Over 70 tree species face felling for Bengaluru's Hebbal tunnel project, raising concerns about biodiversity loss and climate impact.

Karnataka news: Kappattagudda faces severe drought as deficit rain dries water sources and hits tourism. Experts warn of a threat to local biodiversity and forest ecosystem.

Kohima, Sep 23 (PTI) Protecting Nagaland’s biodiversity requires the involvement of communities, citizens, educational institutions and churches, as the Forest Department owns less than five per cent of the state’s total forest cover, a senior state government official said on Wednesday. Speaking at a stakeholder consultation on the revision of the Nagaland State Biodiversity Strategy […]

Guwahati students document 1,517 species in a month-long biodiversity survey, promoting ecological awareness and citizen science.

Wildlife & Biodiversity News: A collection of old boats, concrete blocks and railroad ties may not sound like the beginning of a thriving marine habitat. But off the Texas coast, t.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 23: Marking a significant milestone in a 15-year journey of ecological restoration, environmental NGO SayTrees, in collaboration with the Karnataka Forest Department and with CSR support from Qualcomm India Pvt Ltd, has transformed 45 acres of forest land in Panathur, Whitefield, into a comprehensive urban tree park designed to bring together biodiversity, ecological conservation and community well-being.

Research reveals countries are lagging in meeting UN biodiversity targets, with only 20% of land and 10% of seas protected.

[VIDÉO] ▶️ Les hôtels à insectes deviennent des aménagements utiles et nécessaires pour les insectes et la pédagogie. Ils se multiplient et se rendent indispensables dans nos jardins, parcs et espaces verts. Mais ils peuvent favoriser la propagation de maladies et de parasites, prévient TF1info Danny Lebreton, chargé de projet entomologie et agroécologie pour l’association naturaliste Arthropologia. - "Il n’y a pas d’endroit parfait" : tout ce qu'il faut savoir avant d'aménager un hôtel à insectes dans votre jardin (Environnement).

Wildlife & Biodiversity News: Phillip Island’s little penguins once faced a crisis that threatened to erase much of their presence from the island. By the 1980s, nine of its 10 pen.

Ground Control is launching an extensive woodland restoration initiative called Wildfell in Essex. Covering 116 hectares, this ambitious project focuses on planting new forests and improving current habitats. With the aim of enhancing biodiversity and sequestering carbon, multiple funding avenues are being explored. Furthermore, effective wildlife management practices will help the project thrive amidst various challenges, while also serving as a hub for environmental education and community involvement.

In 2024, Arup invested £1 million in Nattergals Boothby Wildland project in Lincolnshire, supporting restoration activity across 71.24 hectares and securing 10,000 tonnes of future carbon removal credits over 50 years. The project forms part of an approach focused on using upfront private-sector finance to support nature restoration while recognizing benefits beyond carbon removal. Boothby Wildland is a 617-hectare former degraded arable farm where Nattergal has gradually moved away from arable farming. The project aims to improve biodiversity, ecosystem services and community engagement. Its wider benefits include flood mitigation, improved water quality, pollination and evidence about nature restoration outcomes.

Wildlife & Biodiversity News: An olive ridley sea turtle has laid eggs on a beach in Southern California for the first time in recorded history, according to the National Oceanic a.

The worldwide inequality of health opportunities is being further heightened by the triple planetary crisis - climate change, loss of biodiversity and environmental pollution.

Wildlife & Biodiversity News: Hugh Jackman has backed a major Australian wildlife conservation campaign after making a surprise video appearance at the inaugural Koala Gala organis.

In July 2019, AXA Group launched a $175 million private equity vehicle with a mandate that traditional financiers usually leave to non-profit foundations. The fund set out to test whether commercial capital could generate market-rate returns while restoring ecosystems, managing water basins, and protecting threatened species. Structured as a 12-year private equity pool, the fund marked a deliberate departure from standard corporate philanthropy by treating natural capital as a core financial asset rather than an operational expense.

TOMORROW, Sept. 24, is World Maritime Day. A United Nations observance led by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), this special day is celebrated annually on the last Thursday of September to showcase the essential role of international shipping in global trade and its connection to maritime safety, security, environmental protection, and sustainable development. It aims to heighten public awareness of the ocean as a source of food, livelihoods, climate regulation, and biodiversity, and of the role of seafarers in keeping global commerce moving.

New Delhi, Sept 22 (PTI) The National Zoological Park on Tuesday held its first orientation programme for Eco-Club in-charge teachers from 12 Delhi schools as part of efforts to strengthen school outreach and involve students in wildlife and biodiversity conservation. The orientation, organised on World Rhino Day, focused on familiarising teachers with the zoo’s environmental […]

The global inequality in health opportunities is being further heightened by the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution. Addressing it is more than a question for health systems; it must be embedded as a central concern in climate and environmental policy. This is being urged by scientists from Heidelberg University whose research focuses, among other things, on global health, environment-related diseases and climate action. They advocate not only countering this inequality at the individual level but also removing its structural causes. In a paper published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, they explain the approaches required in research and policymaking.

Tree Ganesha brings students together for environmental awareness activities focused on climate change, biodiversity, pollution and conservation.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma released Rs 28.60 crore under FOCUS+ for 1,14,400 farming households, including 9,070 new beneficiaries. The programme provides eligible households Rs 5,000 annually through direct benefit transfers. The event also highlighted MegARISE, a Rs 344.4 crore conservation project covering the Ganol and Umiew catchments. Two communities have voluntarily begun the process of declaring their catchment areas protected under the Meghalaya Protection Act, 1990, while also exploring community-led ecotourism. The Ganol catchment is crucial to Turas long-term water security.