Environment Ministry project to strengthen grassroots biodiversity governance - New Delhi, April 26 The Union Environment Ministry and the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) have launched a five-year ... Get Latest News on National only on lokmattimes.com

Developers must invest in conserving biodiversity when they develop on land, the Housing Secretary said

Narendra Modi in Mann Ki Baat highlights nuclear milestone at Kalpakkam, clean energy gains, digital Census 2027, and nationwide biodiversity efforts

A male Royal Bengal Tiger has been confirmed to have entered the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha, India. The sighting is considered significant for the reserve's biodiversity. Authorities are monitoring the tiger's presence through camera traps and hope its stay will benefit the local ecosystem.

Schools, charities and organisations across Longford encouraged to apply for funding to support local climate action, biodiversity and sustainability projects

The Environment Ministry and National Biodiversity Authority have initiated a five-year project focusing on strengthening biodiversity governance in Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya by engaging local communities. The project aims to integrate biodiversity with Gram Panchayat Development Plans and innovative financing for sustainable development and conservation.

Dipankar Ghose, Senior Director of Biodiversity Conservation at WWF-India, on how he found his career path

Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. But if the past is prolonged, many of those planted trees won't survive. And if they do, they could end up as biological deserts that lack the richness and resilience of healthy forests.

"By adding the right flowers to your garden, you can support biodiversity and make it look extra beautiful."

Here, birds of paradise live it up in the treetops, but it’s the immense biodiversity of the archipelago’s marine habitats that’ll really blow you out of the water.

Many of these areas are also recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas, underscoring their importance for conservation, restoration, and long-term environmental balance.

Are such plantations ‘alive to all forms of native flora and fauna’ or do they ‘limit biodersity almost completely’?

by reema mewar : laxmi nagar zone of the nagpur municipal cooperation (nmc), once among the city’s better-performing green zones, has fallen to the bottom three among ten zones in terms of biodiversity and green open spaces. t

April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The accident caused the largest ever release of radioactive material into the environment, and at the time people predicted that the affected area would be rendered uninhabitable, devoid of life for thousands of years. But the reality is quite different.

Apocalyptic headlines overlook conservation and biodiversity successes.

A major scientific study warns that climate change could significantly impact global wildlife in the coming decades. Researchers found that extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods, droughts, and wildfires are becoming more frequent and may threaten a large share of land animal habitats by 2085. The analysis suggests that overlapping climate stressors could accelerate biodiversity loss and increase extinction risks across ecosystems worldwide.

Citizen scientists join the global City Nature Challenge 2026 to map urban biodiversity despite a heatwave in A.P.

France defends excluding climate change from G7 environment talks to avoid US tensions, focuses on biodiversity and water, prepares for G7 Summit 2026 in France.

France's decision to keep climate change off the G7 agenda was deemed pragmatic, avoiding conflict with the U.S. President Trump's climate change stance. Minister Monique Barbut highlighted progress on biodiversity and water protection, emphasizing collaboration on shared issues as France led the discussions.

A PEOPLE’s organization in Pampanga saw enhanced livelihood opportunities after receiving souvenir products from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under its Biodiversity-Friendly Enterprise (BDFE) program.