Olive Ridley preservation hits fishermen in Orissa

Eyeing the coastlines

Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor …

Higher incidences of water-borne diseases in fishermen drinking from Ganga: Survey

Consumption of and exposure to contaminated water has also led to predominance of skin diseases among fishing community

UNEP report at COP28 reveals $7 trillion invested globally every year on activities directly harming nature

Urgent need to reduce and re-direct finance flows to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C warming

How to make three boats in a day

Simple salmon

Scottish environmentalists oppose use of chemicals to control sea lice and favour organic salmon

Fishing industry needs more than healthy and abundant fish

Performance of fisheries must also be based on social and economic factors

Scientists warn against deep sea mining

Call for sustainable management of oceans

A long line of woes

Fisherfolk are unintentionally killing seabirds

Report blames aquaculture activities for Olpad incident

Water had been gushing out from the ground since first week of June

Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report

Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group

Locals oppose petrochemical project plan in Odisha’s Kendrapara over green concerns

Water use for the PCPIR will effect mangroves, Mahanadi river; Area already prone to disasters due to climate change, say environmentalists

Iconic Indian fish on the verge of extinction, says study

The Humpback Mahseer is being replaced by non-native, blue-finned outsiders, which have been artificially bred and introduced in the river

Foreign investors perpetuating poverty in Africa, says report

The Annual Progress Report of Africa says the continent is losing 6% of GDP a year, mostly due tto illegal logging and unregulated fishing

Fishworkers demand separate fisheries ministry at the Centre

Says BJP’s national policy on fishing and fishers released in 2012 recommended the same

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Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble

Annual extent of winter sea ice has stopped increasing and now we have had two years of record lows

Tropics could lose important commercial fish by 2050

Global warming might force fish species to move to cooler waters at the poles

Tribal fishers to move court after one of them is killed by forest staff in Pench National Park

'Forest officials and administration guilty of contempt of court for denying rehabilitation benefits, fishing rights'

Eyeing the coastlines

Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor …

Africa: How climate change turned two of the world’s oldest tribes into enemies

Shrinking of the world's largest desert lake has triggered a survival battle among nomadic tribes in the Kenyan-Ethiopian border

Interpol releases first-ever list of most wanted green criminals

List features nine fugitives accused of poaching, trafficking animal parts and illegal logging

Study predicts 4 outcomes for aquaculture industry amid COVID-19 impact

The relatively young industry suffers curb in exports, layoffs, reduced demand and production because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

Climate change affecting jobs in South Asia

Training in green skills must for youth: report