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Contributo di accesso: Venice, sinking Queen of the Adriatic, will prevent 'overtourism' by charging you €5 to enter

India, April 26 -- The access fee is an experiment promoted by the Municipality of Venice, with the purpose of regulating the tourist flows in the historic centre, according to city authorities The R... Read More


Aflatoon and the Avars: How modern science helped solve two historical mysteries

India, April 25 -- Whilemodern imaging techniques helped point out Greek philosopher Plato's exact resting place,genomics have revealed the social practices of the Avars, steppe nomads who migrated fr... Read More


Lula not doing enough on his pledge to demarcate indigenous territories, say critics

India, April 22 -- The Brazilian leader's decision to title two indigenous territories on April 18 has been criticised roundly by critics, who said it undermines Brazil's position as a climate leader ... Read More


Run-up to Ottawa: We, who suffer most due to plastics, must not be overlooked in talks, say indigenous peoples

India, April 22 -- Activists want negotiators to focus on a human rights-based approach as they deliberate on a plastics treaty; this includes centering knowledge, voices & experiences of people livin... Read More


Earth Day 2024: Bhutan will host global meet today to mobilise finance for tiger conservation across Asia

India, April 22 -- World needs to invest $1 billion over next decade to conserve tigers and their habitats across the continent A whopping $1 billion are needed over the next decade to conserve tiger... Read More


World Heritage Day 2024: Survival accuses UNESCO of being complicit in illegal eviction, abuse of indigenous people

India, April 18 -- Survival report lists six World Heritage Sites which it claims are on stolen Indigenous land; Kaziranga in Assam on list Survival International, which campaigns for the rights of i... Read More


Run-up to Ottawa: Arctic a 'hemispheric sink' for chemicals & plastics; 13 million people in region at risk, says report

India, April 17 -- Document calls for Just Transition framework; reconnecting with traditional values of Arctic indigenous peoples The Arctic is a 'hemispheric sink' for chemicals & plastics accumula... Read More


Hokkaido, Japan's 'Garden of the Gods', is warming

India, April 16 -- Sapporo, its main city, registered 26degC on April 15, the earliest such record in a given year Sapporo, the main city of Japan's second-largest island of Hokkaido, recorded 26 deg... Read More


As war looms over West Asia, many of its major water bodies are already on the brink

India, April 15 -- The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & hydrological crises in the region The I... Read More


Climatic crises can be handled by Ambedkarite principles like democratic governance & moral, spiritual humanism: V M Ravi Kumar

India, April 13 -- On Babasaheb's birth anniversary, DTE speaks to the head, department of history, at Ambedkar University, Lucknow on Ambedkarite environmentalism Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at his home,... Read More