Context Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019, the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) brings together an unprecedented range of stakeholders across the climate, humanitarian and development communities…
Context Recently, India did not sign the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use – an ambitious declaration initiated by the United Kingdom (UK) to “halt deforestation” and land…
Context Recently, the Kunming Declaration on Biodiversity Conservation was adopted by over 100 countries at the first part of the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the…
Context The Clean Energy Ministerial Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI) is a global coalition of public and private organisations who are working to stimulate demand for low carbon industrial materials.…
Context At the recently concluded Leaders’ Summit on Climate, Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition, a collective of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway governments, came up with a…
Know the Difference between Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks Context Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks are protected natural habitats, declared by the government of a country according to the regulations…
What is seagrass? Seagrasses are marine flowering plants, found on all continents except Antarctica. They have roots, stems and leaves and produce flowers and fruits. They are closely related to…
Gangetic river dolphins fall under Schedule I of the Indian Wild Life (Protection) Act and have been declared an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).…
A bioblitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. It is also known as a biological inventory…
Context: Recently the Odisha forest department is all set to add another olive ridley mass nesting site to its wildlife map. It has started preparing the beach at the Bahuda river mouth in…
