For hundreds of years, the island nation of Japan has seen various examples of efforts to conserve its coastal ecosystems, vital to its fisheries. An 1897 law created protection forests to conserve a variety of ecosystem services. “Fish forests,” one type of protection forest, conserve watershed woodlands and offer benefits to coastal fisheries, including shade,...Read More

AHMEDABAD, India, May 19 (Reuters) – A bright sun beat down on the sprawling Indian market where Kamlaben Ashokbhai Patni sat worrying about the brass jewellery on display in her wooden stall. When the heat rises, the metal blackens. Plastic pearls become unglued. “The colour of the jewel starts to fade as it becomes hotter,...Read More

What are the most important barriers in Taiwan’s international diplomatic and economic relations that inhibit the country’s adoption of more ambitious climate policy or hold back its potential contribution to global decarbonization efforts? Considering these obstacles, how can the international community and the climate movement work better together with Taiwan? Dr. Chien-Te Fan 范建得 Professor...Read More

In Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the effects of climate change are being amplified by the consequences of armed conflict. Communities that suffered the direct effects of conflict are disproportionately impacted, with the most vulnerable far from ready to adapt to climate change’s effects. In Yemen, it is not uncommon for people to flee their homes...Read More

Can war be environmentally sustainable? Many will think this question goes without answering. When I first heard of “environmentally friendly weapons,” it struck me as a mind-boggling paradox to place environmental care next to the means of war. Yet, somehow, we are. This is not a rhetorical question to policymakers, think tanks, military staff, and...Read More

1 Name of call   Inlaks RS Small Grants in Conservation Funding agency The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Amount not exceeding INR 3 lakh per year Deadline May 30, 2023 Grant summary The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation supports biodiversity conservation in the areas of field biology, ecology and conservation through the Inlaks Ravi Sankaran Programme. Link Inlaks...Read More

This year, the annual consultations between the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) focused on the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties (COP15) in December 2022. Also on the agenda at the January consultations were the ongoing...Read More

A new report from ShareAction reveals that halting and reversing biodiversity loss will require a drastic reduction in agrochemical use. To accomplish this goal, the nonprofit urges the financial sector to reevaluate their investment practices in pesticide companies. Roughly 4 million tonnes of pesticides are used annually each year—up 80 percent since 1990—according to the...Read More

Invasive plant species are damaging Maryland’s environment. From bamboo to bushes, invasives, environmentalists say, have wrapped their tendrils all across Maryland. The United States Department of Agriculture defines invasive plants as non-native or alien to the ecosystem under consideration and whose introduction can cause economic or environmental harm or adversely affect human health. Invasive plants...Read More