Category: Conservation

The article discusses the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, India’s first major river-interlinking initiative, which has finally begun after 29 years, and the debate it ignites between development and environmental conservation.

There are ambiguities in the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules that may facilitate illegal trade in elephants.

While global consensus and funding remain elusive, local and national actions are making tangible progress.

India’s signing of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement has won praise but there is also scepticism.

The annual global climate conference, COP29, recently concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded in Cali, Colombia, in November 2024.

Biodiversity is declining faster within protected areas than outside them, a new NHM London study reveals.

The nature restoration law enacted by the European Union recently is a model worth following.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority recently directed states to initiate the process of relocating communities from the core areas of tiger reserves.

The vegetation cover on the Antarctic Peninsula has expanded 14-fold over the past 35 years.

The Net-Zero Tracker group, which evaluates global climate commitments, has found that with 93% of the world’s GDP now covered by net-zero targets, the planet is on a path towards achieving net-zero emissions.

A well-designed carbon market could play a significant role in India’s journey towards a low-carbon economy.