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Biodiversity
India to launch updated biodiversity plan at UN conference
The updated plan will be released at the biannual UN Biodiversity Conference, scheduled to take place in Cali, Colombia from October 21 to November 1.
14 October 2024, 12:13 IST
India to launch updated biodiversity plan at UN conference
14 October 2024, 12:13 IST
Ahead of COP 16, indigenous people push for recognition of rights
Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact said Article 8(j) can become an effective tool when the other rights of indigenous people, including their right to live in their ancestral sites located in protected areas and access the biological resources are protected by the states.
08 October 2024, 19:22 IST
Ahead of COP 16, indigenous people push for recognition of rights
08 October 2024, 19:22 IST
Bengaluru: Hesaraghatta biodiversity in focus after dung beetle reporting
The last remaining piece of grassland in Bengaluru is near Hesaraghatta. There has been a long-standing demand from citizens and academics to declare the 345-acre grassland, shrublands, and wetlands surrounding the Hesaraghatta lake as a conservation reserve.
02 October 2024, 03:09 IST
Bengaluru: Hesaraghatta biodiversity in focus after dung beetle reporting
02 October 2024, 03:09 IST
Manas National Park to reopen on September 27
Earlier, the Park was scheduled to open for the year 2024-25 for tourists from October one but has been advanced to September 27 to coincide with the World Tourism Day.
26 September 2024, 08:02 IST
Manas National Park to reopen on September 27
26 September 2024, 08:02 IST
Status of garden city’s biodiversity
The City Biodiversity Index (CBI) or Singapore Index, developed in 2008 and used in Bengaluru for the first time, shows that the city’s scores are below average in almost half of the indicators. The report analysed data for one year from April 2023. The findings were made public on September 9.
21 September 2024, 02:47 IST
Status of garden city’s biodiversity
21 September 2024, 02:47 IST
WWF-India launches Vulture Count 2024 to safeguard nature’s critical clean-up crew
Vultures are essential to the health of ecosystems, serving as nature’s clean-up crew. By feeding on carrion, they prevent the spread of diseases that could otherwise affect wildlife, livestock and humans.
30 August 2024, 08:35 IST
WWF-India launches Vulture Count 2024 to safeguard nature’s critical clean-up crew
30 August 2024, 08:35 IST
The world’s largest wetland is burning, and rare animals are dying
Wildfires are laying waste to Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland and one of the most important biodiversity sanctuaries on the planet.
27 August 2024, 13:59 IST
The world’s largest wetland is burning, and rare animals are dying
27 August 2024, 13:59 IST
Bengaluru's Dorekere lake rich in biodiversity, says study
The study report, a result of year-long exercise, said that among the 74 birds documented in the lake, 11 are migratory and four have been classified as near-threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
19 July 2024, 22:06 IST
Bengaluru's Dorekere lake rich in biodiversity, says study
19 July 2024, 22:06 IST
Rise in bison population in Tripura's Trishna sanctuary
Wildlife Warden of the sanctuary, Bimal Das said that in the last three months, four calves of the bison were seen in the sanctuary.
16 June 2024, 08:40 IST
Rise in bison population in Tripura's Trishna sanctuary
16 June 2024, 08:40 IST
How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity
This newfound knowledge holds the key to crafting effective management solutions and should ensure a brighter future for our precious freshwater ecosystems.
16 June 2024, 06:33 IST
How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity
16 June 2024, 06:33 IST
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