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Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023: States, UTs must act as per definition in TN Godavarman judgement, says SC

India, Feb. 20 -- Apex court was hearing a PIL challenging constitutionality of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 The states and Union territories (UT) must act according to the definitio... Read More


Everything that happened at CMS COP14

India, Feb. 20 -- New initiatives to address threats of zoonotic diseases, protecting natural areas for migratory species introduced at summit The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the... Read More


International light pollution guidelines for migratory species prepared

India, Feb. 17 -- Guidelines entail specific protocol for marine turtles, seabirds and bats The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and Wild Animals (CMS) has prepared International L... Read More


Central Asian Flyway recognised to protect over 600 migratory bird species

India, Feb. 17 -- The flyway covers countries ranging from Russian Siberia to the Maldives The Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory S... Read More


CMS COP14: Action plans for African-Eurasian migratory landbirds, other avian species adopted

India, Feb. 16 -- India and Bangladeshsubmit joint proposalto list Indian skimmer under the CMS The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animal... Read More


A female-only herd of European bison in war-torn Ukraine is looking for mates

India, Feb. 16 -- After all male bison inZalissia National Nature disappeared during Russian invasion, WWF launches campaign to translocate bull bison and save herd from extinction The war between Uk... Read More


CMS COP14: Draft resolution for conservation of hawksbill turtle & angelshark adopted

India, Feb. 16 -- Both marine species are listed as Critically Endangered under IUCN Red List The 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Ani... Read More


Protect migratory marine species from fish aggregating devices, pollution: COP14 shares guidelines

India, Feb. 15 -- Draft decisions acknowledge concerns regarding impact on marine, aquatic life due to human disturbances On February 14, the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the Convention on t... Read More


Bird flu decimates seabird populations in UK over two years

India, Feb. 15 -- Slow-breeding seabirds face an uphill battle to recover from significant losses, scientists express deep concern The deadly H5N1 bird flu has wiped out a significant bird population... Read More


COP14: Draft resolutions on the Atlas on animal migratory species, maltreatment of seabirdssubmitted

India, Feb. 14 -- Thousands of seabirds are killed every year in the Mediterranean region alone The 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild A... Read More