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Clear filtersIndia Emerges as Global Leader in Biodiversity Compliance In a major boost to its environmental governance, India has emerged as the world leader in issuing Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs)....
COP31 in Antalya: A New Era of Implementation and Partnership In a significant move for global climate diplomacy, Türkiye has unveiled its "COP of the Future" vision for the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31), sch...
CMS COP15 Brazil: New Shield for the Endangered Steppe Eagle The Global Action Plan for the Steppe Eagle (2026–2035) was formally adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS...
The 'Green Nobel': Honoring Grassroots Climate Activism The Goldman Environmental Foundation has awarded the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize to an all-women cohort for the first time in its history. Often referred to as...
Bhavasagara: India’s Scientific Hub for Deep-Sea BiodiversityThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has officially designated the “Bhavasagara” Referral Centre at the Centre for Marine Living Res...
CMS COP15: Strengthening the Global Shield for Migratory WildlifeThe 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP15), held in Campo Grande, Brazil, concluded in late March 2026 with a hi...
UNESCO has expressed concern over the Aghanashini-Vedavathi river linking project and its likely effect on the Western Ghats ecosystem. The project proposes to divert about 35 TMC ft of water from the Aghanashini River t...
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has set up an Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species to tackle the ecological and socio-economic threats these species pose in India. The committee will draw up a national li...
India has submitted its First National Report (NR1) on implementing the Nagoya Protocol to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.It covers India's Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) work from 2017 to 20...
Three notable biodiversity records have been reported. A new parasitic wasp, Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb, was discovered in tea estates of Assam; it belongs to the Braconidae family, known for parasitoid behaviour....
The International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on March 14 to underline the importance of conserving rivers for clean water, biodiversity and human survival. It was adopted in 1997 at an international meeting hel...
A new plant species, Osbeckia zubeengargiana, has been discovered in the grasslands of Manas National Park in Assam. It belongs to the Melastomataceae family and has been named after Zubeen Garg. Separately, Myiophanes k...
