Coming together for migratory bird conservation across the Central Asian Flyway
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·4d ago
The Central Asian Conservation Network (CACN), a regional platform for non-profits, researchers, and conservation experts dedicated to transboundary conservation, has launched a new Central Asian...
“Practising sustainability is not always convenient”
Down To Earthby Preetha Banerjee·4d ago
“Practising sustainability is not always convenient” Filmmaker and producer Kiran Rao has mastered the art of mainstreaming social commentary, as seen in her early films like Dhobi Ghat and more...
Super El Niño set to peak in December, with impacts expected well into 2027
Down To Earthby Akshit Sangomla·4d ago
The ongoing super El Niño could become the strongest on record since 1950, with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasting a peak around December 2026.
Winged guests are coming early to Chilika, and they are telling us something
Down To Earthby Ranjan Panda·4d ago
Reports from Chilika this week say its winged migratory guests have already begun arriving in the first weeks of October.
Over 75 per cent of world’s tropical forests experienced extreme droughts and heatwaves during 2023-24 El Niño year
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware·4d ago
Over 75 per cent of the world’s tropical forests experienced drought and heatwaves that were more extreme than usual during the El Niño years of 2023 and 2024.
Global clean air funding: Short-term win, long-term risk
Down To Earthby Anumita Roychowdhury·4d ago
Global funding explicitly targeting outdoor air quality rose by $1.7 billion in 2023-24 to reach $4.7 billion, nearly matching its 2022 peak.
BNHS announces all-India Sarus crane survey
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·4d ago
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has announced a nationwide survey to estimate the population of Sarus Cranes on October 10 and 11, 2026.
The captive elephant bazaar
Down To Earthby Gana Kedlaya·4d ago
Recently, five captive elephants, aged 5, 6, 8, and 13, were moved from Assam to Tamil Nadu to work in temples. Close to 53 organisations have raised the issue with the Tamil Nadu government.
Wayanad is losing its cool: India’s closely watched Western Ghats hill district is getting warmer
Down To Earthby K A Shaji·4d ago
For years, Wayanad in Kerala has been watching its weather more closely than perhaps any other hill district in India.
Nearly 50,000 women and girls killed or severely injured in Gaza in last 3 years, UN Women says
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·4d ago
Nearly 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or severely injured since October 2023, according to UN Women.
Drought despite decades of water conservation: What a 13% monsoon deficit is exposing
Down To Earthby Shagun·5d ago
On paper, India’s southwest monsoon ended 13 per cent below the long-period average, a deficit figure that can make a poor rainfall season appear less severe than the conditions unfolding on the...
$1,000,000,000,000: Cost of serving the debt storm in developing countries
Down To Earthby DTE Staff·5d ago
Developing countries paid nearly $1 trillion in interest on public debt in 2025, up from $363 billion in 2010, according to a UNCTAD report.
Africa lost 80% of monitored wildlife population size since 1970: WWF
Down To Earthby Madhumita Paul·5d ago
Africa’s monitored wildlife populations declined by an average of 80 per cent between 1970 and 2022, highlighting the scale of biodiversity loss across the continent, according to a new report...
130 civil society groups urge UN to suspend first carbon credits issued under Paris Agreement
Down To Earthby Kiran Pandey·5d ago
At least 130 civil society organisations have urged the UN carbon market body to suspend further issuance, transfer and use of credits linked to a cookstove project in Myanmar.
AI race could generate 617 million tonnes of e-waste by 2050: Survey
Down To Earthby Vivek Mishra·5d ago
A new assessment by Basel Action Network estimates that 395 million to 617 million tonnes of AI-related electronic equipment could be retired between 2025 and 2050.
IEA estimates ASEAN power demand to grow 5.4% annually by 2030, coal demand 4.4%
Down To Earthby Puja Das·5d ago
Southeast Asia’s electricity demand is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 5.4 per cent between 2026 and 2030, while coal demand is expected to rise 4.4 per cent a year, the fastest...
Maharashtra’s water crisis shows why wastewater reuse must move from policy to practice
Down To Earthby Sushmita Sengupta·5d ago
Around 265 talukas in Maharashtra, nearly 74 per cent of the state, were declared drought-hit in early September after one of the driest monsoons in years.
Slaty Egret’s behaviour shift signals how ecosystems are changing
Down To Earthby Himanshu Nitnaware·5d ago
The behavioural shifts of the Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula), a small, shy water bird mainly found in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, are an important instance of changes in natural ecosystems...
30x30 target’s race to protect nature slowed by extractive industry
Down To Earthby Vibha Varshney·5d ago
The world is not on track to meet the ambitious Target 3, popularly known as the 30x30 target. The target is part of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) set up in 2022 under...
Global wildlife populations decline by 73%, but India records conservation gains: WWF report
Down To Earthby Jayanta Basu·5d ago
Monitored wildlife populations worldwide have declined by an average of 73 per cent over the past five decades, but India has recorded gains in the numbers of several major species, according to a...
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