Great Barrier Reef decides Queensland election

Voters favour Labor party that pledged to revive the condition of the fragile ecosystem

Science and Technology - Briefs

Fishers at bay

When it was introduced in 1991, Coastal Regulation Zone was a blanket notification to protect India's coast and fisherfolk. In 17 years, it was …

Sri Lanka: tourism impacts corals, fish catch in coastal town

Coastal conservation law has done little for the health of the very marine park that brings tourists in hordes to Hikkaduwa

ECUADOR

World's biggest colossal squid found

Duplicity

The CMZ notification

Scorching salt

As the world celebrates yet another Environment Day, groups of marginalized people in some part of the globe or the other get evicted from their …

Kudankulam meltdown

The spectre of Fukushima continues to haunt the world, forcing governments in most parts of the globe to rethink their plans to tap this …

Baghjan blowout shows why we need to fix liabilities

There is also a need to address inland oil spills through regulations

The Philippines, Australia partner to study ecosystem services of coral reefs, mangroves

Economic cost of dredging on Great Barrier Reef could be as high as $1 billion

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Three cyclones in two months raises alarm

Has frequency and intensity of cyclones developing over Bay of Bengal increased?

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Mysterious spill

Deep sea blues

Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans

Oil slick threatens island near Sweden

SNIPPETS

Thailand dumps 189 garbage trucks for artificial reef

In short

WWF worried about Napolean wrasse, an endangered fish

Bush signs legislation to prevent over-fishing

Brief

Our quality of mercy