Over 900 species of animals have become extinct according to latest IUCN Red List

Some 37 per cent of sharks and rays threatened with extinction; Komodo dragon now listed as endangered

Agencies working towards making Haiderpur wetland in west UP a Ramsar site

Haidepur is significant as it supports rich biodiversity, offers livelihood opportunities for locals

US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas

The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …

Dredging of river near Chernobyl could spell disaster for 28 million in Ukraine

Pripyat river is being drained as part of the E40 inland navigation project to connect the Baltic and Black Seas

Shrinking lion numbers in Africa: 40% geographic populations have 50 or fewer big cats

Somalian and Malawian lion populations most fragile; Paper points to need for including socio-political aspects along with ecology for lion …

Conservationists in Tamil Nadu welcome formation of vulture conservation committee in state

The committee will ensure regular population monitoring of the raptors, scientific dumping and analysis of cattle carcasses among other things

Eating right, for the environment: WWF’s diet chart to help curb climate change, biodiversity loss

Ahead of World Food Day, WWF outlines sustainable diet plan that's healthy for humans & environment alike  

Lateral Thoughts: A recipe best avoided

Dependence on food import is not the solution for preventing biodiversity loss or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions

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

Forest dept finds irregularities in non-profit’s owl conservation efforts

Wildlife Research and Conservation Society accused of violations including straying from the core area of conservation, banding owl species …

World Water Week 2023: We must invest in natural solutions like spring revival for water security

Time to move away from a hard-engineering approach and embrace nature-based solutions for water security in hill and mountain communities  

Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report

Current global investments in nature-based solutions $154 billion per year, needs to be $384 billion

World Food Day 2023: Water crisis threatens $58 trillion in economic value, food security, says WWF report

Degradation of rivers, lakes, wetlands and aquifers threatens their economic value and their irreplaceable role in sustaining not only food …

European Parliament adopts nature restoration law

New law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030

Wetlands are superheroes: Expert sets out how they protect people and places

They purify water, provide habitats for plants and animals and provide over 1 billion livelihoods globally

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  

Book Excerpt: The intrinsic and economic case for nature

If falling crop yields, historic floods and ever-more-frequent wildfires are warning signs developing countries cannot choose to ignore, then …

Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

The project increased soil erosion, land degradation, flooding and habitat destruction.

European Parliament votes down amended version of nature restoration law

The European Parliament will once again consider it on July 11

UNEP report at COP28 reveals $7 trillion invested globally every year on activities directly harming nature

Urgent need to reduce and re-direct finance flows to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C warming

The first-ever IUCN assessment of the Himalayan Wolf is out. And it is grim

Species listed as ‘Vulnerable’, with just 2,275-3,792 mature individuals in the wild

African raptor population declines 88% in 40 years, many crossing IUCN threshold: Report

Evidence indicates two-thirds of 42 examined species to be globally threatened  

Chileans reject proposed constitution promising rights to nature, indigenous people

Only 6 of Chile’s 346 electoral districts voted in favour of the new constitution

World Nature Conservation Day: These 5 communities of India preserve ecology in their own distinct ways

The main aim behind observing the day is to protect various natural resources

New cicada species in Nagaland underscores need for conservation

The main threat to many cicada species is their rapidly diminishing natural habitat