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Number of Ramsar Sites in country increased nearly three times since 2014:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Ramsar Sites are wetlands of international importance, designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands for containing representative, rare or unique wetland types or for their importance in conserving biological diversity.
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Rajasthan: Neelkanth Biodiversity Forest, Khan Bhankri Eco Park to be rede
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The release informed that with CM Gehlot's approval, the Dausa district will be established on the tourism map which will create new employment opportunities.
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Elephant extinction could have major impact on atmospheric carbon levels:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintain the biodiversity of forests in Africa.
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Chinese company destroying Sri Lankan fishing community
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
About 3,200 small-scale fishing families have been seriously affected by the creation of sea leech farms in Kowtharimunai in Pooneryin by the Chinese company, losing their livelihoods during an ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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Researchers discover elephant extinction could have major impact on atmosp
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintaining the biodiversity of forests in Africa. If the already critically endangered elephants become extinct, rainforest of central and west Africa, the second largest rainforest
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Effective protected areas needed to prevent biodiversity loss: Study
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Protected natural areas in the UK are struggling to halt declines in insects and spiders that have occurred over the last 30 years (UKCEH)
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New initiative to help unlock USD 3 trn needed a year for climate, nature:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the energy and cost of living crises, the ambition of steering the planet towards a 1.5-degree Celsius warming pathway hangs in the balance, WEF said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the recent agreement at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) in Montreal to conserve 30 per cent of all eart
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Researchers reveal reason why human approach needs to be incorporated in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study emphasised the need of using a biocultural approach in environmental conservation efforts.
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Scattered patches of green in urban parks can have an impact on biodiversi
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University discovered that biodiversity in large parks in urban environments can be influenced by smaller green areas nearby.
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Athachi's Trust Nature philosophy is powerful and unique; Chilean ambassad
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], January 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Chilean Ambassador to India, Juan Angulo Monsalve, recently visited the Athachi Biodiversity Farm at Elappully in Palakkad. Accompanied by his wife, Angulo spent hours at the farm, understanding its intricacies, and went around th
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Study suggests human approach needs to be incorporated in nature conservat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
An international study has stressed the need to apply a biocultural approach in nature conservation programs.
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PM Modi speaks with King Charles III of UK, discusses climate action
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As this was PM Modi's first conversation with King Charles III after he assumed the Office of Sovereign of the United Kingdom, he conveyed his best wishes to Britain's monarch for a very successful reign.
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