OECMs: Other effective area-based conservation measures Context Recently, participants at the fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) welcomed other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) as a tool for establishing…
Context Phyllurus fimbriatus, a new species of gecko, has been discovered on an uninhabited Scawfell Island of Australia. About Phyllurus fimbriatus The carnivorous reptile measures about 15 cm in length…
Context Black Whiskey fungus is covering cars and homes around Jack Daniel's barrelhouses, the world’s biggest-selling brand of American whiskey. About Whiskey fungus or Baudoinia compniacensis The fungus, called Baudoinia compniacensis,…
Context A rare species, Polystoechotes punctata once common but thought to be extinct in the eastern U.S. for decades, has been rediscovered loitering at a Walmart. About Polystoechotes punctata The…
Context India has set to launch International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), a mega global alliance under its leadership to protect big cats and assured support over five years with guaranteed…
Context Anthropogenic threats like illegal fishing and sand mining pose a threat to the mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus plaustris) of the Rapti river flowing along the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in…
Context The UN’s World Meteorological Organization has come up with a new Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure that aims to provide better ways of measuring planet-warming pollution and help inform…
Context Five Rhino Range Countries countries - India, Bhutan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal signed the Chitwan Declaration for Asian Rhinos Conservation (2023) Key Details They agreed on managing the population…
Context Deep Sea mining operations could present serious risks to ocean ecosystems, with disturbance on any scale being long-lasting and irreversible. Commercial-scale operations of deep seabed mining in 2023 may…
What is net zero? Put simply, net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests…
