Planet in early stages of sixth mass extinction, claims study
Study by international team of scientists says this time extinctions are being caused by human activities
Can agriculture fuel mass extinction?
We must make gradual changes and develop agriculture according to the principles of life on the planet
Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report
The findings of the first-ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services are important in the light of the ongoing Supreme …
1000000 species under extinction. Blame humans
The Global Ecosystem Assessment by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows the current rate and …
How long will life on Earth survive?
Scientists say events like volcanic activity, an expanding sun, asteroids or a freezing core may bring about destruction
Animals, plants shifting home ranges faster than believed
These species have moved 17 km towards the poles and 11 m up in altitude per decade on a global average
Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report
Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains
CITES COP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction
India puts forward proposal to move it to Appendix I; Common hippo, straw-headed bulbul, African elephant at risk too
‘Hong Kong’s lost tigers show us a species once gone, cannot return’
Down To Earth speaks to journalist John Saeki about his upcoming book on the lost tigers of Hong Kong
Unchecked mining spells doom for Saranda forest in Jharkhand
Unregulated large-scale mining activities have decimated plant and wildlife populations in the once-rich Saranda forest in Jharkhand
We have crossed the line on climate change, says study
Report reveals that we have breached four of nine limits and threatened the planet’s health