One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like

Recovering an ecosystem’s original state may be impossible because the external conditions that it depended upon simply no longer exist

World Environment Day: We can tackle climate change through ecosystem restoration

We need to invest in research on ecosystems; we need governance that is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and we need to protect what …

In conversation with South Africa’s central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago

“There is nothing monetary policy can do to produce the engineers that the country needs in order for its economy to grow.”

What lessons does COVID-19 offer for India's urban poor policy

The government should learn from this pandemic and create a robust, equitable and sustainable infrastructure that should be inclusive for all …

Transboundary conservation is essential to save endangered Red Pandas

Protection of the existing species, corridor management with the enrichment of bamboo and other species & awareness creation to reduce the …

Africa must diversify its exports to survive further economic shocks: Report

African countries can overcome commodity dependence by investing in high knowledge-intensive services and improving competitiveness in the …

Public banks responsible for $800 billion in damages to nature annually: Report

Some 450 public development banks worldwide are exposed to a ‘dependency risk’ worth $4.6 trillion, due to their investments in nature-…

GST collection for June 2021 below Rs 1 lakh crore

While GST collection is expected to increase from July onwards, a third wave of COVID-19 could again reduce it

Solar power: In a slump India’s booming

India’s booming solar power sector has witnessed a slowdown as distribution companies delay payments to power plants

IPBES9: Bonn to host major global biodiversity seminar from July 3

140 governments will meet in German city to consider 2 new scientific reports on sustainable use of wild species and values and valuation of …

‘Africa needs support for climate forecasting infrastructure’

The current observation network is only one-eighth the required minimum density over the continent  

Rainfall changes could impact global manufacturing, services sectors

India needs to identify risks in each sector and safeguard them from climate change as we move forward, says experts

COVID-19: Odisha to care for children whose parents are hospitalsed

Centre had asked states to rehabilitate COVID-19 orphans, social workers pointed out need to broadbase

Some 5.4 billion people globally couldn't obtain necessary resources in 2017: Study

Some 57% of humanity was unable to obtain necessary resources in 1980; this figure rose to 72% in 2017, a study said

Union Budget 2021-22: Taxing the working class while corporates profit from COVID-19 pandemic

The assumption that the government is making is that we are where we were one year ago. This is a false claim

China’s population has peaked and is now falling — opportunities and risks for Africa

African countries with a large working-age population can theoretically benefit from the end of China’s period of labour-abundance

How bees can monitor pollution for us — everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance

Honey bees can reveal patterns of contamination that might otherwise go unnoticed.  

The matatus of Nairobi: A necessary bane

Unorganised public transport system in the Kenyan city presents several challenges towards sustainable mobility  

World Wildlife Day: WWF urges stakeholders to save Europe’s last old-growth forests

These forests, home to the continent’s largest surviving carnivores and offering ecosystem services, were in danger of fragmentation, the …

Post-COVID-19 e-governance challenges: A case study of Anganwadi services

Door-to-door delivery of services, provision of smartphones to anganwadis centres to help monitor their work were among the initiatives

What the new National Education Policy misses — Time

Except the makers of the policy, everyone else acknowledges that a baby’s brain development starts from the moment it is born and not …

Covid-19: Nine initiatives for the poor

Companies and non-profits are providing food and sanitation kits to the marginalised communities

India needs a single, comprehensive policy to tackle invasive species: Ankila Hiremath

Down To Earth speaks to plant ecologist Ankila Hiremath as the IPBES gets ready to release its landmark report on invasive species

Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases

Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …

Increasing Costa Rica’s riparian forests can improve its water quality, carbon storage

Reforesting 20 hotspots can provide large increases in water quality for 50,679 people dependent on rivers