World’s ‘model diet’ under threat from lifestyle changes, globalisation

A study shows that people in the Mediterranean region are shying away from fruits and legumes and digging more into meat and dairy products

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Website on Caribbean Indigenous and endanged languages launched

Unesco World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally

Heritage forests release rather than sequester more carbon due to human activities, says Unesco

Gabon to get $150 million to preserve its forests

Norway signs a 10-year deal to help the African nation become the first in the continent to get paid to cut greenhouse emissions from deforestation

Rocky outcrops: An ecosystem being erased before it's completely discovered

The outcrops, which play a key role in water catchments, are fading out even before they have been discovered

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A row over Cuneiform

Andean Glacier and Water Atlas warns of ‘significant reduction in glacier mass’

UNESCO project highlights impact of shrinking glaciers on water availability and threat to water security for millions of people

More than half of world’s coral reefs threatened by local activities

Alarming figures revealed by UNESCO body

Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?

Three other famous tourist destinations have also been in the spotlight of the World Heritage Committee, with little indication that this has …

How Valley of Flowers got World Heritage Site tag

The tag will bring higher visibility and increased tourism to the area

...And ancient wisdom prevails

The Valencia water tribunal has stood strong for a thousand years; will modern-day pressures crush its influence?

International expedition launched to study Indian Ocean

Information collected will help in understanding the impact of global warming and climate change

UK company accused of bribing opponents of oil exploration in Congo

Global Witness says that huge amounts were paid to a military officer to torture locals and opponents

India’s Adani group to scrap Great Barrier Reef dumping plans

The US $16.5 billion project, once completed, would lead to the creation of the largest coal mine in Australia, and one of the largest in the world

Great Barrier Reef is at risk from climate change, Australia admits

Days after allowing expansion of coal port on the site, the Australian government has now issued a report identifying various threats to it

800 million affected by desertification: UN secretary-general

Over the next 25 years, land degradation could reduce global food productivity by as much as 12 per cent, the UN chief said on World Day to …

Agasthyamala included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserve

The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve comprises of tropical forests and is home to 2,254 species of higher plants including about 400 that are …

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Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report

The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said

Education for tribals: Bottlenecks and the way forward

Recognising tribal culture, language, cognitive strength, curriculum and inherent learning ability of children can revamp tribal education system

Oil spill in Bangladesh’s Sela river threatens dolphin sanctuary

Nearly 350,000 litres of furnace oil spilled in the river on December 9