Environment

Global group to assess human impact on nature over three years

A global scientific group on Sunday launched a three-year assessment of mankind's impact on nature to help protect plants and animals from threats ranging from pollution to climate change.

Publication Date: 
29/02/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Environment, Wildlife, Pollution, Flora, Fauna, Climate Change, Corals, Ecosystems
Environment

Hills destruction leading city towards environmental catastrophe

VISAKHAPATNAM: You may be enjoying the long drive on Vizag-Bheemili Road that has the sea on one side and the green hills on the other, but once you take a side road from Kapuluppada village toward

Publication Date: 
26/02/2016
Times of India (Visakhapatnam)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (T), Construction Industry, Ecology, NGO, Environmentalists, Floods, Landslides, Flora, Fauna, Environment
Biodiversity

Kurumbas losing their biodiversity vocabulary

The degradation of the natural environment has taken a toll on the language of the Kurumbas, the most vulnerable tribal community of Attappady.

Publication Date: 
19/02/2016
K.A. Shaji
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Biodiversity, Fauna, Flora, Biodiversity Conservation, Endangered Species
Biodiversity

Lateritic landscapes rich in biodiversity: Study

KANNUR: Lateritic landscapes, wasteland which are rich in biodiversity and indiscriminate mining could lead to destruction of the unique eco system of these areas, says a study conducted by the sci

Publication Date: 
02/02/2016
P Sudhakaran
Times Of India (Kozhikode)
Tags:
Kerala, Ecosystems, Mining, Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife Act 1972, Ecology, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity
Biodiversity

Megafauna and ecosystem function from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene

Large herbivores and carnivores (the megafauna) have been in a state of decline and extinction since the Late Pleistocene, both on land and more recently in the oceans. Much has been written on the timing and causes of these declines, but only recently has scientific attention focused on the consequences of these declines for ecosystem function.

Publication Date: 
26/01/2016
Yadvinder Malhi, Christopher E. Doughty, Mauro Galetti & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
113
4
838–846
Tags:
Fauna, Ecosystems, Extinct Species, Ecosystem Services
Hazardous Waste

Guidelines on implementing liabilities for environmental damages due to handling & disposal of hazardous waste and penalty

This document outlines various liabilities to be imposed on a responsible party for causing environmental damages arising from improper handling/disposal of hazardous waste. These liabilities are applicable to the occupier, transporter, operator of a facility and importer as the case may be, hereinafter referred to as responsible party.

Publication Date: 
20/01/2016
CPCB
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal, Environment, Compensation, Groundwater, Surface Water, Health Effects, Crops, Flora, Fauna, India
Dams/ Irrigation

Chile upholds approval of Cuervo hydroelectric project amid protest

Chilean ministerial committee upheld on Monday the environmental permit for Energia Austral's Cuervo hydroelectric dams, dismissing nearly a dozen complaints filed against the controversial project

Publication Date: 
19/01/2016
Reuters
Tags:
Dams/ Irrigation, Hydroelectricity, Dams, Environment Clearance (EC), Chile, Biodiversity, Flora, Fauna, Ecology
Biodiversity

National Trust review reveals mixed picture for UK animals and plants in 2015

The UK saw "unprecedented" jellyfish invasions and another bad year for wasps as wildlife faced weather highs and lows in 2015.

Publication Date: 
29/12/2015
Daily Mail (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Biodiversity, Flora, Fauna, Wildlife, United Kingdom (UK), Frogs, Amphibians
Mining

Jogimatti will be a Wildlife Sanctuary

Jogimatti reserve forest in Chitradurga district has got the tag of a Wildlife Sanctuary.

Publication Date: 
21/12/2015
G Subhash Chandra
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Wildlife, Chitradurga (D), Flora, Fauna, Forests, Sanctuaries
Biodiversity

Defaunation affects carbon storage in tropical forests

Carbon storage is widely acknowledged as one of the most valuable forest ecosystem services. Deforestation, logging, fragmentation, fire, and climate change have significant effects on tropical carbon stocks; however, an elusive and yet undetected decrease in carbon storage may be due to defaunation of large seed dispersers. Many large tropical trees with sizeable contributions to carbon stock rely on large vertebrates for seed dispersal and regeneration, however many of these frugivores are threatened by hunting, illegal trade, and habitat loss.

Publication Date: 
18/12/2015
Carolina Bello, Mauro Galetti, Marco A. Pizo & et al
Science Advances
1-10
Tags:
Tropical Forests, Carbon Capture and Storage, Ecosystem Services, Fauna, Research, Hunting, Seeds, Endangered Species, Poaching, Wildlife

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