The global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It shows an average 68% decrease in population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish between 1970 and 2016. A 94% decline in the LPI for the tropical sub regions of the Americas is the largest fall observed in any part …
A leading standard setter for voluntary carbon market offsets said on Wednesday it has eased its rules for Canadian projects that aim to cut emissions of greenhouse gases to issue carbon credits. The Voluntary Carbon Standard Association said it would allow clean projects hosted in Canada to issue the offsets, …
A forestry project is being launched in Galyat to help control carbon emissions. An announcement here on Tuesday said the project was being undertaken by the Engro Polymers and Chemical Limited (EPCL) after successful completion of Chaanga Maanga Project. EPCL in the wake of its annual carbon emissions has initiated …
Australia's emissions trading laws look more likely to pass a hostile Senate after U.S. Congressional support for a similar climate bill eroded political opposition in Australia to carbon trading. Analysts said the passing of the Clean Energy and Security Act by the U.S. lower house on Friday has forced Australia's …
This summary highlights WWF expectations for the global climate deal to tackle dangerous climate change, to be agreed at the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December 2009. It outlines WWF
European environment ministers could agree to tighten up widely flouted acid pollution laws this week after rapid progress in recent negotiations over industrial emissions brought a compromise within reach. "There has been significant progress in recent weeks, and member states are taking a cooperative approach," Jos Delbeke, number two at …
Thailand still has Asia's biggest illegal elephant ivory market despite promises to crack down, the wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic said on Friday. The report said Bangkok should close "elephant-sized loopholes" in its wildlife protection laws that enable sellers to pass off illegal ivory as coming from a legal source …
New Delhi: Trying to distance itself from the controversial finance ministry report that recommended severe dilution of the environmental clearance process, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said it had not asked for easing of environmental norms. In a statement, it said the industry association had often called for greater …
More midwives needed: An additional 350,000 midwives are needed to ensure 95 per cent of the 160 million births the world over in a year are attended by trained health workers. As per the International Confederation of Midwives and WHO, maternal mortality is the
At least one snow leopard has been killed by poachers every year since the enactment in 1995 of the forest, nature and conservation Act, which prohibits the killing of endangered wild animals in the country. Records until 2007 with the nature conservation department (NCD) show that 193 wild animals were …
Expressing grave concerns over the rampant environmental degradation in the country, environmental experts have said that Pakistan, especially Sindh, is facing an environmental disaster. A survey carried out prior to the World Environment Day (WED) has revealed that due to the decreasing water flow in downstream Kotri Barrage, seawater has …
The new Kakapir Water pipeline, completed by a team of volunteers from ICI Pakistan was inaugurated here. The project was initiated in January 2009 to provide a permanent water supply to nearly 300 homes in the Kakapir village at Hawksbay. Prominent citizens of the area were present at the ceremony, …
Carbon credits derived from a fledgling forest conservation scheme for developing nations will struggle to compete with palm oil as an investment, industry advisers and conservationists said on Friday. A UN-backed scheme called reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) allows developing countries to raise potentially billions of dollars in …
AHMEDABAD: The exquisite coral in your aquarium, tiger nails and beautiful ivory idols that you proudly display may land you in jail. In fact, this is the subject of a newly-released series of posters by World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature, India. Officials from Traffic, WWF's programme to prevent wildlife …
Rely on self-regulation for green clearance: Panel New Delhi: A report of the department of economic affairs, which had industry representatives besides government officials as members, has recommended that parts of the environmental clearance process be outsourced by the government to hasten setting up of industrial and infrastructure projects. Surprisingly, …
KOCHI: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India is planning to train and build capacity for 15 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country by 2012, including five each in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, for sustainable and responsible trade practising. Speaking at the
