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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrocketsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2019
Rapid growth in extraction of materials is the chief culprit in climate change and biodiversity loss – a challenge that will only worsen unless the world urgently undertakes a systemic reform of... Read more.. |
Sustainability for a circular economy: Walmart exec reveals firm’s environmental prioritiesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 11, 2019
Retailer Walmart has been talking up its sustainability efforts, targeting what the company deems a ‘more circular economy’.... Read more.. Subject Tags: biodiversity , carbon footprint , Circular Economy , environmental impacts , sustainability , Walmart , zero waste |
Wind farm 'predator' effect hits ecosystems: study by Indian Institute of ScienceBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018
Wind farms act as a top "predator" in some ecosystems, harming birds at the top of the food chain and triggering a knock-on effect overlooked by green energy advocates, scientists said Monday.... Read more.. Subject Tags: biodiversity , food chain , India , Indian Institute of Science , renewable , Wind Energy , wind turbines |
Central government gives ex-post facto nod to BRICS nations' pact on environmental cooperationBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2018
The Centre Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to a pact signed among BRICS nations on environmental cooperation, a move which is expected to bring in latest technologies and best... Read more.. |
Assam's Majuli all set to become India's first carbon neutral district: SonowalBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 23, 2017
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched initiatives to develop Majuli, world biggest river island, as India"s first carbon neutral district and as a biodiversity heritage.... Read more.. |
National Wildlife Action Plan Draft plan eyes more focus on climate changeBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 5, 2016
Integrating climate change into wildlife planning, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, coastal and marine ecosystem conservation and a focus on wildlife health are among the key areas of the... Read more.. |
Tata Power enhances its Environment and Biodiversity CommitmentBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 13, 2014
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated Company, has been immensely committed to the cause of sustainability and does so under its CARE programs in the area of Environment, Sociatal commitment, Bio-diversity as also Conservation of resources and values. It has always... Read more.. |
Ministry ignores green norms in OkhlaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2014
The environment ministry ignored key recommendations from the Dehradunbased Wildlife Institute of India (WII) as well as its own committee while deciding the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary. |
New 'biodiversity metric' developed to study climate change influenceBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014
Scientists have come up with a new biodiversity metric called phylogeographic endemism, to understand the influence of recurring climatic shifts over the last 120,000 years on current patterns of genetic diversity. |
Goa takes bio-diversity conservation lessons from KeralaBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 26, 2014
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, a pioneer in bio-diversity conservation, will now help Goa frame its own suitable policies in the field, said a Kerala government official Monday. |