On the 7th day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Vivek Menon was elected as Read More …
Category: Environment
Vivek Menon Elected Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission
Chhattisgarh Successfully Reintroduces Blackbuck After 50 Years of Local Extinction
The Chhattisgarh government has successfully reintroduced the blackbuck — a graceful, medium-sized antelope native to Read More …
UNEP Launches First-ever State of Finance for Forests (SFF) Report
Global Overview Key Findings Private Sector Finance Environmentally Harmful Subsidies and Deforestation Risk Significance (Source: Read More …
Global Report Warns Warm-Water Coral Reefs Have Crossed Thermal Tipping Point
According to the Global Tipping Points Report, released by a team of 160 scientists from Read More …
SAIME Model from Sundarbans Wins Global Recognition from FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has awarded Global Technical Recognition Read More …
IIT Bombay Develops SARIMA Model to Forecast City-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay) have developed a city-specific statistical model Read More …
IUCN Lists Western Ghats, Manas & Sundarbans as ‘Ailing’ Heritage Sites
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed India’s Western Ghats, Manas National Read More …
IUCN Releases First Green Status Assessment for Tigers
First Green Status of Species Assessment for Panthera tigris (tiger) was released by IUCN. Current Read More …
WII releases ‘Status of Elephants in India’
The report titled ‘Status of Elephants in India: DNA-based Synchronous All-India Population Estimation of Elephants’ Read More …
IUCN Recognises Indian Wolf as Distinct Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has, for the first time, evaluated the Read More …
Forest Declaration Assessment 2025
The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with Read More …
Sonali Ghosh Becomes First Indian to Win Kenton R. Miller Award
Sonali Ghosh, Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, has become the first Indian Read More …
First Record of Araneus nox in India Discovered at Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
A recent monsoon survey at the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala has resulted in the Read More …
Arctic Seals and Birds Face Rising Threats from Climate Change and Human Activity: IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released an updated list of endangered Read More …
Armenia Joins the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Armenia has officially become the newest State Member of the International Union for Conservation of Read More …
Report “Guardians of the Wild” Highlights 25 Years of Support for India’s Forest Protectors
Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh releases WTI report at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Read More …
New Fungal Species Bridgeoporus kanadii Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new species of fungi, Read More …
Invasive Species Threaten India’s Biodiversity, Say Scientists
Conservation scientists are raising alarm over the growing spread of ‘stealth invader’ species that are Read More …
Philippines to Host Southeast Asia’s First Coral Larvae Cryobank
The Philippines is set to establish Southeast Asia’s first coral larvae cryobank, a cutting-edge facility Read More …
NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Rising Ground-Level Ozone Pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting Read More …
Himachal Pradesh’s Second Snow Leopard Survey Estimates 83 Individuals
The second state-wide snow leopard survey in Himachal Pradesh has estimated the presence of 83 Read More …
Amazon Trees Growing Larger as CO2 Levels Rise, Study Finds
New research highlights a steady increase in tree size across the Amazon, linked to higher Read More …
National Biodiversity Authority Sanctions ₹82 Lakh for Red Sanders Conservation
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), headquartered in Chennai, has sanctioned ₹82 lakh to the Andhra Read More …
Bihar’s Gokul Jalashaya and Udaipur Jheel Get Ramsar Tag
Two wetlands from Bihar — Gokul Jalashaya (Buxar) and Udaipur Jheel (West Champaran) — have Read More …
India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve Joins UNESCO Global Network
The Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in Himachal Pradesh has been inducted into the UNESCO World Read More …