Purifying wetlands
Who will grow food?
Delta blues
Mining ban around Sasthamkotta lake
Conservation plan in the works for Kerala's biggest freshwater lake
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
Yet another urban flood: Bengaluru suffers severe water logging following heavy rains
Floods brought traffic, public and emergency services to a halt
Neermahal: palace on shrinking lake
New deal
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 …
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
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 …
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
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
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 …