How China’s Belt And Road Plans Could Affect The Oceans
More than one-third of all people in the world live in cities, towns and villages on coasts. They rely on...
Biodiversity
Extinction On Our Plates
Reducing the biodiversity footprint of food consumption requires immediate and widespread action. The food on our plates has a footprint....
Most Asian Nations Behind Biodiversity Targets For Protected Areas: Study
(Source: PTI) Most countries in Asia have failed to achieve a global minimum target of protecting at least 17 per...
First Dataset On Tree-Moss Dwelling Diatoms From Mizoram
When diatom hunter Karthick Balasubramanian was invited to a research expedition on the Blue Mountains of Mizoram, little did he...
Third Of World Heritage Glaciers Under Threat
(Source: PTI) A third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, regardless of efforts to...
Malnourished, Obese: The Food Future We Face
Families are feeling the pinch of rising food prices. Fresh fruit and vegetables are often no longer affordable. And many...
Saffron & Glaciers: Kashmir’s Women Scientists Lead Climate Action
Working in different fields of science and technology, Nasheeman Ashraf, Ulfat Majeed and Mehreen Khaleel are at the forefront of...
Elusive Himalayan Wolves Emerge On Slopes Of Mt Everest
On a fine morning in April 2022, Mount Everest can be seen clearly from the Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park office...
The Varied Reasons For Protecting Nature
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however,...
Oil Palm Pioneers Doubt Crop Will Take Off In Himalayan Foothills
As he talks about his 200-hectare oil palm plantation, Dature Miuli becomes visibly emotional. A passionate farmer and agro-entrepreneur in...
Global Biodiversity Deal Running Short On Time And Ambition
Negotiators and observers left the latest meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with renewed momentum but with many...
Advocates Say Nations Must Move Faster To Save Biodiversity
Environmentalists are criticising slow progress at a UN-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries toward beefing up protections for...
Lessons And Inspiration In The Fight To Save Asia’s Biodiversity
In 2021, nature once again fell down the political agenda. Faced with continued pandemic-related complications, a crucial meeting of the...
Will 30×30 Reboot Conservation Or Entrench Old Problems?
When governments meet next year to finalise a global deal to halt loss of the biodiversity on which human well-being depends,...
