Basel Convention: Tenth Conference of Parties begins Monday

Meeting may end up defeating the very purpose of the international treaty on hazardous waste says SAVVY SOUMYA MISRA 

Destruction of mangroves causes damages of up to $42 billion each year

UN report recommends implementation of policies and laws to protect mangroves

Climate change threatens peace and prosperity, says UN secretary general

Summit seeks joint engagement by countries, civil society and private sector

UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries

Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015

Warsaw climate talks begin

Decision on loss and damage and the role of finance for a new deal in 2015 are the key expectations from COP 19

CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant

He was detained and his cassette was snatched away at company's behest

Agenda for Doha

Closure of long-term cooperative action, sought by the US and other developed countries that want to wriggle out of climate change mitigation …

Countries haven’t done enough to combat climate change: Figueres

Future of Kyoto Protocol the focus of Panama climate meet

Rechargeable batteries: UNCTAD report warns of raw material uncertainties

A few countries control reserves of key inputs like cobalt, manganese, lithium, graphite

3.1 million children under five die of malnutrition annually

Study says child mortality linked to maternal undernutrition, obesity

Developed countries to double biodiversity-related funds flow by 2015

Provided developing countries make robust baselines and reporting framework

India Biodiversity Awards 2012 go to six pioneers in biodiversity governance

These include three village panchayats, two tiger reserves and informal network of forest protection committees

Message from Bonn: Drop Bali agenda

Disagreements begin; parties to discuss informally to adopt long-term cooperation agenda

A look at some of the world’s most threatened forests

Unplanned and unrestrained activities for agriculture, industry and urbanisation are ruining our most important ally in nature—the forest

Soon, an early warning system for cyclones and floods

Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia was put in place soon after the 2004 tsunami hit the Indian …

Fossil fuels have no place in COVID-19 recovery plans: UN chief

“We can invest in fossil fuels that are lethal or we can invest in renewable energy which is reliable. We have a choice,” said Antonio&…

Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare

Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality

'Most countries don’t want to recognise indigenous people as people'

Mohammed Taghi Farvar, former director of Avicenna University in Iran, is a well-known ecologist and social scientist. At present, he is the …

HFC-23 emissions on the rise

India, China threaten to release more super greenhouse gas; developed countries just as guilty

Recycling metals better for environment than mining or production: UNEP panel

Its two reports advocate improvements in recycling systems, adoption of product-centric approach

Push to include access to energy in UN development goals

Speakers at a consultative meeting in Delhi call for finding sustainable and affordable technological solutions for making energy accessible to …

Climate resilience needed for COVID-19 recovery, flags UN commission

Global Commission for Adaptation has asked world leaders to align policies with long-term climate objectives, mobilise private sector support 

Vanishing islands of Bangladesh

Frequent natural disasters continue to inundate and erode many islands in the 'climate impact hot spot'

Microcredit scheme for solar lighting system

Rural families pay less than what they spent on kerosene lamps for off-grid lighting

Climate change, biodiversity loss and other global ills share root causes

The world is in the throes of a ‘sixth extinction crisis’ — an accelerating loss of species at a rate far more rapid than the …