COP14 on wetlands begins; draft resolution for international mangrove centre in China on agenda Subject: Environment Context- The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands began November 5, 2022, to discuss the state of wetlands globally. More on the news- The event is being […]

    Vaccine trial soon amid fear of Ebola virus spread to other countries Subject: Environment Context- Ebola outbreak in Uganda More on the news- The Ebola virus outbreak that began in Uganda on September 20 after one case was confirmed in Mubende district the previous day has spread to at least 130 people (lab […]

    A third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns UNESCO Subject: Environment Context- A third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, regardless of efforts to limit temperature increases, a study conducted by the UN body has found. More on the news- However, the study said it was […]

    Hundreds of elephants, zebras die as Kenya weathers drought Subject :Environment Context- Hundreds of animals, including elephants and endangered Grevy’s zebras, have died in Kenyan wildlife preserves during East Africa’s worst drought in decades. Drought in Kenya- Parts of Kenya have experienced four consecutive seasons of inadequate rain in the past two years, […]

    In the Amazon a Giant Fish Helps Save the Rainforest Subject :Environment Context- Along the Jurua River, a tributary of the Amazon, riverine settlers and Indigenous villages are working together to promote the sustainable fishing of near magic fish called pirarucu. About the pirarucu fish- The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche is any large […]