Biodiversity
Medicinal plants disappearing in Jammu and Kashmir
Mudassir Kuloo The Kashmir Himalayas contain plants with properties found nowhere else on Earth, but illegal trade and climate change are pushing species to […]
Biodiversity
Stories about biodiversity, ecosystems and the people working to protect them.
Aid
Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth […]
Biodiversity
Wetlands in our climate actions: Recommendations for Country Plans
There is a growing voice that governments take into note the importance of wetlands in achieving both the mitigation and adaptation targets to meet […]
Aid
World’s first Global Fund for Coral Reefs launched
A new, first of its kind fund to protect coral reefs was officially launched on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the UN General […]
Biodiversity
Human footprint eliminated 68 % of species in 50 years
Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World […]