Biodiversity
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New Zealand to charge foreign tourists to visit most famous sites
Visitors to pay up to NZ$40 to access certain attractions in coming years amid overhaul of conservation lawsNe…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Biodiversity, China, Energy, Environment, Hydropower, India, Renewable energy, Rivers, Tibet, Wildlife, World news
China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and Ban…
- Biodiversity, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Gardens, Global development, India, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, Wildlife, Women, World news
Meet Kerala’s ‘rainforest gardeners’ creating a Noah’s ark for endangered plants
In one of the world’s ‘hottest hotspots’ of biodiversity, an all-female team have turned a patch of forest int…
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New Zealand will not be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment, resources minister says
Shane Jones is unapologetic about his plan to double mineral exports to $3bn over the next decade despite crit…
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Many native New Zealand species face threat of extinction, report finds
A three-yearly environmental update issues stark warning over biodiversity – and reports air pollution has imp…
- Animal behaviour, Animal welfare, Animals, Biodiversity, Climate crisis, Conservation, Deforestation, Endangered habitats, Endangered species, Environment, India, IUCN red list of endangered species, Oil and gas companies, Primatology, Science, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Guardians of the Gibbons: animal-human harmony hangs in the balance
For over a century the villagers of Barekuri, north-east India’s biodiversity hotspot, have coexisted with the…
- Animal behaviour, Animal welfare, Animals, Biodiversity, Climate crisis, Conservation, Deforestation, Endangered habitats, Endangered species, Environment, India, IUCN red list of endangered species, Oil and gas companies, Primatology, Science, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Guardians of the Gibbons: can India save its only ape species from extinction?
For over a century the villagers of Barekuri, north-east India’s biodiversity hotspot, have coexisted with the…
- Animals, Biodiversity, Business, Conservation, Culture, Documentary films, Environment, Film, Fishing, Food, India, Marine life, South and Central Asia, Tata, Wildlife, World news
The Fisherman and the Banker review – a coastal community’s astonishing fight for justice
Shot over 10 years, Sheena Sumaria’s documentary follows an Indian fishing village as it takes on global finan…
- Animals, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Biology, Conservation, Environment, Genetics, India, Insects, Philippines, Science, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Seven new ‘walking leaf’ insect species discovered
Researchers used genetic analysis to identify species that cannot be distinguished by appearance aloneSeven ne…
- Africa, Americas, Barbados, Belize, Biodiversity, Business, Conservation, Debt relief, Economics, Ecuador, Environment, Global economy, Green economy, Mia Mottley, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, World news
Are debt-for-nature swaps the way forward for conservation?
Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agend…
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The littlest rat catchers: New Zealand schoolchildren trap and kill 600 pests in 100 days
As part of an attempt to rid Stewart Island of the rodents, children as young as five have taken part in a rat…
- Africa, Americas, Biodiversity, Chile, Conservation, Environment, Kazakhstan, Montana, Scotland, South and Central Asia, Travel, UK news, US news, Wildlife, World news
Go wild in these countries: five exciting rewilding projects to visit
From Montana’s prairies to Kazakhstan’s steppes, vast tracts of land are being enriched. Here’s how to witness…
- Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, India, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, World news
A&E for trees: pioneering clinic in India provides lifeline for poorly plants
An on-call team at Amritsar’s tree hospital nurses sick neems and gives new life to troubled banyansSahib Sing…
- Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Biology, Conservation, Environment, Fish, Global development, India, Japan, Mumbai, Myanmar, Rivers, Science, South and Central Asia, World news, Zoology
Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwat…
- Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Extreme weather, Farming, Flooding, India, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
Indian spiritualist Sadhguru on 100-day motorbike mission to save soil
Yoga guru will visit dozens of countries en route from London to India to raise awareness of plight of one of …