Vultures in Southern Africa provide ecosystem services of up to $1.8 billion per year: Report

India, Feb. 25 -- Vultures provide ecosystem services to the tune of $1.8 billion annually in Southern Africa, according to a report released by BirdLife International on February 25, 2025. The $1.8 ... Read More

Policy updates alone won't solve India's waste problem

India, Feb. 25 -- Despite a decade of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and policy reforms, waste management in India remains a challenge. A 2022 report by the Central Pollution Control Board revealed tha... Read More

Forest fires are yet another symptom of climate change, their mitigation cannot bypass efforts to reduce carbon emissions

India, Feb. 24 -- Forest fires have become a global phenomenon that unleash widespread devastation and ecological disruption. These uncontrollable fires not only destroy vast tracts of land but also c... Read More

Kerala's waste strategies not sustainable, shifting environmental harm over addressing crisis: Report

India, Feb. 24 -- Kerala's current strategy of offloading its non-biodegradable waste to other states is unsustainable, contends a comprehensive new report, released in Thiruvananthapuram on February ... Read More

Sand mining, riverbed erosion continue to pose existential threat for Yamuna

India, Feb. 24 -- Illegal mining in the Yamuna River, which primarily takes place in the Indian states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi, has been a growing concern for years. The situ... Read More

Funding gaps, climate change stall malaria elimination in Africa: Report

India, Feb. 24 -- The majority of African Union (AU) member states are not on track to achieve the continent's target of eradicating malaria by 2030, according to the 2024 Africa Progress Report, unve... Read More

World Bank's private lending arm withdraws funding for waste incineration projects in Gujarat

India, Feb. 21 -- The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank, has decided against investing in a proposed $40 million loan for waste-to-energy (WTE) inciner... Read More

Protected areas alone won't save wildlife, conservation needs wider focus

India, Feb. 21 -- As countries work toward the 30x30 target under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030, a new study highlighted a major ga... Read More

German election: Why most political parties aren't talking about the climate crisis

India, Feb. 21 -- After months of wrangling over public debt and spending decisions, the German government collapsed in November 2024. Among the many disagreements between the parties which made up th... Read More

Rich countries driving biodiversity loss in other nations through agricultural, forestry imports

India, Feb. 21 -- Consumption of products by developed countries was responsible for biodiversity loss in other countries, a new study published in Nature on February 12, 2025, has shown. The study, ... Read More

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