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%

World lost 68% vertebrates in 1970-2016: WWF

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

ऑस्ट्रेलिया के जंगलों में लगी आग से करीब 3 बिलियन जानवर नष्ट हुए : अध्ययन

अनुमान है कि 143 मिलियन स्तनधारी, 180 मिलियन पक्षी, 51 मिलियन मेंढक और 2.5 बिलियन सरीसृप आग से प्रभावित हुए

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  

“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 &…

COVID-19: UNHRC, WWF raise concerns about increasing inequalities due to pandemic

The world must aim clearly at a green, equitable and resilient recovery, they said

Global tiger population up by 22 per cent

India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population

WWF report sounds alarm over China's state of biodiversity

Notes that country’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half

Asia, Pacific consuming natural resources too fast

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

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

UN plans to restore 150 degraded forests by 2020

Five African countries pledge to curb illegal timber trade

Urge consumer countries to include the issue of illegal timber as priority agenda in their summits

Monarch butterflies face risk of extinction due to habitat loss

The number of monarch butterflies in hibernation colonies of Mexico has reached a 20-year low, says report

Civil society groups urge Australia to adopt zero-carbon emission target by 2050

The country is the thirteenth largest emitter in the world, with one of the highest per capita emissions

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

Words are biotic

Is it a coincidence that areas of linguistic plurality are also areas of biodiversity?

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

Environment ministry may allow hunting of ‘nuisance’ wild animals

Union minister Prakash Javadekar plans to implement rules for killing overpopulated wildlife species for saving life and property

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