विकास की कीमत: पांच साल में 72,685 हेक्टेयर वन भूमि का उपयोग बदला
डाउन टू अर्थ की स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरमेंट 2020 इन फिगर्स रिपोर्ट में विकास की वजह से जंगलों को हुए नुकसान का विश्लेषण किया ...
Plant diversity rapidly declining in Germany
Plant diversity decreased by over 15% in over 70% of the 2,000 species examined in last 60 years
Conservation centres in 5 states among host of ideas to protect vultures
The National Board for Wildlife approved an action plan for vultures recently
‘गायब’ हो गए देश के जंगल, भारतीय वन सर्वेक्षण के आकलन और डाउन टू अर्थ की पड़ताल में खासा अंतर
डाउन टू अर्थ के विश्लेषण के मुताबिक, सरकारी आकलन में वन भूमि के तौर पर अभिलिखित (रिकॉर्डेड) 30 से 35 फीसदी जमीन कुछ राज्यों ...
Expanding palm oil cultivation in Africa can be risky for endangered primates
A new study says that it will be challenging to reconcile oil palm expansion and African primate conservation as most areas suitable for …
Wind, solar cleaner for energy transitions than other renewables: Report
Clean energy coalition of WWF, IRENA says shift to renewable energy must protect nature; all forms of renewable power are better than fossil fuels
India's tiger map
In 4 of the 5 states where the number of tigers fell, large areas of forests were diverted to mining
CITES CoP 2019: Proposals to resume sales of ivory stockpiles rejected
The last time sales of ivory stockpiles had been allowed in 2008, ivory smuggling had skyrocketed across Africa
CITES CoP 2019: Giraffes accorded protection from trade for the first time
The giraffe has been placed in Appendix II of CITES, which places prohibitions on uncontrolled trade in a species
CITES adopts resolution to end corruption in wildlife trade
This historic resolution aims at eliminating corruption at every stage of wildlife trade from poaching to selling of wildlife products
Zimbabwe's cheetah population declines by 85%
Historically, Zimbabwe and other regions in Africa have inhabited large cheetah populations
African Swine Fever scare: 700 pigs culled in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh
The infection has spread like wildfire in the area, according to local veterinarian doctors
Days after IUCN event, Macron proposes killing of 110,000 wild birds in France
Birders say draft decrees issued by Emmanuel Macron to kill thousands of birds in France done to elicit hunting lobbies’ support ahead of …
एसओई 2021: पर्यावरण संबंधी 50,000 से ज्यादा मामले अदालतों में लंबित
स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरमेंट रिपोर्ट (एसओई) कहती है- पर्यावरणीय अपराध के मामले बढ़ रहे हैं, निपटारों की प्रक्रिया सुस्त है
Penguins v leopards: two sides of conservation debate in South Africa
When threatened species come into conflict, the benefit of conserving one species over the other becomes the deciding factor
Study advocates re-introducing Tasmanian Devil to Australian mainland
These marsupials would deter red foxes and feral cats, which would benefit smaller wildlife, say authors
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
Geneva Biodiversity Conference: Countries debate ‘aspirational goals‘ amid unprecedented biodiversity loss
The crucial global framework to stop biodiversity loss is already delayed by two years due to the pandemic
Why environmental crimes are rising in India
There has been a 78 per cent increase in the number of environmental crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020. At the same time, courts are …
About 400 proposed infrastructure projects will destroy tiger corridors: report
Wildlife Conservation Trust recommends measures to achieve a win-win solution for development and wildlife
कारपोरेट और नौकरशाहों के लिए वन कानून में बदलाव की तैयारी
केंद्र सरकार द्वारा भारतीय वन अधिनियम (आईएफए), 1927 में संशोधन किया जा रहा है। इसका मकसद समुदाय संचालित वन्य व्यवस्था को खत्म करना और ...
सुंदरवन के पास वन कर्मचारियों पर हमला, चार घायल
वन कर्मचारियों पर हमला तब हुआ, जब वे बाघ की मौत के मामले में नामजद एक आरोपी को पकड़ने गए थे
Supreme Court modifies order on construction ban within one kilometre of protected areas
The apex court said it is not possible to implement a uniform ESZ in every protected area because of interstate boundaries
Bees enter US endangered species list for the first time
Urbanisation, competition with non-native species and natural disasters are prime reasons for the decline of seven types of bees native to Hawaii
Scientists look into the past to identify locally threatened fish
The researchers reconstructed species’ occurrences by combining modern underwater transect surveys and catch assessments with historical records