The rising level of noise in urban areas may be preventing some species of songbirds from setting up home in developed areas, a study has concluded.
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More efficient use of nitrogen fertilisers could cut annual consumption by 20 million tonnes, help the environment and save $170 million a year by the end of the decade, scientists said in a report on Monday.
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In a village in India's poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one solution to world food shortages?
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The agricultural giant Monsanto has sued hundreds of small farmers in the United States in recent years in attempts to protect its patent rights on genetically engineered seeds that it produces and sells, a new report said on Tuesday.
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Though they play a vital role in sustaining the eco-system, the country’s natural wetlands are falling prey to rising pollution and urbanisation.
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused permission to some brick kiln units from operating in the no-development zone near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, saying they do not have consent of authorities and are also one of the "most polluting industries".
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It’s the world’s largest marine park. It is the only living organism on our planet viewable from space. It’s one of the seven natural wonders of the earth. Tomorrow, the Australian government must hand in a report to UNESCO detailing the state of the Great Barrier Reef—and it’s far from pretty.
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In this excellent short video from Conservation International, the importance of creating a vast network of protected areas in the Pacific is explained.
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Chhattisgarh may not be yet on the radar of international travellers, but it does get flocks if not hordes of winged visitors from all parts of Asiatic Region, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and Eastern Himalayas.
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Manas National Park lost its third rhino in a span of 18 months on Sunday. The carcass of the rhino without its horn was found at Bhatgali in the Basbari forest range of the park.
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The Forest and Wildlife Department will work on demarcating ecologically sensitive zones around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the State as per directions of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).
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Despite being rich in biodiversity and having perfect conditions for fishery and agriculture, farmers in the Dhalai district of Tripura barely managed to eke out a living. This has changed now as a presentation made by Ratan K Saha at the Indian Science Congress shows.
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The Department of Forest and Wildife in Kerala has issued ‘green passports’ to 40 school-aged eco-warriors from schools that lie in and on the outskirts of the state’s Periyar tiger reserve.
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The Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU's) Chair for Sustainable Development (CSD) announces admission to online Appreciation Programme on Sustainable Management of Biodiversity for the January 2013 session.
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A lot of attention has been focused on the potential loss of some of India’s most prized endangered species – the Bengali Tiger springs immediately to mind. The loss of biodiversity in India is particularly concerning given that the country is home to such a large proportion (around 10%) of the world’s biodiversity, making it a biodiversity hotspot.
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A lot of attention has been focused on the potential loss of some of India’s most prized endangered species – the Bengali Tiger springs immediately to mind. The loss of biodiversity in India is particularly concerning given that the country is home to such a large proportion (around 10%) of the world’s biodiversity, making it a biodiversity hotspot.
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The deliberations at the three-day Indian Biodiversity Congress 2012, which began in the City on Sunday, would be taken up by the Planning Commission to address issues concerning biodiversity, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Veerappa Moily, has said.
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Google gives WWF $5 million to fund wildlifeobserving drones
Most of the drone-related news these days may focus on military or police use, but those are far from the only applications for the unmanned aerial vehicles.
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