Hotels are usually built for travellers, but some are designed for creatures no bigger than your thumb. Scientists and conservationists have spent years creating these miniature refuges for wild bees in the form of small nesting structures fitted with narrow tunnels that mimic the hollow stems and cavities many solitary bee species naturally use to […]
Southeastern Australia’s iconic alpine ash forests face a stark future, with projections indicating a significant contraction due to changing fire patterns. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons When visualising the mountain tops of southeastern Australia, one might conjure up an image of a typical Alpine environment. We picture ourselves walking under the huge, light-barked cover of the […]
Company-led rejuvenation of Baghdarra Crocodile Conservation Reserve to strengthen habitat restoration and wildlife conservation IUCN-backed Biodiversity Management Plans to drive science-led conservation across Hindustan Zinc’s Rajasthan operations Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188 and NSE: HINDZINC), the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and among the top global silver producers, marked International Day for Biological […]
Hidden away on the northeastern coast of South America is a country so green and lush that it seems like something out of a fantasy world. Suriname, a country often forgotten on the world stage, is literally overrun by the forces of nature. While other countries are struggling to maintain their natural environments, Suriname is […]
In the temperate rainforests of Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park, deep in the ground, is an ancient conifer called ‘Gran Abuelo’ that has been protecting a hidden secret for thousands of years. A recent study published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation has revealed the tree’s greatest value lies in what is hidden beneath the […]
Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world’s most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new European Union environmental rules that require them to document the origin of every shipment of beans. The new measure, coming into force at the end of this year, is designed to prevent deforestation driven by […]
Movie actors added to the chorus of concerns pouring out over potential loss of biodiversity spread across 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli of Rangareddy district of Telangana. The land, located in Hyderabad’s IT hub, was proposed to be auctioned by Telangana government’s Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC). “Students are raising their voices for […]
