Tag: environment
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Wetlands must form part of biodiversity framework
The draft, unfortunately has clubbed wetlands within the terrestrial for land and sea, a trend which has continued since the previous Aichi Targets.
August 11, 2022 -
Climate change impacts human rights
Fry was the climate envoy of Tuvalu for many years and was a lead negotiator on loss and damage in the UNFCCC.
August 5, 2022 -
Substitute for single use plastic: Youth contributing big way to support the ban
In a recent research Plastic is now entering in our blood via air and water and food. Several research organizations have collaborated and conducted joint research and some common findings point towards the presence of micro-plastic fragments in our food.
August 2, 2022 -
Blanket ban on single-use plastic boosts hill economy, leaf plate manufacturing
The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is encouraging community groups to prepare leaf plates and bowls using machines rather than by hand.
August 1, 2022 -
Acid Rain: Causes, consequences and control of the disaster
The frequency, intensity and spread of industrialisation are leading to disastrous consequences. Acid rain is caused both by natural as well as man-made disasters.
July 25, 2022 -
Risks that coastal communities face
By 2100, historically catastrophic and extreme sea-level rises will happen every year, endangering the lives of millions of people who live near the coast.
July 21, 2022 -
Global finance alliance must practice before it preaches
Cynically put, ESG standards for companies so far are all about disclosure, but not really about compliance in both spirit and letter of ESG aspirations.
July 17, 2022 -
Looming food crisis
The planet is undergoing an ecological emergency; we’ve started experiencing powerful heat waves, droughts, fires and record rains.
July 16, 2022 -
No more excuses
Deforestation must also end, with land use, deforestation and forest degradation contributing 11 percent of global emissions.
July 8, 2022 -
Sea level rise will affect coastal communities
By the end of the twenty first century, coastal flood damage in Europe is expected to spike least ten fold with existing adaptation and mitigation measures.
July 4, 2022 -
Farmers must benefit
If agriculture is identified as the main advantage of the country, other entities must rely on that advantage to develop.
July 1, 2022 -
Recycled plastic clothes cost dear for the environment
The environmentalists, however, feel differently and insist that even recycled plastic clothes have a great environmental cost.
June 10, 2022 -
Environment Ministry to carry out leopard & elephant estimation along with tigers
The tiger census is held once in four years while for the elephants, the exercise is carried out once in five years. There are 2,967 tigers as per the 2018-19 data, and as per the 2017 data, there are less than 30,000 elephants in the country.
June 8, 2022 -
Time to acknowledge Environmental Migration under a ‘normative framework’: IIT
This will prevent refugees from being compelled to return to their native countries, where they may suffer danger. Asylum seekers from vulnerable areas must also be absorbed in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions in host countries. Given the severity of the expected Global Environmental Changes and accompanying impacts, the researchers suggest that taking early and adequate action is critical.
June 5, 2022 -
World Environment Day 2022 focuses on ‘Only One Earth’
The event is led by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), which inspires efforts and positive changes to the environment and highlights the dangers to our natural world, and urges people to protect it.
June 5, 2022 -
75% reduction in meat consumption can help beat climate change: Study
For many people, animals are also an important source of income. If the revenue from milk, eggs, and meat is lost, this can threaten their livelihoods.
April 26, 2022 -
Delhi govt revokes closure notices to 400 hotels in Paharganj, Karol Bagh
On Friday, a delegation of the affected hotel owners met Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai to press for relief.
April 23, 2022