Experts seek more protected areas in Sikkim
Sikkim harbours many endemic plant species and studies have predicted that about 17-18 per cent of endemic plants may get wiped out by 2050 …
Environment ministry's new advisory seeks to protect wildlife
The advisory seeks to make industries responsible for activities taking place in and around protected areas
Suddenly tribal
Some wildlifers resorted to outdated anthropology to stop the tribal forest rights bill. They failed
Violations, poor management threaten Gujarat sanctuaries: CAG
Poor spending of funds has led to mismanagement, leaving the forests open for encroachment, mining and deforestation
EU conference tomorrow to give voice to indigenous people on protected areas
Comes against push by European Union, United Nations to turn 30% of world’s surface by 2030 into protected areas, which can make indigenous …
Don’t allow new roads in sanctuaries, says MoEF expert panel
National Board of Wildlife accepts recommendations of panel on guidelines for roads in protected areas
Human activities impact wildlife, even in protected areas: Study
Jaguars, mountain gorillas and Sunda pangolins impacted by human population density and habitat fragmentation despite living in deep forest reserves
Supreme Court modifies order on construction ban within one kilometre of protected areas
Lifting the ban may disturb and prove detrimental for wildlife, says lawyer
Adopt community-led initiatives for conservation: Africa Protected Area Congress
Community members should know about the operationalisation of the conservation practices taking place in Africa.
Protected areas can help water birds adapt to climate change: Study
The shift in range of wintering water birds across protected areas in Europe and North Africa was 40 per cent faster than others
Disappearing Act
Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction
Africa Protected Areas Congress calls for special aid for those affected by human-wildlife conflicts
Protected areas must be considered by Africa as the first option for climate adaptation and mitigation and must be reflected in the country’…
‘Protect & conserve model’ displaced 13,450 families from 26 protected areas in 2 decades
The number of protected areas increased to 870 in 2020 from 67 in 1988, the study stated
Cochin needs to preserve its green lungs
Documentary Haritham Director Rajendra Prasad Producer Jaycee Foundation and Gothrabhumi films
Marine protected areas are underfunded. Experts discuss ways to address the funding gap
A well-managed and sufficiently funded MPA can restore good health to vulnerable ecosystems, help achieve global biodiversity conservation goals
Climate-smart marine protected areas can shield biota from global warming: Experts
Most current MPAs are located in coastal areas, while only 1.2 per cent of the high seas are protected
Robben Island joins list of 20 new protected marine sites in South Africa
Marine protected area management has to take a more human-centred approach and the benefits of protected areas have to be shared more equitably
Urgent measures needed for sustainable conservation, funding in Africa: Experts
Panelists of 1st African Protected Areas Congress aim to draw up guidelines to save biodiversity sustainably
CWH Guidelines will decimate Protected Areas
A bare reading of the procedure outlined in the Guidelines makes it obvious that it is not facilitating a scientific analysis to secure wildlife …
Struggle for existence
Large-scale habitat loss and massive encroachment of the forestland have escalated the instances of wildlife-human conflict in recent times
High hopes
Conservation area projects in Nepal prove that people and protected areas need not be mutually exclusive
Global meet to plan future of Antarctic marine ecosystems
Member nations of a commission that was set up 34 years ago start their first maiden meet in Australia’s Hobart
Abandoned !
Months after five elephants were killed in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, authorities are yet to take corrective measures
One step forward, many steps back
Some recent amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act could infuse new life into a fusty act, but there are others that threaten to pull matters back
Africa Protected Areas Congress puts spotlight on protection and conservation of biodiversity
First-ever meet by IUCN to outline long-term strategies; to give voice to marginalised communities