Embracing Nature's Positivity: A Call to Action for a Sustainable Future
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Embracing Nature's Positivity: A Call to Action for a Sustainable Future

Times of India  

The article emphasizes the urgency of embracing nature positivity alongside net-zero goals. It highlights the interconnectedness of biodiversity and climate action, emphasizing the need to address both issues together. The article outlines the outcomes of the COP15 summit, including the 23 targets for biodiversity conservation by 2030, which are a vision for a world where nature and humanity coexist harmoniously. The article also discusses the role of India as a leading voice at COP16, advocating for increased support to developing nations and recognizing traditional knowledge and local stewardship. It concludes by calling for a global commitment to nature positivity, emphasizing the benefits of a sustainable future that includes both economic growth and environmental protection.

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Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 17, 2024 18:01 IST - 1 MIN READ Arguably one of the most disturbing headlines from the world of environment came when we rang in the New Year. In January 2024, from a pristine little island in the Indian Ocean, the Great Nicobar Island, author Pankaj Sekhsaria reported on the unimaginable havoc a proposed Rs.72,000 crore infrastructure …

A legacy of balance
2 months ago

A legacy of balance

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: In his latest book, Speaking with Nature: The Origins of Indian Environmentalism, historian Ramachandra Guha takes readers on a journey through India’s environmental past – a legacy that few are familiar with. Through their lives and writings, these figures – ranging from the poet Rabindranath Tagore to the economist J C Kumarappa – anticipated the environmental challenges we face …

Improving the language of biodiversity conservation
7 months ago

Improving the language of biodiversity conservation

The Hindu  

In the midst of a climate emergency, we mark another World Environment Day on Wednesday. Climate links have bolstered biodiversity’s societal values, since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessments that emphasised ecosystem services including carbon sequestration. They wrote that conservation will “remain elusive until there is a clear demonstration of the relevance of biodiversity to people’s well-being.“ Further, “the link between biodiversity …

Earth Day 2024: WMO report highlights record highs, urges unified action
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth Day 2024: WMO report highlights record highs, urges unified action

India Today  

The World Meteorological Organisation's latest report paints a grim picture, with 2023 setting records for global temperatures, ocean heat, and sea level rise. In an exclusive interview, Ashish Chaturvedi, Head Action for Climate and Environment, UNDP-India, talked about the importance of this year's theme of Earth Day, on pathways for India to achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions and UNDP support …

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030
1 year, 2 months ago

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030

The Hindu  

Lamenting the lack of progress on various Sustainable Development Goals, including biodiversity protection and greenhouse gas emissions, world leaders at the SDG Summit in New York on September 18 and 19, 2023, once again reaffirmed their shared commitment to eradicate poverty and end hunger. They also recognised that the world was on track to meet only 15% of its 169 …

Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity
1 year, 7 months ago

Biodiversity is us and we are biodiversity

The Hindu  

The observance of International Biodiversity Day was yet another reminder of the pivotal role our natural world plays in resolving the climate change crisis, which, along with the decline of biodiversity, poses an existential threat to our future. Biodiversity is declining worldwide, and our last remaining, largely isolated ecosystems are degrading due to changes happening around them, such as loss …

A look at nature-based climate solution
1 year, 7 months ago

A look at nature-based climate solution

Hindustan Times  

Most nations in global south are experiencing higher rates of climate warming exposing vast swathes of human population to the attendant risks and hazards. Despite promises and proclamations at China’s 20th Party Congress in October 2022, and submission before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November 2021 ahead of COP26 reassuring the world to achieve carbon neutrality …

Ecology, economy not in conflict: PM on tigers
1 year, 9 months ago

Ecology, economy not in conflict: PM on tigers

Hindustan Times  

The tiger population in India saw a jump of 6.74% from 2,967 in 2018, to 3,167 in 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. “India is the largest tiger range country in the world, the largest Asiatic elephant range country with nearly 30,000 elephants, and also the largest single-horn rhino country with a population of nearly 3,000,” the PM …

India can become a biodiversity champion
1 year, 10 months ago

India can become a biodiversity champion

The Hindu  

The sum and variation of our biological wealth, known as biodiversity, is essential to the future of this planet. India currently hosts 17% of the planet’s human population and 17% of the global area in biodiversity hotspots, placing it at the helm to guide the planet in becoming biodiversity champions. The emphasis on green growth is welcome news for India’s …

Environment conservation is commitment and not compulsion for India: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Environment conservation is commitment and not compulsion for India: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting he believes development and nature can go hand-in-hand. Modi said environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India. India's initiative to adopt a healthier and cleaner lifestyle include upgrading infrastructure to encourage electric mobility, increased use …

Environment Conservation is Commitment and Not Compulsion for India: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Environment Conservation is Commitment and Not Compulsion for India: PM Modi

News 18  

Environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting he believes development and nature can go hand-in-hand. With such a glorious culture and philosophy of lofty traditions of living in harmony with nature, it is only natural for India to remain at the forefront of global efforts for environment protection,” …

Climate-proofing India’s socio-economic trajectory
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate-proofing India’s socio-economic trajectory

Live Mint  

With existing socio-economic challenges, India needs a people-first development paradigm to move towards a climate-secure future, and become a leading voice on climate action for the Global South. With programmes around green fuel, climate-friendly farming, green buildings, low-carbon mobility, and policies for efficient energy use across various economic sectors, the 2023-24 Budget lays a strong foundation for green growth – …

Explained | A new global biodiversity framework
2 years ago

Explained | A new global biodiversity framework

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations agreement to conserve and sustainably use earth’s biodiversity, got a boost at a conference held in Montreal recently, when 188 of 196 member governments agreed on a new framework to halt the sharp and steady loss of biological species. It sets out targets for 2030 on protection for …

India pushes for new biodiversity fund
2 years ago

India pushes for new biodiversity fund

The Hindu  

There is an urgent need to create a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, India has said at the U.N. biodiversity conference in Canada's Montreal. It has also said that conservation of biodiversity must also be based on 'Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities' as …

How Science and Technology Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainable Development Goals
2 years, 2 months ago

How Science and Technology Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainable Development Goals

News 18  

Science and technology have formed the bedrock of all major changes that have enabled countries to leapfrog from the agricultural to industrial to now the technological evolutions. With technology continuing to play a pivotal role in guiding and shaping businesses, the question is no longer of how countries will adapt it to spur sustainable growth, but how effectively, especially in …

A new lease of LIFE for climate action
2 years, 2 months ago

A new lease of LIFE for climate action

The Hindu  

Our world today is in turmoil, facing multiple, mutually reinforcing crises. India’s track record Today, in Gujarat, from the Statue of Unity, this vision of LIFE is taking flight as a global mission launched by Mr. Modi together with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who has come to India to show his support. LIFE resonates with the global climate justice India …

HT Picks; New Reads
2 years, 3 months ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

The Rise of a Superpower A book on how China was transformed into the world superpower it is today, another that narrates the last books of the Mahabharata, and a volume in which Nature Conservation Foundation scientists talk about their remarkable work. In charting four decades of so-called “Reform and Opening Up” and China’s emergence as a world power, Dikötter …

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets
2 years, 10 months ago

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets

Live Mint  

The sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change comes in four parts, three of them by three different working groups, while the fourth integrates the findings of the three working group reports into a synthesis. If the developed countries carry out the expenditure on sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere the expensive way and on carrying …

World Nature Conservation Day 2021: COVID-19 pandemic an urgent reminder for India to implement One Health concept
3 years, 5 months ago

World Nature Conservation Day 2021: COVID-19 pandemic an urgent reminder for India to implement One Health concept

Firstpost  

Today is World Nature Conservation Day, our annual reminder that we share the planet with millions of species of flora and fauna that we must respect and make every effort to preserve. The World Nature Conservation Day feeds into most of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. The Forest Survey of India conducted in 2019 estimates a total of 807,276 …

World Nature Conservation Day: How Corporate India is Learning to Become Eco-conscious
3 years, 5 months ago

World Nature Conservation Day: How Corporate India is Learning to Become Eco-conscious

News 18  

Environment versus development is a long-standing argument that has acquired a lot of attention in recent years. While individual activities are important in bridging the rising gap between humans and the environment, huge enterprises and start-ups must also contribute to environmental protection. Grow-Trees.com, for instance, is one such organization that has helped several individuals and businesses in contributing to environmental …

Aligning growth, politics and climate
3 years, 10 months ago

Aligning growth, politics and climate

Hindustan Times  

As Covid-19 vaccines roll out, the focus has shifted to economic recovery. From United States President Joe Biden’s climate leaders summit, the G-7 in the United Kingdom to the United Nations’ High-Level Dialogue on Energy, G-20 meetings, and Conference of the Parties-26 climate negotiations, India will face pressure this year to announce a target year for net-zero emissions. State-run distribution …

Ignoring the environment is bad economics
3 years, 11 months ago

Ignoring the environment is bad economics

Live Mint  

In hindsight, India’s tryst with liberalization came only a few years after a pivotal but increasingly forgotten moment in the world’s environmental history, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984. It developed a feeble framework to protect ecology and people; environment remained a mutable variable of India’s economic policy, appended to its corporate growth. Our deteriorating environment—abysmal air quality, toxin-laden water, …

Book review: Urgent need for conservation action to save India’s habitats
4 years ago

Book review: Urgent need for conservation action to save India’s habitats

The Hindu  

T HE very first photograph in the book has you hooked. The caption lends further weight to the visual: “Occupying just 2.4% of the earth’s total land area and harbouring 7% of the world’s flora and 6.5% of the world’s fauna, India ranks among the world’s 17 most mega-diverse countries and has ecosystems representing practically every biome of the world.” …

World Environment Day: PM Narendra Modi urges people to preserve planet’s rich biodiversity
4 years, 7 months ago

World Environment Day: PM Narendra Modi urges people to preserve planet’s rich biodiversity

Hindustan Times  

On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged citizens to ensure that the flora and fauna thrive and take a pledge to preserve our planet’s rich biodiversity. FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media inside the parliament premises on the first day of the winter session in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2019. “On …

Sustainable living is rooted in Indian culture, it's time to look at alternatives to our high-carbon lifestyles
5 years, 1 month ago

Sustainable living is rooted in Indian culture, it's time to look at alternatives to our high-carbon lifestyles

Firstpost  

There are things that can be easily fixed, we do not need to reinvent the wheel. Anirban Ghosh : The Brundtland Commission, in their 1987 report ‘ Our Common Future ’, defined the term ‘sustainable development’ as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This is a …

Conservation minus the people?
5 years, 8 months ago

Conservation minus the people?

The Hindu  

In February this year, one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries issued a court order which stood to evict more than a million forest-dwelling people from their homes. This was affirmed by the 1980 World Conservation Strategy of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Earth Summit’s 1992 Statement of Forest Principles and the Convention on Biological Diversity. …

Endangered species are key to our survival
6 years ago

Endangered species are key to our survival

Hindustan Times  

Last week, India submitted its sixth national report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. The report was a mixed one: While the country is on track to meet most of its national biodiversity targets, the bad news is that the list of animal species from the country under the international ‘red list’ in the critically endangered, endangered and …

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