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Animal Discoveries and Plant Discoveries 2024

Animal Discoveries and Plant Discoveries 2024: The details of new Animal Discoveries and Plant Discoveries and new records were released by the Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change recently. The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the country’s premier institution for faunal exploration and research, publishes Animal Discoveries every year detailing the new discoveries […]

Kharai camel

Kharai camel: Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels. It is indigenous to Gujarat, derives its name from the local term “Khara,” meaning saline, reflecting its adaptability to both desert and coastal ecosystems. The Kharai is known for its rare ability to […]

India’s Longest Animal Overpass Corridor Unveiled on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

India’s Longest Animal Overpass Corridor Unveiled on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constructed the country’s first wildlife overpass corridor on a national highway. Spanning a 12-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which cuts through the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve’s buffer zone, the project includes five overpasses and India’s longest wildlife underpass, […]

Kappatagudda Wildlife Sanctuary

Kappatagudda Wildlife Sanctuary: The Union Government recently issued the final notification declaring the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Kappatagudda Wildlife Sanctuary, marking the culmination of a decade-long movement to protect the ecologically rich region in arid north Karnataka. Kappatagudda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Gadag district of Karnataka. It spans over 244.15 sq.km. […]

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance: The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance announced that its 2024 investment in biodiversity data reached a record level of $2.5 million an increase from $1.2 million in 2023. Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance was founded in 2008 as collaboration between four of the world’s largest and most influential conservation […]

Global Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Global Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution: The Global Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution has been established at Punta del Este, Uruguay, under the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). This panel complements the IPCC (climate change) and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (biodiversity), forming a trifecta of intergovernmental science-policy […]