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Biodiversity
Small scale inland open water fisheries of India
Posted on 04 Dec, 2022 11:24 AMWhat are inland waters
![Fishing in an irrigation canal in Kerala (Image Source: Martin Pilkinton via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/640px-Fishing_in_an_irrigation_canal_Kerala_India%20%281%29.jpg?itok=v4GoZd5B)
India joins Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) at COP27
Posted on 17 Nov, 2022 01:33 PMIndia joins the newly formed Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)
![Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/28432793050_6bd5433ffe_k.jpg?itok=sN8QUoD3)
Young woman's work is impacting Odisha villages
Posted on 28 Oct, 2022 01:36 PMThe sound of a specific cycle bell deep inside the jungles of Kashinathpur village in Angul (Odisha) brings vibes of joy. Everybody recognises that bell because it belongs to 24-year-old Urmila Bahera who sometimes cycles to villages as far as 15 kilometres, braving bumpy roads, streams and elephants.
![Urmila engaging children on local bird diversity (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/Urmila%20engaging%20children%20on%20local%20bird%20diversity.jpg?itok=EXNRtjLp)
India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:49 PMExperts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable
![Plastic menace in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/25515633233_55bb9afb7c_k.jpg?itok=Aj0fptXo)
Protected orchids of India
Posted on 08 Sep, 2022 11:25 AMIndia's orchids are under pressure from illicit harvesting and exploitation for illegal trade. Of the vast diversity of 1256 orchid species recorded in India, 307 are endemic to our country, and only 11 species are protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
![Orchid size can range from a pencil head to a vigorous two tonne shrub (Image: Geoff Mckay, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/orchid.jpg?itok=bUfuGE1y)
Bring back the vulture
Posted on 06 Sep, 2022 11:37 AMWWF India launches a poster on vulture species in India with conservation information on each species, on International Vulture Awareness Day (which is celebrated on 3rd September).
![White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) (Image: Lip Kee, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/vulture.jpg?itok=wH859RSA)
Heavy metals being discharged into coastal waters
Posted on 22 Aug, 2022 12:26 AMIn recent years, the impact of the wastes discharged in the Bay of Bengal has been significant due to high effluent inflow from secured sources. It was observed that the heavy metal concentrations in the Bay coast sediments were considerately high and varied among sampling points.
![Heavy metal contamination causes significant harm to marine ecology and aquatic life, including humans (Image: Priyadarshi Chaudhuri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/rishikonda.jpg?itok=6CiDj7h3)
Andaman mega projects: CERD seeks government response on tribal concerns
Posted on 03 Aug, 2022 03:54 PMCERD seeks government response on impacts of development projects in Andaman
![Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/havelock-g6c6297ab0_1280.jpg?itok=loRylOOq)
Floods in Assam - a boon or a bane for fish diversity?
Posted on 02 Aug, 2022 11:42 PMFloods are becoming a frequent occurrence in India and according to the National Flood Commission (1980), 12 percent of the land in the Indian subcontinent is prone to floods. The North East experiences devastating floods every year with Assam being the most flood affected and one of the top five affected states of the country.
![Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/Assam%20floods.jpg?itok=sWdwkN76)