Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times
Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production &…
Ancient fossil throws light on earliest migrants from Africa
Humans might have interbred with Neanderthals
Indonesia’s forests degrading fastest in the world, palm oil blamed
About 40 per cent of total forest loss occurred within protected forest lands
Pine pressure
Pine culture has altered the Himalayan landscape with disastrous effect on its fragile ecology
Merely designating an area as protected not enough, says Princeton study; here is why
It is as important to protect the areas already protected as it is to create new protected areas, say researchers
Nature to tackle environment challenges: Triple investments by 2030, says UN report
Current investments of $133 billion comprise about 0.10% of global gross domestic product, most of which come from public sources
India's tiger habitat declines by 41 per cent, says IUCN
The report warns that a similar decline could be expected over the next 20-30 years if conservation effort are not scaled up
Only 3,000 tigers left in the world, says IUCN
While India has registered an impressive growth in the tiger population, studies reveal that the big cats could be wiped off the face of the …
Emissions from peatlands under dry conditions may be less than previously thought
Trees and shrubs and presence of chemicals can slow down the drying process of such lands
Bike riders reach out to people in a unique campaign against Ebola
The worst Ebola outbreak in history has claimed nearly 2,300 lives in four countries; about 4,300 cases have been detected in four countries
After successful monkey trials, new Ebola vaccine being tested on humans
Two vaccines have been used in the treatment—one as doze against the virus and second to boost the immunity
Wings Of Change
Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life
Deep sea blues
Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans
Hold tight
Behold: eco-development is here, again
After dosage
Will the idea of eco-development survive?
Conserve or pickle?
Eco-development in India had no clue
Lost in transit
A gravy train called eco-development, now derailed
Imagining IEDP
A US $67 million question: how would the eco-development project money be spent?
Trouble at sea
From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused
Torn apart
Forest fragmentation can have detrimental effects on the flora and fauna, leading to a loss of biodiversity
Worst yellow fever outbreak in decades kills hundreds of rare monkeys in Brazil
Over 600 monkeys have died in rainforest region with no provision for vaccinating them
Global tiger population up by 22 per cent
India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population
UNEA-6: Nature-based solutions for climate facing a funding crisis, says Andersen
UNEP executive director makes case for debt for climate and nature swaps, cites example of Ecuador
‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must feature role of indigenous people’
Members of International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity stress their rights at biodiversity summit in Montreal
Hydropower is far from ‘harmless’, says study
Building of Brazil’s largest hydroelectric reservoir has caused loss of animal life in the surrounding area