Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …

Free flowing and biodiversity rich rivers: most endangered species in India

Indian Rivers are some of the last global frontiers of rich freshwater diversity, endangered and threatened species. According to India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan, “Nearly 50% of the aquatic plants of the world are recorded from the Indian sub-continent but only a few have been studied in detail.” India is …

Ten years of the Biological Diversity Act

As India plays host to the Convention on Biological Diversity's 11th Conference of the Parties in Hyderabad in October 2012, this article takes a closer look at the country's legislation on the subject - the Biological Diversity Act (2002).

‘Biodiversity norms for green clearances coming’

“Environmental impact assessment tends to ignore wider impact on biodiversity” In a move that will bring cheer to wildlife lovers but could dismay industry lobbyists already complaining about the difficulty in obtaining green clearances, the government plans to add biodiversity conservation as a new criterion to grant environmental and forest …

Biodiversity meet may lay emphasis on resource mobilisation

The eleventh Conference of Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held here next month is likely to lay emphasis on resource mobilisation for execution of the 10-year 'Strategic Plan' adopted at the tenth summit held in Nagoya of Japan in October 2010. CBD is …

Report of the study on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity: water and wetlands

This TEEB for Water and Wetlands report underlines the fundamental importance of wetlands in the water cycle and in addressing water objectives as noted in the Millennium Development Goals and forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals stemming from the Rio+20 agreement. The report presents insights on both critical water-related ecosystem services and …

CoP-11 on biodiversity: An opportunity to go beyond business as usual

With the Convention on Biological Diversity's 11th Conference of the Parties to take place in Hyderabad, this article points out that the treaty's implementation the world over has lacked resolve. India is no exception, with a great gap between the impression given by reports and the reality on the ground.

Biofuels and biodiversity

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released a report analyzing and summarizing some of the major issues related to biofuels and biodiversity on the basis of the best available scientific information. The report highlights the complexities behind the topic, noting opportunities for biofuels to contribute to …

Ecological restoration for protected areas: principles, guidelines and best practices

This publication provides guidance for terrestrial, marine, and freshwater protected area managers at both system and site levels on the restoration of natural and associated values of protected areas. As this sometimes necessitates restoration beyond protected area borders (e.g., to address ecosystem fragmentation and maintain well-connected protected area systems), this …

Geoengineering in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity: technical and regulatory matters

The Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) first turned its attention to geoengineering at its ninth meeting in 2008, in the context of ocean fertilization. The COP then requested Parties to ensure that ocean fertilization activities do not take place until there is an …

Protected planet report 2012: tracking progress towards global targets for protected areas

The Protected Planet Report 2012 reviews progress towards the achievement of the protected area targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Building on the work of the CBD-mandated Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP), the report includes a set of indicators of protected area coverage, representativeness, effectiveness, management and governance.

Coal mining is destroying our forests: Greenpeace

A new Greenpeace India campaign is gearing up to take on the Indian coal industry, coal ministry and even the Prime Minister. The environmental action group is determined to create awareness about how coal mining in Central India destroys forests, forest dependent communities, endangered tigers and other wildlife. Of course, …

Identifying conservation needs in India’s offshore waters

The report, a first of its kind in India, is a biodiversity atlas of the Indian waters in the Exclusive Economic Zone and overlays available GIS data on oceanic species and habitats, sea grass, seamounts and charismatic megafauna like dolphins, whales and turtles to recommend conservation and management for some …

Guidelines for the use of REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards at country level

Recognizing growing awareness at both international and national levels of the need for effective social and environmental safeguards, the REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards initiative aims to define and build support for a higher level of social and environmental performance from REDD+ programs. This document is the Draft Version 2 …

Sikkim Biodiversity Action Plan 2012

Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management Department of the State Government has formulated the Sikkim Biodiversity Action Plan with the objective of preserving the State’s natural and cultural heritage. The unique biodiversity of the State is well known throughout the world due to the long history of scientific inquiry pertaining to …

Sustainable diets and biodiversity: directions and solutions for policy, research and action

This report presents the current state of thought on the common path of sustainable diets and biodiversity. The papers contained herein address the linkages among agriculture, health, the environment and food industries. The alarming pace of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation and their negative impact on poverty and health makes …

Inaction: India’s Environment Story

As New Delhi prepares for the biggest conference on biodiversity this October, are its claims to global leadership in conserving ecosystems really valid? THIS OCTOBER, India will host possibly the largest environmental gathering in its history. Over 10,000 representatives from different governments, civil society and other sectors from 200 countries …

Biodiversity: all creatures great and small

Sikkim has an amazing natural environment, with a rich variety of fauna and flora within a very small geographical area. Indeed such is the variety, that the area is termed as a biodiversity ‘hotspot’ – one of only two in India (and thirty four worldwide). Much of this amazing diversity …

Rio plus nothing

The 20-year commemoration of the historic Earth Summit produced nothing except more words. (Editorial)

Green rider for GDP

After using gross domestic product, or GDP, as the universal measurement of economy for six decades, the world has begun looking beyond this gold standard for measuring a country’s economy.

Green expectations

This week the United Nations is holding the Conference on Sustainable Development, hosted by the government of Brazil. It was 40 years ago that the UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, in which only two prime ministers, Indira Gandhi from India and Olof Palme from Sweden, …

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