Niti Ayog favours green cess
The Government’s top think tank, Niti Ayog has favoured imposing a “green cess” from tourists to arrest the environmental degradation caused by the rising footfalls in the Indian Himalayan region.
Ecosystems
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Missing Pathways to 1.5°C: the role of the land sector in ambitious climate action
This report examines three overlapping crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and the growing land and other rights abuses against Indigenous Peoples and local communities. It challenges the assumption
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Ocean-based measures for climate action
Current emission reduction pledges under the 2015 Paris Agreement are insufficient to keep global temperature “well below +2°C” in 2100 relative to pre-industrial levels and to reach targets of the United
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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS): combining agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems, traditional farming practices and cultural identity
For centuries, farmers, herders, fishers and foresters have developed diverse and locally adapted agricultural systems managed with time tested, ingenious techniques. These practices have resulted in a
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Ecosystem tipping points due to variable water availability and cascading effects on food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa
The frequency, duration, and magnitude of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and variation in rainfall onset and cessation periods will continue to increase. Such stress may result in significant
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Carbon dioxide emissions costing India up to $210 bn every year: Study
For the US, the cost is about $50 billion per tonne Carbon dioxide emissions are costing the Indian economy up to $210 billion every year, according to a global study which found that the country is
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Biodiversity action plan needs N$3b
NAMIBIA needs about N$3 billion to fully achieve the second national biodiversity strategy and action plan of 2013 to 2022. Speaking at the resource mobilisation for biodiversity conservation project
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Study finds first evidence of climate change impacts on East Antarctic vegetation
A landmark 13-year study published in Nature Climate Change has provided the first evidence that climate change is affecting terrestrial ecosystems in East Antarctica. While West Antarctica and the
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Ashoka Pillar Award: Rs 10 Lakh cash to honour efforts to save environment
Ashoka University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship hosted the inaugural edition of the Ashoka Pillar Award, to award young talent for their innovative solutions to tackle the worsening air quality in India,
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St Cruz locals raise pitch to save Bondvol Lake
PANJIM: The St Cruz residents raised their pitch to save Bondvol Lake from being lost to “unplanned development and land sharks” by holding a special meeting on Sunday evening near the church. The residents