MIAO, 19 Mar: The GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment’s Itanagar-based Northeast regional centre (GBPNIHE-NERC) organised a ‘regional awareness programme-cum-workshop on biodiversity conservation in relation to changing climate’ at Mpen-II village here in Changlang district on Sunday. The workshop, sponsored by the NABARD, was attended by 50 participants from M’Pen and Lama villages, besides GBs,...Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Yale University have entered a three-year renewable pact for the development of a national species observation and planning system for biodiversity conservation in Liberia. The agreement signed by Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Dr. Alexander Killion, Managing Director of the Yale...Read More
Leaders from across Africa and Asia will gather this week in Gabon for an international summit on the state of the world’s tropical forests, which experts say are disappearing at an alarming rate. Many of the discussions will focus on the Congo Basin, which stores more planet-warming carbon than the Amazon but is disappearing. The Congo Basin...Read More
Europe has set ambitious policy goals to allow nature to recover and flourish. Creating protected areas, green and blue infrastructure, restoring ecosystems, rewilding and facilitating nature-based solutions to climate change can all contribute to reversing biodiversity loss in the EU. Many vital species, habitats and ecosystems in Europe are threatened by urban sprawl, unsustainable farming and...Read More
Managing Connected Freshwater Ecosystems for Multiple Benefits Freshwater degradation threatens biodiversity. Ensuring that freshwater systems and their water supplies are protected from degradation will be one of the most important battles in the coming decades. This Knowledge Dialogue and UN Water Conference side event will explore how natural and human-built freshwater infrastructure can coexist and provide...Read More
Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits that people derive from the natural environment, such as clean water, fertile soil, pollination of crops, and natural climate regulation. These services are important because they support human well-being, food security, and the maintenance of biodiversity. The degradation of ecosystems and loss of their services can lead to reduced...Read More
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 March 2023: Ansell Limited, a global leader in protection solutions, and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 23 February 2023, embarking on critical work to map out a pathway for Ansell to develop a strategic management approach to its biodiversity footprint. Ansell has already...Read More
The Anthropocene refers to humanity’s most recent and ecologically destructive period – perhaps starting around the time of the Industrial Revolution. Although the term hasn’t been officially adopted by The International Union of Geological Sciences, many specialists agree that we are currently in the Sixth Mass Extinction. While Homo Sapiens is the only species capable of disrupting the entire planet’s biosphere,...Read More
Located on Kenya’s highest mountain Mount Kenya, the Mount Kenya forest covers an area of approximately 1,420 square kilometers. The forest is a crucial catchment area, providing water and other essential ecosystem goods and services to adjacent communities and the country. Mount Kenya forest is a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), and World Heritage Site, home...Read More
SINGAPORE – Examining the number of species has conventionally been the main way that conservation areas are prioritized. But in the case of giant clams, factoring in their ecological roles and evolutionary history can help improve the biodiversity of conserved habitats, according to a book recently published by a giant clam expert based in Singapore....Read More
