Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union Minister Amit Shah, advocating for an All India Institute of Ayurveda in the state. The institute aims to leverage Chhattisgarh's rich biodiversity to enhance Ayurvedic education and research. The proposal aligns with national plans to expand Ayurvedic healthcare.

New deep‑sea ghost shark species found off Costa Rica, revealing major gaps in Pacific biodiversity research.

Kanniyakumari Collector orders renovation of biodiversity park at Udhayagiri Fort to boost tourism

A new Japanese study shows that planting shelterbelts, or rows of trees on farmland, can significantly reduce the abundance and diversity of grassland bird species, challenging common assumptions about tree planting for biodiversity. The implications extend beyond Japan, suggesting a need for smarter tree planting strategies to protect wildlife.

A remarkable new species of deep-sea ghost shark, Rhinochimaera costaricana, has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica. Researchers identified distinct physical and genetic traits in three male specimens found at significant depths. This exciting find, published in Zootaxa, emphasizes the vast, unexplored marine biodiversity hidden within Costa Rica's deep waters and the power of modern scientific techniques.

Countries with long coastlines often enjoy rich marine biodiversity, strong fishing industries, and major trade opportunities.

Ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change driven by carbon-intensive industries continue to threaten global environmental stability. In response, the beauty industry is pivoting toward circular business models—chief among them, refillable solutions—to minimize raw material extraction, eliminate waste, and significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.

New moth genus Antaram idukki discovered in Kerala's Idukki underscores the urgent need to conserve Western Ghats' rich biodiversity.

Launched in 2025, the invasive species eradication programme has already restored 80 hectares of land in Muthanga, reviving native biodiversity

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Deforestation is a major problem across Africa. It is widely recognized that deforestation harms biodiversity, but tree loss also harms dietary quality, as nutritious fruits, nuts, seeds and leaves disappear from the landscape. More than $1 billion has been pledged for landscape restoration in Africa, but Emilie C. Vansant and colleagues report in a Perspective that many projects tend to focus on planting fast-growing, exotic tree species rather than native species. Such low-diversity plantations are vulnerable to pests, wildfires, drought and other extreme weather events, and introduced species can sometimes outcompete local vegetation. Their work is published in PNAS Nexus.

La municipalité organise un événement pour mettre à l’honneur la nature, l’agriculture et la biodiversité, ce samedi 27 juin. Au programme de ...

Science News: A recent study in Japan reveals that tree planting, often intended to enhance biodiversity, may paradoxically decrease grassland bird populations by over 70% near shelterbelts. This research highlights the complex relationship between habitat management and species conservation.

Ahead of an environment ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Spain warns that the EU risks undermining its credibility on climate and biodiversity unless it protects dedicated funding tools that have delivered environmental results for more than three decades.

New research from the University of St. Andrews has shown that higher extinction risk is associated with a higher frequency of decreasing local prevalence of species, in an analysis of one of the most comprehensive long-term databases ever created, BioTIME—a major tool to study biodiversity change also developed at the University of St. Andrews.

Explore why six Indian states are locked in a battle over declaring parts of the Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Areas. Learn how conservation plans, ESA restrictions, and political tensions between the Centre, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu could reshape this UNESCO-recognised biodiversity hotspot.

Meeting in Hong Kong SAR (China) brought together experts to discuss harmonized global standards for herbal medicine©WHOBringing together experts from all six WHO regions, the 5th WHO Expert Meeting on the Development of the International Herbal Pharmacopoeia (IHP) in Hong Kong SAR (China), on 16-18 June 2026, further advanced the global collaboration on the quality and safety of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine. In the opening, WHO emphasized that the development of the IHP represents a key normative priority under the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025–2034, responding directly to Member States' need for strengthened regulatory standards, quality assurance and the development of internationally harmonized standards for herbal medicines. Experts highlighted that the IHP will support countries in ensuring safe, quality‑assured herbal medicines through the development of internationally harmonized pharmacopoeial standards grounded in existing scientific evidence and expert consensus. The Director of Health of Hong Kong SAR underscored the importance of international collaboration in advancing traditional medicine, and reaffirmed the local government’s strong support for WHO’s work in this area, including hosting the meeting and supporting its successful implementation. The Chinese Medicine Regulatory Office of the Department of Health, as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine, together with the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy, Government of India, has been providing technical support to WHO in the development of the IHP, including drafting selected herbal medicine monographs and contributing to related technical work. During the meeting, experts conducted technical discussions on draft monographs of prioritized herbal medicines and reviewed key general chapters covering core aspects of quality, safety and standardization, as well as biodiversity, traditional knowledge and sustainable use of herbal medicines. The discussions contributed to advancing consensus on the structure and content of the first volume of the WHO IHP. In addition to its ongoing support for public health and herbal medicine standardization related to WHO initiatives, this meeting marked another important occasion demonstrating Hong Kong SAR’s continued support to WHO in advancing traditional medicine-related initiatives.

The proposal aims to protect one of India’s richest biodiversity hotspots, but consensus on defining ecologically sensitive areas remains elusive so far.

as delhi braces for the upcoming monsoon, a recent study found that the aravalli biodiversity park helps retain nearly three million litres of rainwater annually, reducing surface runoff that can contribute to waterlogging and urban flooding. according to the study, the 692-acre restored forest is doing more than providing a patch of green amid the urban sprawl. it said urban forests with roughly 2.02 lakh trees help prevent nearly three million litres of surface runoff annually, replenishing groundwater re