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BIODIVERSITY IN CLOUD FORESTS
In 1972, Costa Rican conservationists established the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. 54 years later, it protects 10,500 hectares of cloud forest feeding two oceansCosta Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve boasts extraordinary biodiversity and unique water collection. Mist contributes significantly ...- This Himalayan treasure helped over 200 families earn lakhs while protecting 100 sq km of forestA wild Himalayan spice known as Khagi is transforming lives in Arunachal Pradesh. Indigenous communities are using the native spice to gene...
- Not a crocodile or alligator: Massive 10-feet-long lizards, world's second largest, roam in India's SundarbansIAS officer Sanjay Kumar highlighted the Asian water monitor and Bengal monitor thriving in the Sundarbans. The Asian water monitor, the wo...
- Scientists discover new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species in Mexico's cloud forests: Here's why they glowMexico's cloud forests are home to newly discovered bioluminescent fungi, some species entirely new to science. These glowing mushrooms, be...
- Rare wildlife, dense evergreen forests, rich biodiversity: 5 stunning rainforests in India that every nature-lover must visitCelebrating World Rainforest Day, India boasts incredible biodiversity across its lush rainforests. From Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha to Ke...
- New tree genus discovered in South America turns out to be a distant relative of tomatoes and potatoesAfter over two decades of study, scientists have officially named Daturodendron absconditum, a new genus of tree discovered in the Colombia...
- The Amazon Makes Its Own Rain: How the Rainforest Recycles Moisture to Sustain ItselfThe Amazon rainforest actively generates its own rainfall through a vital moisture recycling process. Trees release vast amounts of water v...
- Why Scientists Are Finding So Many Strange New Animals LatelyScientists are discovering over 16,000 new species annually, a rate faster than ever before. This surge is driven by advanced tools, global...
- World Bank urges fresh push on economic threat of pollutionA World Bank report reveals that environmental degradation, including land degradation, air pollution, and water stress, poses a significan...
- ESA’s new biomass satellite could revolutionize how we study Earth’s forests — Here’s how it worksThe ESA launched Biomass aboard a Vega-C rocket earlier this week. The launch vehicle blasted off from Kourou in French Guiana. Biomass is ...
- Lease of Life: This Arunachal tribe turns village into a bird sanctuaryAn Arunachali tribe, forest department and researchers join hands to set up a unique community reserve around a rare bird.
- Kerala crisis arose due to destruction of ecologically-sensitive zones in Western GhatsBoth UDF & LDF govts had junked a report that classified the flooded areas as ecologically-sensitive zones
- Hike in the rainforests or trudge up to an active volcano’s crater, Costa Rica is a must on your travel listAs one of the most photographed natural formations, the waterfalls of Costa Rica astound everyone.
- Most deforested island in Philippines has most unique mammals in world
- Rarely seen clouded leopard photographedOne of the most elusive cats in the world, the clouded leopard, has been photographed in North Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve.
- Floodwaters force animals to flee Dibru-Saikhowa National ParkFloodwaters from the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have swamped the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Tinsukia district forcing animals to ...
- Rare animals sighted in Pakke Tiger ReserveFour rare melanistic (black) golden cats (Captopuma Temminckii) and rare Chinese pangolins were sighted at Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kame...
- SC prohibits new hydroelectric power project in UttarakhandExpressing concern over the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today prohibited setting up of any new hydroelectric power pro...
- India's remarkable growth story clouded by a degrading environmentThe past decade of rapid economic growth has brought many benefits to India, but on the flip side the environment has suffered the most, ex...
- How to arrest forest degradationThe policy process to arrest forest degradation needs to be modernised with up-to-date techniques & civil society participation that is tim...
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