Access to justice still elusive for women
A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence
Experts focus on measures to keep plant pests, diseases at bay
According to FAO, there is a need to increase efforts for protecting food security
UNEP chooses Nigeria to lead action to combat marine pollution in Africa
Country will be in charge of coordination efforts of 22 nations
US won't backtrack on climate commitments, says John Kerry at Marrakech
The US has suffered climate-related losses worth $27 billion this year so far
A year of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: How far have we come?
Decisions deferred to 2024; slow progress might make it difficult to meet targets by 2030
SBSTTA-25: Delegates move forward on recommendations to implement Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Synergy between climate change & biodiversity recognised; work on indicators to continue till next meeting
Asbestos toxic, says India
Changes stand on mineral at Rotterdam Convention
Biodiversity meet begins; India takes over presidency of CBD
CoP 11 will decide future course of action plans to meet Aichi Targets
Bhopal's Upper Lake threatened by tourism
Nations renew commitment for Minamata Convention at UNGA meet
18 countries sign the treaty at a high-level meeting in New York
Reluctant funding
Compromise on resources salvages CBD conference; marine protection gets big boost
China admits to tiger skin trade at international forum
Around 1,600 tigers have been traded globally since 2000
World biodiversity day this year focuses on islands
In the last 500 years around 80 per cent of vertebrate extinctions have been on islands
Doubts persist over Green Climate Fund taking off at Doha
Workshop on climate finance gives hope, but a lot of work remains to be done
South Africa to phase in carbon tax from 2015
Tax to increase at 10 per cent per year; draft policy sets relief limits
Bhopal to Germany
Airlifting Union Carbide waste requires amending Indian law, violates Basel Convention
Narendra Modi flags off UN migratory species meet; brings up Joint Forest Management
PM skips any mention of Forest Rights Act in speech to CMS CoP13 at Gandhinagar
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
Alternatives to endosulfan
FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants
LDCs ring the alarm bell before Bonn
Demand higher ambition; will EU still take the lead?
Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030
Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far
Warsaw climate talks: activists shunted out for showing solidarity with typhoon-hit Philippines
Developed countries counter agendas of the EU and the US
SBI update: session at Bonn suspended without adopting agenda
Lack of consensus forces move
Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan
Sets deadline of July 23
India, China slam EU’s carbon emissions tax on airlines
Say it would jeopardise international efforts to combat climate change