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Training course on Know Your Marine Biodiversity to be held in Kochi from
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is set to offer lessons on marine biodiversity and environment to postgraduate students, researchers and academicians, recognising its crucial role for ensuring the health of oceans for the
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Reduce carbon footprints for climate-resilient fisheries: India tells glob
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a bid to address the looming threat of climate change on fisheries, India has proposed a substantial reduction of the carbon footprint as a significant step towards climate-resilient fisheries.
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Climate change may reduce butterflies' spots: Study
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research, female Meadow Brown butterflies have less spots when they grow up in warmer environments, so climate change may reduce their spottiness.
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Israeli researchers unravel mysteries of biodiversity
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Led by PhD student Tal Raz and Professor Shai Meiri of Tel Aviv University and Professor Uri Roll of Ben-Gurion University in the Negev, the researchers gave further confirmation that tropical regions near the equator serve as centers of high biodiversity for land vertebrates.
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Butterflies might lose spots as climate warms: Research
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research, female Meadow Brown butterflies have less spots when they grow up in warmer conditions, thus climate change may reduce their spottiness.
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Assam: Signboards to warn of elephant movements put up in sensitive areas
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Aaranyak, an Assam-based biodiversity conservation group has put up 12 signboards at strategic locations in the Udalguri, Tamulpur, and Baksa districts to ensure the safe passage of wildlife and people across busy roads. The districts are in the Bodoland Territorial Region bordering Bhutan.
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Guwahati: Aaranyak's school awareness campaign aims to rejuvenate urban wa
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Northeast India's prominent research-based biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak is conducting a school awareness campaign on the need of cleaning, protecting, and conserving the degraded water bodies of the city of Guwahati.
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Assam: Majuli SP instructs village defence members on wildlife protection;
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Majuli police conducted a field gear distribution program on December 11 to make Village Defence Party (VDP) members feel comfortable while carrying out their responsibilities towards biodiversity conservation, SP Majuli said on Friday.
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EPAA presents its sustainability and environmental diversity efforts at CO
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As part of its ongoing commitment to support national events related to sustainability and climate action, and with the aim of showcasing its efforts to protect the environment, wildlife, and biodiversity, the Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) is participating in th
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ADB launches nature solutions finance hub for Asia-Pacific with USD 2 bill
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As per ADB, this initiative, focused on capital markets and private capital sources, aligns with ADB's commitment to combat climate change and protect the region's biodiversity.
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MDBs unite for urgent climate action: Unprecedented commitments at COP28 t
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The MDB statement said, "The window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all is rapidly closing. Recognizing the interlinkages between the triple planetary crises of climate, nature, and pollution, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the goals of the Paris
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Window to address climate change closing rapidly: IUCN seven Commissions a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The window of opportunity to address climate change and biodiversity loss is closing rapidly, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) seven Commissions asserted in a clarion call ahead of COP28 Summit in Dubai.
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