As the 21st century unfolds, cities remain at the frontline of the climate crisis. With nearly 70 per cent of the world’s population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, pressures on infrastructure, ecosystems, and public health continue to intensify.
Floods have been part of the natural rhythm of riverine ecosystems for centuries. However, with rising urbanization, unregulated development, and outdated flood management strategies, the damage caused by floods has intensified posing severe threats to human lives, infrastructure, and the environment.
Plant-insect interactions encompass a wide array of relationships, ranging from the beneficial (like pollination) to the detrimental (like herbivory).
Plastic pollution is reaching epic proportions. Traces of plastic have been found in human blood, placenta and even in breast milk.
Rich economies are not going to downscale their production and consumption, and greening of production is not going to address the problems. The capitalist system based on higher consumption has not only led to the present environmental crisis but also caused extreme inequality and severe financial instability, throwing the entire world into turmoil from time to time, as last seen in 2008. The inescapable conclusion is that it is impossible to decouple material extraction from economic growth
West Bengal has once again set a precedent in conservation efforts by establishing two new Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) in…
The researchers examined U.S. Geological Survey stream gauge data and the human influences affecting those streams.
As India's water crisis worsens, environmental damage will intensify leading to serious harm to the country's biodiversity, and ecological balance. Red flags have already been raised over the cumulative impact of climate change, increasing temperatures, and change in hydrology due to dams and river diversion. Sedimentation and reduction in nutrients carried by the rivers can be altered by linking rivers.
