Invasive alien species in focus at 10th plenary of IPBES

Report on invasive species & their control to be approved at the plenary was developed over four years by 86 leading experts from 49 countries

India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global North for climate damages: Study 

US should provide a cumulative compensation of $80 trillion, the European Union and the United Kingdom owe $46 trillion & remaining …

What can we expect from the final UN climate report? And what is the IPCC anyway?

It will explain how greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet, then delve into the consequences

A quick guide to climate change jargon: What experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms

Here’s a guide that may help you to follow the news about climate change ahead of CoP26 starting October 31 

Commitment phobia: World still not ready to do enough to cut GHG emissions

New national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end …

NASA’s new tool makes it possible to see future sea level rise

The tool makes it possible to access details based on projections of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report released August 9  

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  

By 2050, climate change may threaten human existence

Report flags that scientific predictions till now have underestimated the severity of the crisis, and says the world is on path to 3 degree …

Guardians for the future

World Future Council calls for an ombudsperson to secure the environment for future generations

Dispensing with dear drugs

New US law to clear the decks for generic drugs (Read full article)

Thorny issue resurfaces

At its recently concluded third session in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Forum on Forests (unff) took a step towards the creation of a …

The last frontier

The Earth's overexploited seas are in danger of turning into the Last Frontier. In giant, demonic trawls, the World's oceans are being …

Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

Watch: What does summer of 2024 have in store for India? Heatwaves, rising temperatures, says IMD

The warning for hot temperatures and heatwaves comes at a time when the El Nino event in the equatorial Pacific Ocean is in its waning phase

Humanity produced 62 billion kg of e-waste in 2022. In 2030, that number will be 82 billion kg: UN

Easiest solution for all e-waste issues is still not to generate any e-waste in the first place, urges report  

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex

While the world can expect fewer of severe cold events in the future, many regions need to remain prepared for exceptional cold when it does occur

Climate change is symptom of broader issue of ecological overshoot: William Ripple

The distinguished professor of ecology speaks about consequences of record-breaking temperatures and future climate impacts on humanity

AMR Awareness Week: Tackling antimicrobial resistance is a critical global function

There are many advantages to using a global functions framework rather than just the narrow public goods framework

Plastic-free planet: India’s polymer problem can be tackled if its street vendors switch to reusables, says study

Centre should take strong position on primary polymer production instead of stand taken at Nairobi recently, say activists

One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for 1st time

This was another year passing by with empty promises of controlling climate change

Simply Put: Sun and moon

Simply Put: Earth Day reminder

Fewer cyclones in Bay of Bengal but frequency increased in Arabian Sea: Report

The trend can be attributed to global warming, say researchers

Global warming increased appetite of termites that feed on wood needed to store carbon: Study 

Termites release carbon dioxide by decaying deadwood

Can high temperatures impact people’s ratings of their lives?

Middle and low-income countries recorded a significant decline in evaluations