KOLKATA: Several trees of the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Gardens, the oldest in the country, were reduced to cinders in a fire that lasted over two hours here on Saturday.

While officials of the gardens claimed that not more than half-a-dozen trees, none of which was

JAIPUR: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to provide financial assistance of Rs.1,152.50 crore to the Rajasthan Government for implementation of the second phase of a forestry and bio-diversity project in the State with emphasis on sustainable development through joint forest management.

Additional Chief Conservator of Forests A. C.

Saying that the Western Ghats has been declared as one of the 18 biological hot spots of the world, Forest Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues has said the Goa government has declared the entire Western Ghats corridor as protected area on account of the rich bio-diversity in the region.

The congress, to be held from December 27 to 31, focusses on including biodiversity in policy-making
In danger: Some of the exotic plants to be displayed at the Indian
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Malabar Botanical Garden Society, a grant-in-aid institution under the State government, will exhibit an assorted and rare collection of 32 aquatic plant species, most of them facing extinction, at the firs

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Rajashree Sharma

Almost all environmental and social issues have an economic component. Sustainable development is the key to balancing the needs of the ecosystem against man

In danger: Some of the exotic plants to be displayed at the biodiversity congress

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Malabar Botanical Garden Society, a Grant-in-Aid institution under the government of Kerala, will exhibit an assorted and rare collection of 32 aquatic plant species, most of them facing threat of extinction, at the first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC) 2010, to be held on the Karyavatto

Nagercoil: The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2010 as the International year of biodiversity in its 61st session in 2006 to help create awareness of the importance of biodiversity through activities and events.