Current water management system ignoring nature-based solutions: UN report

The water management system is too dependent on human-built infrastructure

Measly Rs 1.46 cr: Cost for years of damage to Ramsar site East Kolkata Wetlands

The actual cost is much higher and the duration of the study was very short, feel experts

Wetlands are key for accurate greenhouse gas measurements in the Arctic: study

Researchers found that between 2006 and 2015, tundra wetlands in Western Russia had remained hotspots of carbon and methane emissions in the region

Unique programme in Bangladesh shows the way to wetland management

The project to conserve the biodiversity of the Tanguar Haor in northeastern Bangladesh has brought rewards

World lost 87 per cent wetlands in 300 years

Rapid urban expansion one of the major reasons behind land degradation, says a global report

Top 5 facts you should know about the largest transboundary Ramsar Site

The Congo Basin, one of the largest freshwater bodies in the world, is now home to the largest transboundary Ramsar Site

A date with the Valley

Migratory birds flock to Kashmir despite the damage caused to wetlands by flood

Purifying wetlands

Yet another urban flood: Bengaluru suffers severe water logging following heavy rains

Floods brought traffic, public and emergency services to a halt

Ramsar is not a strong, strict and rigid convention

India has listed 16 wetlands under the Ramsar sites, but with no policies, knowledge or interest shown by the authorities, proper management is …

Small fish, big net

In the face of a rising demand for fish and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential of small fishery

Growth thirsty

Groundwater level is plunging in Dhaka. Experts call for making rainwater harvesting mandatory

Restore ecosystems or suffer a lower standard of living

Andre F Clewell , a US-based botanist and plant taxonomist, has for the past 15 years been working on ecological restoration. This relatively new …

COP14 on wetlands begins; draft resolution for international mangrove centre in China on agenda

Experts in India have expressed surprise at China, a temperate country, offering to host an international mangrove centre 

German agency to conserve mangroves in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, will conserve biodiversity and provide livelihoods to villagers hit by COVID-19 …

Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating ‘ghost forests’ that are visible from space

Huge swaths of contiguous forest are dying. They’re now known in the scientific community as ‘ghost forests’

How important are migratory birds in an era of climate change

As many as 1,349 species of birds have been recorded as of 2019, of which 78 are endemic to the country and 212 species are …

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in southern Africa

Of all environmental impacts, the negative impact of fracking on water resources is the most serious. This is especially so in water-scarce …

1 million migratory birds counted at Odisha’s Chilika lake

The dismantling of illegal prawn farms inside the lake are being cited as the main reasons behind the avian gathering

Desertification: Planet’s tree-covered areas fell by 35,204 sq km in 15 years

Countries party to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification meet to review the first global land degradation assessment

Left to dry

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation hopes to arrest the city's dipping groundwater by reviving its dying lakes. But in the absence of strong wetland …

Marsh gas rising

Pollution of wetlands can increase emission of the greenhouse gas methane

Drying wetlands

Ladakh's high altitude wetlands are under severe stress from the livestock population as well as tourist influx

Simply Put: Residents come together to clean Tangra lake

Methane emissions from wetlands rose 5-6% since 2000-2006: Study

Methane is responsible for roughly 30 per cent of the rise in temperature since the pre-industrial period