Rio+20 postponed. Date clashed with Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee

54 Commonwealth head of states would have had to choose between the two events

Wild trouble

Trade threatens medicinal plants

On the backburner

New Chinese rule for wildlife

In short

Setback for jumbo corridor

SC stays order evicting resorts near sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

Indus dolphin in Punjab

Land use change major cause behind biodiversity loss, finds WWF report

Asia Pacific region lost 45% of its vertebrate population in four-and-half decades, while the global average was 68%

Himalayan glaciers are thinning

ISRO’s analysis needs further investigation to conclude trend

दुनिया में 17 फीसदी नदियां बची हैं, जो मुक्त प्रवाह से बह रही हैं: शोध

1970 के बाद से नदियों में रहने वाली प्रजातियों की आबादी में 84 फीसदी की कमी आई है

Mozambique, Tanzania fail to curb poaching

Poachers refuse to pay fine, hunting firm violates wildlife rules

In troubled waters

Coral fish, found in the waters of Southeast Asia, are falling prey to the greed of restaurateurs

Three Indian cities among this year’s Earth Hour challenge finalists

The 2015 National Earth Hour Capital Awards will be presented in Seoul, South Korea, on April 9

Civil society groups call for an end to carbon markets, green economy

Margarita Declaration, issued at the end of the four day pre-COP conference in Venezuela, was backed by UN but goes against the global agency's …

Studying gharials

EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission

The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now  

Global wildlife populations halved in 40 years

Hydro dams, pollution led to a 76 per cent dip in freshwater species populations between 1970 and 2010, says report

US Senate committee approves blocking EU's aviation emissions tax

15 non-European countries gather in Washington DC to discuss if EU's aviation law can be set aside. Strong possibility exists of a full blown …

World lost 68% vertebrates in 1970-2016: WWF

Freshwater wildlife down 84%; Latin America, the Caribbean particularly hit

Asia, Pacific consuming natural resources too fast

WWF-ADB report recommends green growth and protection of terrestrial and marine environments

“The source of the danger is black people” — Why is racism normalised in conservation?

Extra-judicial killings of innocent people — including children — in Africa and Asia are airily dismissed as collateral damage in a &…

SNIPPETS

World lost 8 per cent of its forests in past 14 years: study

UN plans to restore 150 degraded forests by 2020

Big US firms form group to buy more renewable energy at competitive prices

Companies including Bloomberg, General motors sign Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles to meet power purchase goals

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