How digital revolution in farming systems can boost productivity
Adopting precision farming techniques could be a paradigm shift in farmer’s perception from production to productivity and to profitability
Ethiopia, Sudan to experience drier than normal conditions
Some parts of the Greater Horn of Africa will have above-normal rainfall in the next three months
7th GEF Assembly: Decision on direct funding to civil societies likely during the meeting
More funds would be needed to make this possible without alienating governments
Plastic-free planet: Members struggle to reach consensus on rules of procedure
INC-2 decides Open-Ended Working Group; may delay negotiations
Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible
India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study
Richest 1% emit twice as much carbon as poorest 50%: Oxfam report
The richest 10% accounted for 46% of emissions growth; the poorest 50% accounted for 6%
Climate crisis continues unabated: United in science, but are we united in action?
While emissions fell during the peak of the pandemic confinement measures, they have already mostly recovered to within 5% of the same period in …
Climate change worsened extreme weather events in 2022: State of the Global Climate report
More such events likely with rising greenhouse gas emissions and approaching El Niño
A year of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: How far have we come?
Decisions deferred to 2024; slow progress might make it difficult to meet targets by 2030
GWP100 or GWP*: Meat, dairy lobby pushing for new methane metric. How this will enable greenwashing
New method takes current methane emissions as baseline to present minor reductions as negative emissions or cooling
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
Antimicrobial resistance: India needs to enhance framework for monitoring antibiotics
Global procurement focus shifting to monitoring drug manufacturing practices
World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050
Climate change cannot be considered the sole driver of food insecurity or migration; However, it increases pressure on existing systems and …
Annual investments of $260 billion required to halve agrifood emissions by 2030, achieve Net Zero by 2050: World Bank
New report claims twice the amount spend on agricultural subsidies; suggests India replace diesel irrigation pumps with solar
DTE Coverage: Ottawa talks as they happened
Read our reportage of the fourth round of negotiations for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa, Canada
CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Member states agree to intersessional work
Ahead of G7 summit in Italy, France flags unsustainable levels reached by plastic pollution
CSE-DTE at Ottawa: As talks progress, ‘North Stars’ bring hope for a Global Plastic Treaty
Rwanda & Peru’s conference room paper on primary plastics and Norway’s proposal on chemicals of concern offer guidance on …
‘Restoring tree cover may lead to global warming but only in some places’
Forest restoration scientist Susan Cook-Patton on albedo change due to restoring tree cover and ideal places for climate-positive reforestation
Simply Put: Plastic is forever
Watch: Why farmers in parched Marathwada are uprooting citrus orchards
In this battle against nature’s fury on the warming planet, the sweet lime orchards have become unfortunate casualties
Run-up to COP27: Mozambique braces for more extreme weather events as rainy season begins
Mozambique was devastated by 3 tropical cyclones earlier this year
Africa’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan: Integrate climate change action in planning, says report
Africa is projected to suffer a fall of 2-8% in GDP in post-COVID-19 scenario
Outbreak of Moroccan locusts will destroy 25% of annual wheat production in Afghanistan: FAO
Left untreated, locust population can increase 100 times next year
In 2023, global ocean heat content doubled or tripled since the late 1980s, shows study
The 2023 estimate represents around 4.6 billion Hiroshima nuclear bombs
The disagreement between two climate scientists that will decide our future
The differences between Mann and Hansen are significant for the global response to climate change