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Ford Foundation donates $158.5 million to protect indigenous communities and ancestral forests across the world, which they call homeIndigenous communities play a vital role in forest protection, yet they often face funding challenges. The Ford Foundation exceeded its fun...
Beyond Oil: How bioenergy investments can rebalance India-Russia tradeRussia now exports more than $60 billion worth of goods annually to India, primarily crude oil, petroleum products, coal, and fertilisers.
Ground Control allocated £100,000 every year to environmental projects. Its Wildfell Initiative expanded into a 116-hectare woodland and habitat restoration siteGround Control is launching an extensive woodland restoration initiative called Wildfell in Essex. Covering 116 hectares, this ambitious pr...
In 1995, John D. Liu filmed 1 Loess Plateau project in China where slopes were terraced, vegetation restored and water managed. 25 years later, 35,000 sq km had recoveredChina's Loess Plateau, once severely eroded, underwent significant ecological recovery. Communities actively participated in restoration ef...
From dialogue to delivery: Turning 3 decades of ASEAN-India agri-cooperation into farmers’ prosperityAs officials and ministers from India and the 11 ASEAN member states gather in New Delhi for a two-day meeting, the substance of this partn...
In 1990, Guatemala launched an ambitious mahogany restoration program in Petén to combat deforestation. Years later, it produced Central America's largest natural forest and transformed the province into a global conservation modelGuatemala's 1990 mahogany restoration program changed the future of the country's forests. Instead of losing more rainforest, the Maya Bios...
The hidden danger inside Spain's eucalyptus forests that worries scientistsSpain's eucalyptus plantations appear green but support fewer native birds and insects. These monocultures lack the diverse vegetation and ...
Gelephu Mindfulness City signs pact with Khaitan & Co to attract sustainable investmentsThis collaboration aims to boost investor confidence and establish Bhutan as a key innovation hub. The agreement will provide legal and reg...
India, New Zealand's proposed FTA could boost trade by 10x in 10 yearsIndia and New Zealand are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aimed at greatly boosting bilateral trade. Union Minister Piyush Goyal i...
Boeing ties up with HPCL for sustainable aviation fuel ecosystemBoeing and HPCL have partnered to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ecosystem in India. This collaboration aims to increase domesti...
Carbon emission reducing practices under Green Credit Programme will earn carbon credits too: GovernmentAccording to rules, environment-friendly actions include tree plantation, water management, sustainable agriculture, waste management, air ...
G20: 1st meeting of environment and climate group starts in Bengaluru; focus on forest fires, mining-affected areasThe first Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting, under India's G20 presidency, started in Bengaluru on Thurs...
World Bank explores measures in resilient Himachal communitiesA team of the World Bank headed by John Roome, Regional Director (Sustainable Development), South Asia Region, on Monday concluded Himachal...
Corteva Agriscience inks pact to promote sustainable rice production in 40,000 acres UPThe project provides a framework for Corteva, 2030 WRG and a task force of multiple stakeholders to work towards transforming 40,000 acres ...
India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in 2 years: Smriti IraniUnion minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh peopl...
- Energy sector accounts for 58% of greenhouse gas emissions: Govt
The government on Monday informed Parliament that the energy sector in the country was the biggest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission...
Experts promote 'climate-smart' villages in tribal areasA study conducted by International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, has revealed that there is a need to develop climate smart vi...
China's wetlands shrinks by nine per cent in a decade: SurveyChina's wetlands have shrunk by nearly nine per cent in a decade according to a recent official survey.
- WWF-India and ITC join hands for forest mgmnt practices
WWF-India and ITC have joined hands to promote sustainable forest management practices.
- Agro-forestry models for different zones in 11th Plan
Sustainable agro-forestry models for different agro-climatic zones will be developed for the benefit of farmers in the 11th Plan, a senior ...