More than a fifth of the world's migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to this report by the United Nations. Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 per cent threatened …
Melting ice is causing coastal waters in Greenland to become less saline, which may in turn affect marine life as well as the global ocean currents that keep Europe warm, a study warns. For the first time, scientists from Aarhus University in Denmark have unveiled the long-term impact of the …
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said Friday they have halted field work for a new aerial wildlife census in the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem due to unusual field conditions. “Unusually dense canopy cover is reducing visibility,” said a statement by the German Embassy in the East African nation’s commercial …
Nearly two-thirds of the India’s terrestrial ecosystems is not resilient to drought. A new study by Indian researchers has shown that only 6 out of 22 river basins in the country have the potential to cope with the threat of climate change, particularly droughts. This means nearly two-thirds of the …
CHENNAI: Remember the massive oil spill that polluted the Chennai coast a few months ago? The coast is now totally clean, if you were to go by a report Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The report says scientist Sundar Ramanathan, …
N. Vasudevan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Mangrove Cell), Maharashtra, on Monday said industries should not indulge in some “green wash” just to fulfil norms; instead their concern for the planet should come from within. He was speaking at the inauguration of a national workshop on ‘Harmonising Coastal Industrialisation …
Forests are of crucial importance for Natura 2000, the EU-wide ecological network of protected areas. Nearly 25% of the total forest area in the EU is part of the network, but knowledge about how Natura 2000 is implemented in forests, and its effects on biodiversity, forest management and other land …
Recent studies have shown an increasing trend in hydroclimatic disturbances like droughts, which are anticipated to become more frequent and intense under global warming and climate change. Droughts adversely affect the vegetation growth and crop yield, which enhances the risks to food security for a country like India with over …
Climate change could wipe out a third of all parasite species on Earth, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date. Tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, lice and fleas are feared for the diseases they cause or carry, but scientists warn that they also play a vital role in ecosystems. Major extinctions …
We are hot, we are tired, and we work less. Rising temperatures caused by climate change not only threaten to destroy many of the world’s ecosystems on which animal and human life depend, but heat increases in the workplace will also lead to a significant drop in economic productivity. Professor …
Bengaluru’s phenomenal economic growth today is universally acknowledged. Having emerged as a global hub for new service sector economies like IT and biotechnology over the last few decades, the city’s startup ecosystem is currently ranked among the world’s best. Widely perceived as a fast-growing, cosmopolitan metropolis that provides a balance …
KHAMMAM: Stressing the need to protect the environment, the Parliamentary standing committee on environment and forest chairperson Renuka Chowdhary said that there was a need to protect the environment to maintain the ecosystem and to preserve the earth for the future generation. Standing committee visited forest department urban park in …
Three recent South American studies emphasize the importance of intact forests to healthy habitat and a stable climate — both locally, and at a great distance. The first study found that forest integrity is crucial for habitat stability and resilience. Degradation makes it harder for Brazil’s Caatinga forest to recover …
Regulator proposes to deploy 62 mobile food lab units across the country In a bid to encourage States to have a robust food safety ecosystem, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will soon launch a food safety index to measure their performance on various parameters. In addition, …
As news reports pour in, over 1.26 crore people in 20 districts of Bihar are affected by the floods. The surging floodwaters have already killed 253 people. In Assam, 33.45 lakh people across 25 districts are affected by the floods and the death toll has crossed 148. West Bengal is …
While Coastal Regulation Zone notifications regulate a 500 metre horizontal region from the high-tide line, the SMP lays down a vertical impact of the sea-level rise Few decades on, structures near Mumbai's seashores may be inundated by rising sea levels. In what may drastically alter perceptions about climate change and …
The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for ecosystem service improvement project, said an official. The project would be financed entirely by the World Bank out of its GEF Trust Fund. …
As global temperatures continue to rise, droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe in many regions during this century. A new study with NASA participation finds that land ecosystems took progressively longer to recover from droughts in the 20th century, and incomplete drought recovery may become the new …
The objective set out by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences is to map the biogeochemical features of India's waters. This will also help estimate damage being caused to the sea by human-induced changes. The government is implementing a project to study various aspects of biogeochemistry in …
The first review of the global impact of humans on tropical forests in the ancient past shows that humans have been altering these environments for at least 45,000 years. This counters the view that tropical forests were pristine natural environments prior to modern agriculture and industrialization. The study, published today …
Commonly used antibiotics may be harming the good microbes that are essential to a healthy environment, a study warns. When people take antibiotics, their bodies break down and metabolise only a portion of the drugs. The rest is excreted and enters wastewater. As wastewater treatment plants are not designed to …
