The climate for a change
Hot and anxious
Global climate change is today a spectre which allows for no ostriches
Impasse into next year
Another feather to his cap
Biswas bags 2006 Stockholm water prize
Geneva meet concludes with progress on ‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’ for CoP15
CoP15 was to be held in Kunming, China in 2020 but will now be held in August this year
Lake in jeopardy
Large dams may spell doom for Lake Geneva
The other side of matter
Scientists produce antimatter to put the Big bang theory under the scrutiny
WHO stresses on universal health coverage at its 71st assembly
The six-day World Health Assembly kicked off in Geneva on Monday
All for a change
COP14: Information on 75% of wetlands included in the list of Ramsar Sites is outdated
Information on 1,826 of 2,349 Ramsar Sites worldwide is outdated or missing
Geneva climate talks: countries agree on draft text for Paris deal
Numerous controversial, unresolved arguments yet to be sorted out
‘Tsunami’ of e-waste rolling out over the world
Annually, one million people die from occupational poisoning, says UNEP chief
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India softens its stand on endosulfan
Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial
Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide
CBD’s Geneva meetings: Benefit sharing on traditional knowledge & digital sequence information on agenda
Recommendations to be presented at upcoming meeting of Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical & Technological Advice as well as COP16
Negotiations on Montreal protocol one step closer to phasing out HFCs
Slight progress made, much anticipated in the next meeting in July
COP14 on wetlands begins; draft resolution for international mangrove centre in China on agenda
Experts in India have expressed surprise at China, a temperate country, offering to host an international mangrove centre
Non-profits from 22 countries including India prevented from attending WTO meet
The civil society representatives allege that the move to restrict access for non-profits aims to de-democratise the organisation
CITES CoP 2019: Otters given highest protection from trade
Asian small-clawed as well as smooth-coated otters have been included in Appendix I of CITES
India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition
A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management designed for Indian forests
Chameleons use nanocrystals to change colour
Scientists say change in colour and intensity of the hue depends on the social interaction of the lizard
Geneva WTO meet 2022: ‘Disaster’, not ‘win’ for India’s small fishers
With no protection from Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT), Indian fishers are vulnerable to having their subsidies stripped
CITES CoP 2019: 18 endangered sharks and rays afforded protection
Mako sharks, giant guitarfish and wedgefish are among those which have now been included in Appendix II of CITES, enabling sustainable trade in them