Big improvement in India's disaster preparedness, response: IUCNIUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...
11 Feb, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
Poaching, horn trade declining but rhinos still threatened22 Aug, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Japan keen to work with Haryana on climate change, environmental issuesAdvisor to Haryana chief minister for Foreign Cooperation Department Pawan Chaudhary and Managing Director and ex-country representative, I...
26 Dec, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
India has pledged to restore 13 million hectares of degraded forests: IUCNThis target was endorsed by the UN Climate Summit in 2014 and extended to 350 million hectares under restoration by 2030.
07 Dec, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
Few national parks, sanctuaries meet criteria for IUCN Green ListThe Green List is the first global standard of good practices for protected areas. So far, 8 countries are established as partners with IUC...
16 Aug, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
Rising sea level poses threat to Bengal Tiger: IUCN"Instead of 100,000, as few as 3000 live in the wild today, At this rate, all tigers living in the wild could be extinct in 5 years!," IUCN...
29 Jul, 2015, 07.24 PM IST
173 bird species threatened in India: ReportOver 170 species of birds in the country are threatened, with eight new species added to the 2014 Red List prepared by the International Un...
27 Jul, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
Great Himalayan National Park nominated for World Heritage statusThe Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) of Himachal Pradesh has been nominated along with 11 other conservation sites from across the glob...
11 May, 2014, 12.56 PM IST
- HSI urges govt to support CITES to protect shark and ray species
"India plays an important role in global shark management and conservation as India ranks as the world's second country for catching the mo...
04 Mar, 2013, 08.42 PM IST
- Gujarat move to preserve its wildlife gets IUCN support
International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world’s oldest and the largest global environmental organization, has joined hands with...
18 Jan, 2013, 03.50 AM IST
Nordmann's Greenshank bird on IUCN's endangered listNordmann's Greenshank, a beautiful Russian shorebird which migrates annually to many south Asian countries, including India, is listed as '...
04 Nov, 2012, 09.55 AM IST
- Indian species on most threatened list
They may disappear even before we get to know them. Four Indian species feature in a list of the ‘100 most threatened’ species in the world.
12 Sep, 2012, 03.42 AM IST
Goverment to launch recovery programme for Great Indian BustardIndia is launching a recovery programme for Great Indian Bustard, one of the largest flying bird species, which is on the brink of extincti...
22 Jul, 2012, 01.34 PM IST
- Conservation body wants international monitoring of Western Ghats
Amid debate over conservation of Western Ghats, recently added to Unesco’s list of iconic places, a world heritage advisory body has recomm...
12 Jul, 2012, 05.41 AM IST
- IUCN calls for international monitoring of Western Ghats
The demand came amid debates over conservation of the mountains, which have been added to UNESCO's list of iconic places.
11 Jul, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- Western Ghats sites get help from Unesco
The World Heritage Committee has decided to allow the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to provide additional information pertaini...
01 Jul, 2011, 04.31 AM IST
- 'Efforts to protect wild medicinal, aromatic plants'
Valuable wild medicinal and aromatic plants which are found in India will be protected for the first time as the government is bringing the...
14 May, 2008, 05.12 PM IST