Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years
Global Eco Watch: How climate may have helped exacerbate Spanish Flu
Global Eco Watch: Red Sea turtles are now mostly being born female due to climate change
‘The ship has reached the shore’: The planet finally has a treaty to protect life in the high seas
The high seas are areas of oceans that lies beyond countries’ national waters. These are the largest habitat on Earth and home to …
Human reproductive technologies like sperm freezing and IVF could be used to save threatened species
They could solve genetic and cost issues and prevent inbreeding depression among such species
Global Eco Watch: ‘Strongest storm on Earth’ in 2020, slams into the Philippines
Global Eco Watch: Reliance plans ‘largest zoo’ in Jamnagar
Global Eco Watch: Polar bears could become extinct by 2100, says study
Mesoamerica, origin of several global crops, faces floristic biodiversity loss: Study
Mesoamerica is seeing a decline in the wild relatives of potatoes, beans, squash and maize due to loss of wild spaces and mechanisation of agriculture
World Biodiversity Day: Ever more important amid COVID-19 pandemic
Various levels and forms of biodiversity such as ecosystems, species, genes across all taxonomic ranges are threatened, and facing an alarming …
Climate effect: Airborne pollen in United States may go up by 2050
Pollen season will start earlier and last longer throughout the US, simulations by researchers show
Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early
Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing
COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM
The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China
Green campus done right: This Assam university sets an example
How Assam Don Bosco University weaves climate action, preservation of flora and fauna, management of water resources in its green initiatives …
Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration
Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …
Global Eco Watch: Drifting iceberg threatens seals, penguins on British Antarctic island
Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report
Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains
Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
IPBES9 assessment reports: Conservation vs use vs sustainable use?
Global body grapples with the question of how biodiversity can be used sustainably and ensuring social justice
Tamil Nadu must sustainably manage its rattans
The plants have seen huge commercial exploitation in the state and need restoration to safeguard their survival
Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation
The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities
International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases
Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors
