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UN ranks Namami Gange among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The award was received by G. Asok Kumar, the Director General of the Namami Gange project during a function at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada on World Restoration Day on Wednesday.
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Scientists suggest that whales could be a valuable carbon sink
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. While many efforts have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution on December 15 advocate for the im
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Anonymous GPS data could help check people's usage of green spaces: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A recent study shows how the public's use of parks and other green spaces in metropolitan areas can be tracked using anonymized GPS data from people's smartphones, which could help guide their management.
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Despite peculiarities, conservation challenges similar in Madagascar, Braz
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nature in Madagascar, an island off southeast Africa slightly larger than metropolitan France, is so unusual that 82 per cent of its plant species and 90 per cent of its vertebrates are endemic, only occurring there. Living amidst this unique biodiversity is a population so deprived that the
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Research finds ice-free Antarctic area growth leads to unbalanced biodiver
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A study into the impact of global warming on the biodiversity of the Antarctic has identified how the predicted expansion of ice-free areas will impact native animals and plants, paving the way for the invasion of non-native species in Antarctica.
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Most Asian countries far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Protected areas are one of the most effective tools for safeguarding biodiversity, but new research published today has found that most Asian countries failed to achieve a global minimum target of protecting at least 17 per cent of land by 2020. Under current trends, the outlook for achievin
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Formation of rich Asian mammal diversity explored in new study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Asia is home to a great many species as well as 14 of the globe's 36 biodiversity hotspots. Its present biodiversity is assumed to be linked to diverse Cenozoic events, including very active mountain building and climatic changes.
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Climate change tempered by protected areas for biodiversity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Climate change is emerging as a top threat to biodiversity according to the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Plant and animal species face greater risks of thermal stress as climate change pushes temperatures beyond their thermal tolerance.
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Grasslands can be managed to benefit biodiversity and soil health: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Grazed grassland makes up a large proportion of the British countryside and is vital to farming and rural communities. This land can be perceived as only being about food production, but this study gives more evidence that it could be key to increasing biodiversity and soil health.
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Arittapatti village notified as first biodiversity heritage site in Tamil
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 'Aritapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site' is the first of its kind in the state and covers a chain of seven barren granite hills in Aritapatti village. 'The unique landscape of rocky hills acts as a water body and supports 72 lakes, 200 natural spring ponds, and 3 check dams.
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Assam: K9 dog squad hero 'Zorba' with over 60 records passes away
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Aaranyak, one of India's prominent biodiversity conservation organisations, on Tuesday, mourned the passing away of its first k9 unit member, Zorba.
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Study finds letting your cat go outdoors puts them at high risk for catchi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The next time you crack your backdoor to let your cat outside for its daily adventure, you may want to think again. For a cat, the outdoors is filled with undesirable potential. Like the risks of catching and transmitting diseases, and the uncontrollable drive to hunt and kill wildlife, whic
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