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When a governing body of the International Union of Geological Sciences voted down a proposal to name a new epoch in Earth’s history, it rejected conclusive evidence that for the first time, a single species — humans — has fundamentally altered the planet.
The findings by IIT-Bombay are significant given the emphasis on afforestation, especially in India, and the country’s net-zero ambitions.
New Delhi : Diverse stakeholders from across India’s millet landscape emphasized that challenges of food security, farm livelihoods and nutrition diversity can be resolved in a climate-resilient manner, by building on the momentum generated during th
Enhanced conservation management of tiger reserves in India has helped avoid forest loss, preventing one million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. This represents $93 million in ecosystem services from the avoided social cost of emissions. The researchers suggest that biodiversity conservation programmes could generate revenue from carbon credits that could be traded in voluntary carbon markets. Mongabay-India writer Neha Jain reports
Deforestation surged again in 2022, fueling climate change and biodiversity loss.