant — but questions on fund split unanswered
Amalgamation will squeeze already dwindling fund flow, say experts; similar plan was rolled back in 2011 after experts raised concerns
Supreme Court modifies order on construction ban within one kilometre of protected areas
The apex court said it is not possible to implement a uniform ESZ in every protected area because of interstate boundaries
‘Wildlife usage must be based on sound science and adaptive management’
Susan Lieberman, Vice President, International Policy, Wildlife Conservation Society, spoke about the highlights of the ongoing CMS CoP
Payment for Ecosystem Services: Palampur in Himachal has a model in place
The first payment for eco-system services in India, which reduces water conflict by institutionalising a legal partnership structure, merits a …
Rajya Sabha passes Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill
The amended bill aims to bring large residential buildings under the Energy Conservation regime, enhance the scope of the Energy Conservation …
Time for version 2.0: IUCN Red List outdated and unreliable, claim scientists in new paper
Existing practice disallows wider participation and use of researcher knowledge, defeating purpose of conservation
World Lion Day: Asiatic lions used to inhabit most of southwest Asia & India
For the last 130 years, the lion subspecies has been found only in Gujarat
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
A majority of national forest area that is mature and old growth is not protected from logging
Oxygen parks, protected grasslands: A small Maharashtra village’s efforts in environmental conservation
The efforts of the villagers are driven by a common goal of leaving behind a healthy home for posterity
More than 70% snow leopard habitat unexplored: WWF report
A new report on snow leopards says just 23 per cent of the species’ 1.7 million sq km habitat had been explored by researchers
Action is needed to save West Africa’s critically endangered chimpanzees
Are Pan troglodytes verus that live outside protected areas in West Africa doomed? May be not
Why Forest Conservation Amendment Act may be deemed unconstitutional
The Amendment represents a regressive step, reverting to a colonial-era mindset that emphasises control over nature and legal recognition
Oxford University’s WildCRU, Panthera join forces for Africa’s lions; appoint joint programme director
There are only 24,000 lions today in Africa and 674 in India’s Gir forest
Dogs are incredible – if unlikely – allies in conservation
Learning through association — called classical or pavlovian conditioning — is very easy for dogs
Brazzaville Summit of the Three Basins ends with a declaration
Civil society disappointed that the Summit did not result in an Alliance of the three basins