Tag: environment
Micro Plastics Stay in Rivers For Long Periods
In contrast to earlier assumption that micro plastics never stay in rivers as the water is in continuous flow, a group of researchers now...
Greater Attention Against Wildfire, Pollution Needed
Deadly wildfires, noise pollution and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological consequences, and need greater attention, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said...
Brainy Birds Withstand Climate Change
Several North American migratory birds are found to shrink in size as temperatures have warmed over the past 40 years. However, the birds with...
Rural village sets example for plastic waste management
The sleepy village of Sasewadi in Bhor Block of Pune district in Maharashtra has set a healthy precedent towards eliminating plastic waste and achieving...
Massive Actions Need of the Hour To Save Mother Earth
More than an expanded global system of protected areas of land and seas is needed for halting and reversing the dangerous ongoing loss of...
Global Energy Innovation System Not Thriving To Meet COP26 Promises
The global energy innovation system is in poor health, with weaknesses across most indicators, and unless these are plugged, the world will never meet...
Climate Crisis Biggest Long Term Threat
As the world enters the third year of COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis remains the biggest long-term threat facing humanity, according to the 2022...
Declining Dragonflies As Water Bodies Lost
Dragonflies the world over are in a decline with the destruction of wetlands, according to the first global assessment of these species by the...
Meet Champions Of The Earth
A prime minister, a scientist, indigenous women and an entrepreneur bagged the 2021 Champions of the Earth, the United Nations' highest environmental award, for...
2°C of Temp Rise Risk A Billion People
One billion people across all regions will be at risk of extreme heat stress once the world's temperature reaches 2°C, according to new figures...
