Earth has lost half of its ecosystem

Two-thirds of land-based ecosystems must be sustained to support life on the planet, says study

Earthworms are more important than pandas (if you want to save the planet)

We focus on large, charismatic animals at the expense of these crucial "lowly creatures"

Forest value to be revised

50 per cent of net present value of forests should go to communities, says report

Green rider for GDP

World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth

Pay farmers for providing ecosystem services; make agriculture attractive: experts

A steady income for farmers will stem migration and reduce pressure on urban areas as rural people will stay back in villages

Road map to save environment

A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs

Lessons from Kakarapalli

Rice at risk

Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …

Why global environmentalists are silent on Venezuela's mining crisis

Venezuela opened up a large swath of the country to mining to prop up its economy. But a huge part of the area is a fragile ecosystem that …

Nature is being renamed 'natural capital' – but is it really the planet that will profit?

Nature conservation is becoming another way to make money

1000000 species under extinction. Blame humans

The Global Ecosystem Assessment by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows the current rate and …

World Environment Day: We can tackle climate change through ecosystem restoration

We need to invest in research on ecosystems; we need governance that is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and we need to protect what …

Payment for ecosystem services can be a tool for guaranteed farm income: experts

According to experts, farmers should be paid for the ecosystem services they provide

Experts advise community-led forest conservation in Himalayas

Being major biodiversity hotspots, forests provide critical goods and services like timber and firewood

371,000-ha rainforest sold in Guyana

India must factor in ecological loss while calculating GDP: experts

Experts at the 3rd National Dialogue on Himalayan Ecology called for assessing the value of ecosystem services in monetary terms

Will India lose one of its last patches of Jurassic forest?

Kathalekan, in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, is a relic forest with Myristica swamp ecosystem. It has remained unchanged for over 100 …

Science and Technology - Briefs

Crucial biodiversity hotspots still not under protection radar

According to a report, protected areas are critical for maintaining a healthy environment for people as well as nature

Transboundary conservation is essential to save endangered Red Pandas

Protection of the existing species, corridor management with the enrichment of bamboo and other species & awareness creation to reduce the …

Public banks responsible for $800 billion in damages to nature annually: Report

Some 450 public development banks worldwide are exposed to a ‘dependency risk’ worth $4.6 trillion, due to their investments in nature-…

The world needs transformative changes, else...

Humanity will miss Sustainable Development Goals, warns IPBES report

Study sheds light on functioning of global river-based ecosystems

Around 153 researchers from 40 countries worked on the paper, which shows how climatic factors that govern decomposition rates are increasingly …

Found: 'lost' forests covering an area two-thirds the size of Australia

The discovery boosts the total global forest cover by nine per cent and has significant consequences for carbon budgets

Should farmers get steady income?

Farmers have rarely been considered eligible for payment for various ecological services. The old concept of Payment for Ecosystem Services can …