World Lion Day: Asiatic lions used to inhabit most of southwest Asia & India
For the last 130 years, the lion subspecies has been found only in Gujarat
In Photos: Canopy bridge comes up in Odisha to avoid roadkills
The bridge provides safe passage to monkeys and squirrels in the forest, who would often be hit by trucks carrying iron ore
Odisha to relocate 420 families from Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district
The relocation will reduce human-animal conflicts and provide basic amenities like electricity, road and healthcare to the villagers
Elephant electrocution deaths: Odisha gives Rs 445 cr to power DISCOMS to prevent live wire snare
Electric wire trap poaching is a growing concern in the state; at least seven elephants have died in the last 10 months
Similipal fire shines light on dark hole in India’s real-time air quality monitoring network
Most cities do have manual monitoring systems of air quality but related data becomes available only a year later
Javadekar says 69,000 ha of forest land diverted, govt data differs
According to MoEFCC’s e-governance portal eGreen, 72,685 ha of forest land was diverted
How National Board for Wildlife gives legitimacy to illegal mining in Assam
The board approved coal mining proposal that diverts 98.59 hectares of forest land in Dehing Patkai
How climate change has pushed the koala towards ‘Endangered’ status
The Australian bushfire season of 2019-20 killed thousands of the marsupials and could have hastened the drop in their numbers
Climate crisis in forests: Trees missing fruits, first forest landslide — Karnataka’s Anshi stands altered
Change in rainfall patterns has also reduced number & diversity of butterflies, appearance of migratory birds
Four factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
Three additional natural factors are also helping drive up global temperatures and fuel disasters this year: El Nino, solar fluctuations and a …
Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
Practicing mindfulness & developing healthy lifestyles, with regular exercise & enough sleep, can protect mental well-being in these …
Uttarakhand forest officials try to capture tiger that killed 2 in December
Forest authorities are trying to tranquilise the tiger and not shoot it, says chief wildlife warden
Study unravels how ocean warming impacts early development of Giant Kelp, can aid conservation
At higher temperatures, spore release increased but other reproductive processes were hindered
COP15: Access and benefit-sharing important agenda at UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada
COP15 is particularly important as a new global biodiversity framework is set to be adopted.
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution against Hasdeo coal mining
State’s lawmakers urge Union government to cancel coal blocks allocated in forests; Echo long-standing opposition by tribals, activists
Coastal villagers vow to oppose JSW steel plant in Odisha
Jindal Steel Works Ltd is to build a proposed steel, cement and power plant on land where POSCO was to build a plant earlier
Similipal fire serves as lesson on human activity within protected areas, say experts
With reports citing Mahuli flower collection as the cause of the fire, experts advise caution for those who enter PAs
Char Dham project: Is development equal to disaster?
A significant portion of the project falls under dry deciduous biome along dry slopes of rivers. Ruthless harvesting can be perilious for&…
‘Protect & conserve model’ displaced 13,450 families from 26 protected areas in 2 decades
The number of protected areas increased to 870 in 2020 from 67 in 1988, the study stated
Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA
It was doing this as there had been no progress reported by states in recognising habitat rights despite its repeated clarifications
Top 5 global risks in next decade environmental: WEF report
The document also found a ‘generational shift’ in climate perception and warned about increasing health burden due to diseases
Less than 1% mitigation & adaptation funding went to world’s indigenous groups despite more commitment: Report
A Global Biological Framework Fund (GBFF) will be launched in the upcoming 7th Global Environment Facility Assembly from August 22-26, 2023
UN high seas treaty: It is a step in the right direction. But there are concerns, say experts
There are concerns that the treaty may not protect the ocean from overfishing, shipping and deep-sea mining
Global Kelp forests declining at 1.8% annually; indigenous knowledge can help, say experts
Kelps are increasingly threatened by climate change, eutrophication and shoreline development, among other human-induced stressors
Grasslands, forests and glaciers decreased in the Kedarnath-Joshimath region over 3 decades
Glacial decrease in Kedarnath and the surrounding region can be attributed to increase in surface radiative temperature & runoff, shows study