Six strategies to reduce water scarcity by 2050
Improved irrigation techniques, better cultivars, checking population growth rate are among measures that can help lower water demand, says study
Emperor penguin at risk from global warming
Study estimates penguin population in Antarctica to decline by 50 per cent
Scientists make DNA barcode of malaria parasite
It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another
Burden of beast
Mounting economic pressures cast a dark shadow on the future of camels and their traditional breeders in Rajasthan
Mitigate man-animal conflict: tiger conservation authority
Chhattisgarh tigress could have been saved from mob death on September 24
Breakthrough in search for new malaria cure
Scientists find a way to block malaria parasite from making itself at home inside host blood cells; research opens up possibilities of new …
World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity
New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife
Natural source of fire retarding chemical identified
Presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, used in insulation among other things, in the environment was till now attributed to human activity
360 unique songbirds make eastern Himalaya a biodiversity hot spot
DNA sampling shows how the birds evolved and colonised niches, leaving no room for migrant species and slowing diversification
Bamboo flowering
People in northeast India fear bamboo flowering. According to an ancient belief when bamboos flower, there is death and destruction.
Flame in the rainforest
LATHA JISHNU discovers how indigenous communities in Ecuador are fighting to protect Amazonia from oil extraction
Genome sequence reveals big cats evolved to kill, eat meat
Mapping of genomes to help wildlife conservation efforts and combat wildlife crime
Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention
The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU
World Elephant Day: Why conservation efforts in Africa evoke opposing reactions
Uneven distribution of the jumbos across the continent has led to increase in human-wildlife conflict and loss of habitat
Conflicts are no less around national parks, sanctuaries
First-of-its-kind study in India carried out in Karnataka finds number of villages affected by human-elephant conflict and the compensation paid …
Radio-collared leopard killed by speeding vehicle in Thane
Ajoba made headlines in 2009 when he travelled over 100 km from Pune to Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park
New NASA video shows how carbon dioxide flows in Earth’s atmosphere
Nearly all emissions of the greenhouse gas originate in the Northern Hemisphere
Underpass for elephants? Supreme Court snubs solicitor general
Apex court refuses to modify its order directing Indian Railways to reduce speed and stop goods train movement on killer track in northern West Bengal
Research on avian influenza virus to resume
Scientists had suspended research a year ago following public safety concerns over laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses
World lost 68% vertebrates in 1970-2016: WWF
Freshwater wildlife down 84%; Latin America, the Caribbean particularly hit
40 per cent of Europe’s sharks and rays face extinction risk: IUCN
Conservation body’s newly released ‘Red List’ says 7.5 per cent of continent’s marine species are at risk of extinction
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
Half of the world’s richest biodiversity zones unprotected: UN study
Fast progress needed on targets for protected areas especially marine areas, it adds
Delegates attending biodiversity meet swing to Bollywood tunes
Negotiations progress smoothly
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