Towards wetland conservation
The Union environment ministry has been working for the past four years to create a regulatory framework to protect the country’s wetlands. …
Water birds on the rise, but it is not all good news
Expert speaks to Down To Earth on the findings of Day 1 of the Asia Water bird Census
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 7, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Unique programme in Bangladesh shows the way to wetland management
The project to conserve the biodiversity of the Tanguar Haor in northeastern Bangladesh has brought rewards
Top 5 facts you should know about the largest transboundary Ramsar Site
The Congo Basin, one of the largest freshwater bodies in the world, is now home to the largest transboundary Ramsar Site
Road construction projects are destroying Goa's traditional wetlands
Intensive infrastructure projects in Goa are threatening a unique wetland system that protects the state from flooding
How locals are trying to save the dying Deepor Beel
Some initiatives, along with bettering the health of the beel, have also provided employment to women from the community
What is killing Uttarakhand’s small wetlands? Degraded Niranjanpur pond carves a live example
These waterbodies are neglected for their size and disappear even before they are documented
Don’t blame just climate change; ‘haor’ destruction also behind Sylhet floods: Experts
Sylhet’s traditional wetlands, which act as sponges absorbing surface runoff, have been destroyed, thereby enabling the current floods, they say
Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse
Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most …
Wetland protection policy needs to be strengthened: Javadekar
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the Environment Minister reviews India's regulatory framework for wetlands
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 4, 2022)
IUCN urges Europe to implement nature restoration law
Failing to spend on nature restoration can inflict long-term economic impacts, warns IUCN
Toxic floods: Environmental risks around oil infrastructure put South Sudan on edge
During floods, crude oil, wastewater and chemicals pose acute and long-term risks to the local environment
One more to go
There are no revenue records for a wetland in Srinagar. Is that why it is being encroached and constructed upon by the government?
MoEFCC proposes new draft rules on wetland management
The new draft allows for the creation of state-level authorities for the management of wetlands
Community management of ponds has been a success'
Mohit Kumar Ray, convener of Kolkata-based non-profit Vasundhara Foundation, says the city has been losing nearly 200 ponds each year for the …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 24, 2022)
Include wetland conservation in upcoming biodiversity, climate change negotiations: Experts
Experts suggested 5 wetland conservation targets for 2030 should be discussed during CoP15, CoP27
Coastal wetlands prevented property loss worth $625 million during 2012 Hurricane Sandy: study
During Hurricane Sandy, coastal wetlands reduced the damage in 12 states in northeastern US by 1 per cent
Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700 — but most could still be saved
People need to stop looking at wetlands as wastelands and draining them to make it ‘useful’
The state of India’s urban wetlands and why they need to be protected urgently
The ecosystem services of wetlands need to be highlighted in our development policies, urban planning and climate change mitigation
This UP lake continues to stink despite over Rs 300 cr spent on cleaning it
Lack of funds to operate sewage treatment plants around the lake, locals say only boating area cleaned regularly
Manipur govt orders floating homestays off Loktak; Locals demand rollback
Sharp reduction in fish production in lake forcing them to take up alternative means of livelihood
As wetlands in Kenya dry up, locals opt for alternative livelihood options
Under Ramsar Convention, Kenya is obligated to ensure wise use of wetlands by including wetland conservation considerations in national …