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Ancient Environment Found to Drive Marine Biodiversity
Much of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record – but how accurately does that reflect the true history and drivers of biodiversity on Earth? “It’s a question that goes back a long way to the time of Darwin, who looked...
Indian Army Joins Hands with ‘The Green Governance Programme’ of ICICI Bank
The Indian Army has joined hands with ‘The Green Governance Programme’ of ICICI Bank to implement projects like rainwater harvesting, ground water rejuvenation, construction of check dams and water treatment/de-siltation of water bodies, New &...
Amateur Botanists Discover a Genuflecting Plant in Brazil
A new plant that buries its seeds, the first in its family, is discovered in the Atlantic forest of Bahia, Brazil, by an international team of scientists. The new species, appropriately named Spigelia genuflexa, displays a particular and rare characteristic...
WWF to Lead $30m Conservation Program in Nepal
WWF Nepal has received a Cooperative Agreement of $29,947,000 from USAID to implement a new program to reduce the impacts of climate change and threats to biodiversity in Nepal. It is the largest grant WWF Nepal has ever received and will be a huge...
Living on the Edge of Poverty And National Parks
If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, according to a 10-year study of people living around Kibale...
UNESCO Kids Now Offering English Content for Smartphones And an Android App
UNESCO Kids is an environmental education program that provides a forum for learning with nature itself as teaching materials to the children of Japan.
18 New Biosphere Reserves Added to UNESCO’s Man And the Biosphere Programme
The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), meeting in Dresden (Germany) from July 28 June to 1, has added 18 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR), which now numbers 580 sites in 114...
Study Finds Widespread Stream Biodiversity Declines At Low Levels of Urban Development
A new study from biology researchers at Baylor University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore has found that there are consistent and widespread declines in stream biodiversity at lower levels of urban development more damaging than what was previously...
