Environmental Negotiations

A diverse bill

It is important to generate a national debate on the Biological Diversity Bill

Drumming it in

Should local communities pay for Western notions of 'global benefit'?

Overshadowed

CITES proceeds cautiously, in the wake of the Convention on Biological Diversity

India moves to restructure IPR issues

Kamal Nath dashes letters to 31 countries

Canada, UK given Dodo Awards by civil society

The awards are given to countries that contribute to biodiversity loss

Implementation of biosafety norms not satisfactory: Gbedemah

 Funds availability a major hindrance, says head of biosafety at CBD

COP-9 makes slow progress

LATIN AMERICA

Open secret

Were medicinal plants exported without government permission?

THAILAND

Offshoot that matters

But Indian communities may lose out due to lack of official preparedness

CBD versus WTO

News snippets

Scientists warn PM against GM contamination

Ask government to be cautious of Bangladesh's Bt Brinjal cultivation

Monsoon session of Parliament to decide fate of Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill

Bill fails to benefit communities that have protected biodiversity in the country 

COP15: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted

Countries have their work cut out till 2030

The loss of our breeds

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Why 2024 may see action on biodiversity credits

Regulation is needed urgently to ensure that they are effective

Worldly wise

India hardsells its troubled protected areas abroad

Fresh negotiations on UN High Seas Treaty begin in New York. Here’s what to expect

United Nations member nations failed to reach a consensus last year

Convention on biological diversity

Slow to share

Biodiversity convention makes tardy progress

Global Biodiversity Framework: What happened in Nairobi?

The preparatory meeting on biodiversity ends with little consensus  

Meeting in vain

The fifth conference on biological diversity held recently in Nairobi ended on a flat note