Convention on biological diversity
The history of climate change negotiations
A quick summary of climate change negotiations over the years
Attempts to allow toxic ship to beach at Alang
Gujarat government should decide fate of Oriental Nicety: MoEF to Supreme Court
WHO agrees to global tobacco tax hike
Tobacco industry representatives kept out of talks
SDG Summit 2023: Political declaration for massive increase in investments to attain SDGs adopted
Leaders recommitted to full implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Budget 2023-24: ‘Amrit Dharohar’ to encourage conservation of vital wetlands in India
Scheme to promote wetland conservation through community participation
Global Biodiversity Framework: What happened in Nairobi?
The preparatory meeting on biodiversity ends with little consensus
Should fat cats guard the cream?
Industrialised countries want to monitor their own compliance to the Kyoto Protocol.
To whale or not to whale
Nations for and against whaling clash once again, and fail to reach consensus
Nagoya Protocol: inter-governmental committee to hold a third meeting
When and where the negotiating parties will meet is yet to be decided
COP24: Developed nations successfully wipe out equity in finance, reporting
These countries seem to be working towards a weak and non-ambitious Paris rulebook
High road to COP28: Ditch carbon capture tech, set end date for oil & gas production, report to developed nations
Experts worry investments in CCS could rob funds from renewable energy projects
Most vulnerable countries unable to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation
Lengthy, complicated application process a major hurdle for many countries
Will India ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol?
Protocol needs serious inter-ministerial deliberations, says MoEF official
Green rider for GDP
World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth
Free the air of mercury
Newly launched Minamata Convention weak on mercury released by thermal power plants
Rotterdam Convention: no new agenda for pesticides at chemical review panel meet
Signals under-utilisation of the subsidiary body of Rotterdam Convention
World hasn’t met a single Aichi biodiversity target: Leaked UN Report
While there has been progress, it is insufficient, according to the document
Ban toxic imports: court
Supreme Court wants hazardous waste rules aligned with Basel Convention
Self-withering: Biodiversity Convention’s new global framework raises basic questions
Fairness and North-South balance embedded in the treaty made the West uncomfortable with it
7th GEF Assembly: Global Biodiversity Framework Fund ratified
First projects under the new Fund likely to roll out ahead of CBD’s CoP16
IN PHOTOS: Species unlisted by CITES being traded more than recognised ones, says study
Species unlisted in CITES were imported 3.6 times more into the US than listed ones
COVID-19: The world scrambles for food
The Indian government announced a Rs 1.7-lakh crore package for the poor and needy
Bangladesh wins maritime dispute with India
The dispute has deterred companies from investing in the region’s sea blocks
Parties to Stockholm Convention endorse agroecology as the best alternative to endosulfan
Pesticide’s use restricted to limited number of crops