A study published on Friday has found that mountain forests, which are home to 85% of the world’s birds, mammals, and amphibians, are disappearing at an alarming rate due to logging, wildfires, and farming. In 2000, mountain forests covered 1.1 billion hectares of the planet, but at least 78.1 million hectares have been lost between … Read more
On March 16, 2023, the Supreme Court hinted that it might ease the limitations on development activities in Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) around protected areas (PAs) such as national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The court, consisting of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol, made this comment while reserving its decision on requests for the … Read more
The world’s ecosystems could become unbalanced. This was warned by the journal Nature after a study led by the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) together with the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Behind this threat would be a phenomenon known as carbon sequestration, which is the difference between the CO2 that ecosystems capture and release into the atmosphere. … Read more
Last year there was a global loss of 3.8 million hectares of forest, according to a University of Maryland report published by Global Forest Watch of the World Resources Institute. The forests spread over an area of more than 21.1 hectares are being destroyed every minute in the world, whose area is as much as … Read more
Ground Report | New Delhi: Zoonotic diseases; Due to deforestation, loss of habitat, the chances of spreading the virus have increased. The wildlife is most at risk of disease in order to anticipate viruses that transmit disease from wildlife to people and prevent future epidemics. According to a study is published in the journal Global Change … Read more
