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Slipping out

Shell pulls out of the oil exploration venture in Pakistan's Kirthar National Park

Size does not matter, but the species-specific habitat needs in planning protected areas

Ana S.L. Rodrigues and Mohamed I Bakarr in an exclusive interview with Nitin Sethi

Violations, poor management threaten Gujarat sanctuaries: CAG

Poor spending of funds has led to mismanagement, leaving the forests open for encroachment, mining and deforestation

EU conference tomorrow to give voice to indigenous people on protected areas

Comes against push by European Union, United Nations to turn 30% of world’s surface by 2030 into protected areas, which can make indigenous …

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  

Wrong banishment

TWIN THREAT

Offshoot that matters

But Indian communities may lose out due to lack of official preparedness

Don’t allow new roads in sanctuaries, says MoEF expert panel

National Board of Wildlife accepts recommendations of panel on guidelines for roads in protected areas

Leave them alone!

The Supreme Court warns states against denotifying protected areas

Protecting the endangered

Protected Areas in India have failed to reach the goal of preserving the endangered species

Under siege

Local flavour

In new conservation recipe

Human activities impact wildlife, even in protected areas: Study

Jaguars, mountain gorillas and Sunda pangolins impacted by human population density and habitat fragmentation despite living in deep forest reserves

Supreme Court modifies order on construction ban within one kilometre of protected areas

Lifting the ban may disturb and prove detrimental for wildlife, says lawyer  

Adopt community-led initiatives for conservation: Africa Protected Area Congress

Community members should know about the operationalisation of the conservation practices taking place in Africa.

Dangerous opening

Road through the Gir sanctuary opens up Pandora's box

Study finds high GHG emissions could turn continental shelves in Antarctic Marine Protected Areas severely acidic by 2100

Under high, very high emissions scenarios, there will be widespread aragonite undersaturation, implying unstable conditions

Refuge under threat

Relocating to resuscitate

Protected areas can help water birds adapt to climate change: Study

The shift in range of wintering water birds across protected areas in Europe and North Africa was 40 per cent faster than others

Disappearing Act

Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction

Who's to blame?

Management of protected forests is a hotly debated issue. In the absence of a sound policy based on a scientific approach, there are as many …