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32 stories for “Biodiversity” · August 2026
Clear filtersWorld Lake Day, designated by the UN General Assembly and first observed globally in 2025, falls on August 27. It raises awareness of threats to lakes and promotes their conservation, restoration and sustainable manageme...
Under its BRICS Presidency, India hosted the 8th BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) in Goa. The Ministry of Earth Sciences organised the meeting, hosted by the National Centre for Polar...
Forty-four social and environmental groups, along with retired forest officers and scientists, have asked the Himachal Pradesh government to prohibit glyphosate-based herbicides on forest land. The chemical is reportedly...
India launched its first-ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems of India at the UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The guide covers grasslands, savannas, deserts and other open ecosystems, describi...
Scientists have described a new freshwater crab species, Ghatiana karnataka, from the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka. It is the 15th species of the genus Ghatiana recorded from the Western Ghats and is one of...
IntroductionTo galvanize high-altitude wetland conservation and celebrate its iconic avian state symbol, the Union Territory of Ladakh on 18 August 2026 inaugurated the first-ever Black-Necked Crane Festival across the p...
IntroductionIn a major victory for biodiversity conservation and sovereign genetic rights, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) on 18 August 2026 disbursed statutory funds generated through the Access and Benefit Sh...
IntroductionStrengthening South-South multilateral cooperation on climate change, circular economy, and biodiversity conservation, the BRICS Environment Working Group Senior Officers' Meeting officially commenced at the...
IntroductionIn a pioneering community-centric wildlife conservation initiative, the Union Territory of Ladakh on 16 August 2026 announced the launch of India's first-ever High-Altitude Wildlife Safari, managed by the Sno...
IntroductionThe 7th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12 August 2026. The multilateral negotiations focused on the gl...
IntroductionIn an exciting entomological breakthrough for Indian biodiversity, entomologists documented the presence of the extremely rare solitary plasterer bee species, Colletes bhutanicus, in India for the very first...
IntroductionFollowing more than 15 years of rigorous taxonomic and genetic research, an international team of herpetologists announced on 15 August 2026 the discovery of three brand-new species of cascade frogs belonging...
