The study looks at ways to manage grass dominance in savannahs Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: A study from the Eastern Ghats highlights the dominance of native Cymbopogon grass (lemongrass) in a mesic savannah ecosystem and probes the causes and control measures to take it back to the desired or historical state to […]
Climate change is making the world sick Subject :Environment Section: Climate change Context: The public health has been compromised by climate change in the form of heat stress, Lung damage from wildfire smoke, and the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes into new regions as temperatures rise. Details: From 2030malnutrition, malaria and dengue, diarrhoea, and […]
Who is responsible for farming’s impact on the environment Subject : Environment Section: Agri and SD Introduction: The expansion of international trade has created global supply chains, directly linking consumers to geographically distant impacts, including carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, freshwater depletion, soil degradation and labour-rights issues – all of which have local, regional, […]
Secure Himalaya Project Subject: Environment Section: Climate change Context: UNDP India climate chief The ‘Secure Himalaya’ project is funded by the Global Environment Facility launched in 2017. It supports the government’s efforts for conservation of snow leopard and its habitat by developing and implementing a landscape-based approach for Himalayan ecosystems, and addresses key […]
Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights Subject: Environment Sec: Int Conventions Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA): A draft text on the GGA was made available at the COP28 meeting. The text around the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, means of implementation, particularly […]
The journey towards a plastic-free world Subject: Environment Sec: Int Conventions Context: Under the UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is responsible for delivering a global plastics treaty by 2025. Details: It would be an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution worldwide. The INC-3, held at Nairobi […]
Global Stocktake draft calls for phasing out fossil fuels Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: The latest version of the Global Stocktake (GST) includes a clause committing all signatories to “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels”. Details: For the first time, a key document being negotiated at the UN’s annual […]
Glaciers shrank 1m a year in a decade: WMO Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: The 2011-2020 decade, though the warmest ever recorded in history, saw the lowest number of deaths from extreme events, said a report from the World Meteorological Organisation. Details: Report title- The Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration […]
Global forest facility Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: Brazil has proposed the Global Forest Facility to mobilise billions from existing funds at COP28 of UNFCCC. Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF): Launched by- Brazil It aims at mobilizing $250 bn to protect standing tropical forests in up to 80 countries. The scheme would […]