Category: Environment and Conservation

  • Forest Minister directs for aligning development with environment conservation

    Forest Minister directs for aligning development with environment conservation

    Underscoring the need for development that aligns with environmental conservation, Minister for Forest, Javed Ahmed Rana, today reviewed the Forest Department’s proposals and action plan during a meeting at Civil Secretariat Jammu. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Forests Ecology and Environment, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests JK, Secretary in Forest Department and Director…

  • India Today Environment Conclave ’25 poised to set the conservation agenda

    India Today Environment Conclave ’25 poised to set the conservation agenda

    India’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 will require innovative approaches to the big problems confronting us today. Sustainable development and clear strategies to tackle climate change remain at the heart of this challenge. Several of these themes will be up for a threadbare discussion at the India Today Environment Conclave 2025 being held…

  • Environmental conservation integral part of UAE’s traditions: EAD

    Environmental conservation integral part of UAE’s traditions: EAD

    ABU DHABI – Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), affirmed that environmental sustainability is a behaviour rooted in values and standards firmly embedded in the culture of individuals and society. She emphasised that preserving the environment and protecting natural resources have become an integral part of the…

  • Zambia’s Kafue Flats to Benefit from Climate and Conservation Projects

    Zambia’s Kafue Flats to Benefit from Climate and Conservation Projects

    03 Feb 2025 The Kafue Flats in Zambia will benefit from two climate adaptation and wildlife conservation projects worth a combined $9 million, aimed at safeguarding the ecosystem and bolstering community resilience. Announced at a validation meeting in Lusaka, Acting Permanent Secretary Ranford Simumbwe highlighted the urgent need for such initiatives, given the increasing risks…

  • Beach Cleanup Drive Organised at Rangat to Promote Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Tourism

    Beach Cleanup Drive Organised at Rangat to Promote Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Tourism

    Tarun Karthick Sri Vijaya Puram, 03 February 2025 In a proactive move to foster environmental conservation and sustainable tourism, the Assistant Commissioner of Middle Andaman organized a beach cleanup drive on 1st February 2025, at Dhaninallah Beach in Padmanabhapuram village, Rangat. Spearheaded by his leadership, the initiative saw enthusiastic participation from government officials, local representatives,…

  • Union Budget 2025: Govt increases environment ministry budget by 9% to boost conservation efforts

    Union Budget 2025: Govt increases environment ministry budget by 9% to boost conservation efforts

    Union Budget 2025: Govt increases environment ministry budget by 9% to boost conservation efforts PTI | , New Delhi Feb 01, 2025 02:58 PM IST Share Via Copy Link Central govt has allotted ₹3,412.82 crore to the Union Environment Ministry in the 2025-26 Budget, an increase of 9 per cent from 3,125.96 crore in 2024-25.…

  • Tennessee’s wetlands under threat as lawmaker proposes another bill to cut protections

    Tennessee’s wetlands under threat as lawmaker proposes another bill to cut protections | WPLN News <!– window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-39704135-1’); –> <!– –> <!– –> January 31, 2025 On Air – 90.3 WPLN-FM

  • YSE Dean Indy Burke on climate optimism and conservation

    YSE Dean Indy Burke on climate optimism and conservation

    Yale News Being an environmentalist in 2025 can be bleak.  With 2024 as the warmest year on record, engaging in climate sciences has, in some ways, become a solemn responsibility. Yet few in the field are nearly as optimistic as Indy Burke, the dean of the School of the Environment. “Here at the YSE, we…

  • WA government under investigation over conservation of endangered finches

    WA government under investigation over conservation of endangered finches

    The West Australian government is under investigation for allegedly failing to comply with environmental conditions in the state’s north. The investigation, conducted by the federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), involves the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) management of a conservation zone near Kununurra in the…

  • The L.A. Fires Expose the Problem With Conservation Policy

    The L.A. Fires Expose the Problem With Conservation Policy

    Fires continue to burn outside of Los Angeles and they have become a partisan football. President Donald Trump has blamed California governor Gavin Newsom for the devastation, making inaccurate accusations about poor water management and federal environmental protections of endangered species. But, to the President’s credit, he also included the failures of American forest conservation…