Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI
In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM
IPBES9 assessment reports: Conservation vs use vs sustainable use?
Global body grapples with the question of how biodiversity can be used sustainably and ensuring social justice
Tamil Nadu must sustainably manage its rattans
The plants have seen huge commercial exploitation in the state and need restoration to safeguard their survival
Uttarakhand opens biodiversity park in Haldwani to encourage conservation
The state’s rich botanical heritage is facing threats from climate change, degrading landscapes, habitat loss and development activities
International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases
Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors
Deserts not deserted, but full of floral, faunal activity
These unforgiving lands may appear lifeless only to the unacquainted, but they are a unique and living ecosystem
Book Excerpt: A guide to the Peninsula’s indigenous floral wealth
Many in southern India are unaware that the region hosted and still hosts unique botanical life
Global Eco Watch: Tree frogs create auditory illusion to find mate without being eaten
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Animal biodiversity loss limits plants’ ability to adapt to climate change globally: Experts
India
India must protect its rare, unique and endangered plants and trees
A systematic species recovery programme is the need of the hour
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Feb 10-17)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of ecology, botany and zoology
Global Eco Watch: ‘Eco disaster’ unfolding on Kamchatka beach
Global Eco Watch: Komodo dragons could become extinct soon due to climate change
Global Eco Watch: Mauritius declares environmental emergency
World Environment Day in numbers: Natural resources
Adoptions but also abuse: The COVID-19 pandemic is the best and worst of times for animals
When it comes to animals, not only do we need to look and watch. We need to really see
Global Eco Watch: BSF seized 2,800 kg of Bangladeshi hilsa being smuggled into India since February
Global Eco Watch: Will Britain fall, ask folklorists after raven disappears from the Tower of London
Global Eco Watch: Siberian primrose could become extinct due to global warming
Global Eco Watch: Pregnant Gaur killed in Kerala; 6 held
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 28 – November 3)
The Amazon’s tallest tree just got 50% taller – and scientists don’t know how
At 88m tall, it dwarfs the previous record holders by almost 30 m
Global Eco Watch: Atlantic Salmon returning to Maine river after dam removals
Global Eco Watch: European Bison to be introduced into Kentish woodland
Global Eco Watch: Dust causing rapid snow and ice melt in western Himalayas