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
India’s mysterious diseases: A timeline
India has witnessed at least 33 unknown fever and 12 acute encephalitis syndrome outbreaks since 2019
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Sustainable forestry paramount for biodiversity conservation: FAO
Report finds weak governance, law enforcement biggest stumbling blocks
Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category
The species was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018
Climate change, invasive species wiped away N America’s bee species
Almost 94% wild bee, native plant species gone in last 30 years, flags study
Futile deadlines: Afforestation drive in 5 states along Ganga is over with just 22% of target being met
Experts have questioned as to whether the Ganga catchment area is really available for afforestation
Mangroves protect coastal communities, accountability in governance is need of the hour: Experts
Mapping and quantifying human-driven stress factors can help achieve accountability, notes experts
Study offers clues on ecological gain of weeding out Lantana
Researchers look into effect of removing invasive bush in Madhya Pradesh’s critical tiger conservation site
Do away with forest clearance to explore mining activities: Mines ministry to MoEF&CC
Since survey and investigation for mining opportunities during exploration do not cause any perceptible changes in forest land, these could be …
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
Poaching, habitat loss push Africa’s elephants to the brink
IUCN declares African forest and savanna elephants as ‘critically endangered’ and ‘endangered’ based on latest population …
Fight fire with trade: How Europe can help save the Amazon
The EU is already responsible for hefty imports from the Mercosur bloc; it imports 10 million tonnes of soy (for livestock feed) and over 200,000 …
Pro-poor schemes in plenty, but no end to tribal community struggles
Governance has virtually collapsed in tribal regions; most welfare and development schemes hardly reach even 10% of the targets
Global Eco Watch: Greenland’s ice sheet has melted to ‘point of no return’
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Desertification setting in across a quarter of India
Another 30% of the county’s land is undergoing degradation. What does this mean for the country where more than 60% peopel depends on …
ICFRE-ICIMOD’s REDD+ Himalayan programme extended till 2020
Launched in January 2016 in Mizoram, the project addressed the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in India's Himalayan states
As told to Parliament (April 4, 2022): Amit Shah plays down Opposition worries on data collection Bill
All that was discussed in the House through the day
COP15 Montreal: ‘30x30 will create more militarised Protected Areas’
Fiore Longo, director of the French chapter of Survival International, details the disadvantages of 30x30 of the Global Diversity Framework
How MGNREGA is promoting climate-smart villages
The works include constructing percolation tanks, households living in the catchment area for construction of check dams, afforestation, contour&…
Climate change in North East: Arunachal’s Seijosa shows connect between shifting patterns, declining biodiversity
Loss in forest cover, change in rainfall patterns, human interventions may together set in motion irreversible patterns
US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas
The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …
Elephant Task Force report: 10 years of a progressive policy that nobody talks about now
The report laid out a solid, actionable and progressive framework for elephant conservation, with innovative changes in governance, increased …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2020)
Budget 2023-24: Experts hail Centre’s mangrove restoration scheme but stress on scientific implementation
MISHTI scheme could potentially attract private investments in carbon offset projects