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Solidaridad and IISS launch the first-ever Professor Rattan Lal Awards on
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 6: Marking World Soil Day, Solidaridad and the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science (IISS) inaugurated the Professor Rattan Lal Awards for Excellence in Regenerative Agriculture, in Bhopal, beginning a new annual tradition to honour exemplary contri
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FMC Joins Save the Earth Conclave 2025: Championing Bamboo-Led Sustainabil
Updated : 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19: As the world grapples with the escalating consequences of climate change, deforestation, and rising carbon emissions, the urgency for sustainable solutions has never been greater. The Save the Earth Conclave 2025 is a clarion call to action--a global gathering of
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Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration: Study
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data shows that climate change is changing forests differently across the country. With increasing temperatures, intensifying droughts, wildfires, and disease outbreaks wreaking havoc on trees, researchers warn that forests in the American West are facin
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Goodricke Group Limited's Darjeeling Gardens Achieve Remarkable Carbon Seq
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], November 30: Goodricke Group Limited, a renowned name in the tea industry, proudly announces a groundbreaking environmental achievement at its Darjeeling tea gardens. According to an independent verification by SGS India Private Limited, the company's operat
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Improved air quality could increase sunlight accessible to plants, enhance
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Air quality would improve if pollution from aerosol particles were reduced. It may also improve plants' ability to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and alleviate climate change by increasing the quantity of sunlight available to them
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Coastal regions yield significant economic, biodiversity gains: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to studies, a shift in how we think about the benefits mangroves bring to coastal regions could result in enormous economic and biodiversity gains as well as the protection of millions from flooding.
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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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India has target of creating additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday set a target of creating additional 2 billion carbon sequestration by 2030.
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Global leaders discuss sustainable development amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): India has voluntarily set out ambitious targets through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) about reducing emissions intensities as well as to have 2.5 to 3 billion metric tonnes of carbon sequestration, said Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadeka
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Can sustainable forest management save us from climate change?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 17 (ANI): If you think that sustainable forest management can be a major contributor to mitigating climate change, then you better not hold your breath. A new study has found that managing Europe's forests to maximise carbon sequestration has a negligible effect on
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