A bill for biodiversity
CoP-11 has an urgent agenda: to look for money to fund new targets
Should we play weather god?
Debate continues despite consensus to ban geoengineering
New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture
Africa’s protected areas cover an area of 20.4 million km² or 15.1% of the landmass. But experts say this isn’t enough.
CoP 11: No consensus on resource mobilisation
Jayanthi Natarajan hopeful of Parties agreeing on a final document
Biodiversity meet: Parties disagree on resource mobilisation
Contact group to now fix individual financial targets for countries
G77, China appeal to developed countries to meet commitments on resource mobilisation
Financial targets agreed to by developed countries in Nagoya were to be determined at CoP 11 in Hyderabad
Let the genes cross borders
National sovereignty over genetic resources could undermine food security
Over 10,000 to attend UN biodiversity convention next month
Clear mandates needed from delegates for a biodiversity framework that is strong and yet implementable
‘Future 50’ food items identified in new report
It also emphasises that food diversity across the world is being lost
Why do we need to protect wildlife?
In a deeper analysis, it will appear that protecting wildlife is vital for the present as well as future generations
Nations to share genetic resources
Activists call the text of the agreement vague
Can Montreal help communities: DTE’s coverage on access and benefit-sharing in the run-up to COP15
Benefits arising from the use of biodiversity have not been shared equitably with communities who have protected it for centuries
UN report warns of effects of urban expansion on biodiversity
Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion
Breach of trust
The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights
Water in a sieve
Don’t confine global resources to national boundaries
Over 100 experts oppose ‘Nature Positive Fund’ in open letter to UN before COP15
‘Nature Positive Economy’ promotes the financialisation of nature’s destruction, they said
COP15 Montreal: Asia must speed up its protected area coverage 6 times to meet 30X30 goal
Conservation measures governed by local communities can help the world meet targets on protected areas, according to a new research
Chinese hydropower giants are irreversibly damaging biodiversity. A new report explains how
Two Chinese hydropower giants account for construction of half of the world’s dams, which have been causing irreversible damage to …
Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah
Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD
Everyone is stealing germplasm
When agronomist Ralladoddi Hampaiah was advisor to the Russian government, he discovered how easy it was to take genetic resources out of India. …
COP-9 makes slow progress
Nagoya Protocol: landmark treaty on genetic resources to enter into force in October
Treaty mandates sharing of benefits from utilization of genetic resources and traditional knowledge with local communities
Scientists warn PM against GM contamination
Ask government to be cautious of Bangladesh's Bt Brinjal cultivation
India has approved ratification of Nagoya Protocol
Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan calls for partnership between developed and developing countries to meet the challenges of protecting …
Access, yes. Sharing, no
The access and benefit-sharing protocol on biodiversity may do little to deter multinationals from grabbing the planet’s resources