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Ecology and Environment
A new index to quantify longitudinal river fragmentation
Posted on 15 Aug, 2022 03:35 PMThe loss of connectivity is a ubiquitous threat facing rivers worldwide considering the numerous river infrastructure projects that exist worldwide and continue to be commissioned to meet humanity’s growing demands for hydropower, flood control, and water supply. Not surprisingly, freshwater ecosystems are among the most altered and threatened globally.
![River fragmentation is a threat to riverine ecosystem processes and communities (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/netravathi.jpg?itok=f-wR0wAM)
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)
Jal Jeevan Mission implementation lags in 13 states: Centre
Posted on 03 Aug, 2022 03:08 PMCentre identifies 13 focus states lagging in implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission
![A household water pipe (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-08/9065879614_1b033233d7_k.jpg?itok=EVUKjrp9)
Mapping carbon reserves to fight climate change
Posted on 20 Jul, 2022 06:29 PMEmissions of carbon to the atmosphere must remain below ∼250 petagrams (PgC) (918 PgCO2) from 2021 onward to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global temperature rise to well below 2 °C. At present rates, that amount of carbon will be emitted by 2045.
![Preserving existing forests and woody ecosystems among the actions needed to curb climate change (Image: European Wilderness Society)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/forest%20carbon.jpg?itok=a5V0FJCH)
Need to consider multiple values of nature in policy decisions
Posted on 18 Jul, 2022 09:24 PMThe way nature is valued in political and economic decisions is both a key driver of the global biodiversity crisis and a vital opportunity to address it, according to a four-year methodological assessment by 82 top scientists and experts from every region of the world.
![More than 50 methods and approaches exist to make visible the diverse values of nature (Image: Pixnio)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/pixnio.jpg?itok=AhV2O-k_)
Ichamati: River of poetry is dying a slow death
Posted on 14 Jul, 2022 07:01 PMRiver Ichamati is venerated as a living entity and its fertile flood plains have been catering to the expanding human-mediated demands apart from harbouring an enormous assemblage of aquatic flora and fauna.
![Illegal transverse check dams (Badhals) built on Ichamati near a village in Basirhat (Image: Prithviraj Nath @ TheWaterChronicles)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/lead.jpg?itok=Zvps0qhG)
How effective is Malki practice for conserving Gujarat’s Dang forests?
Posted on 11 Jul, 2022 06:44 PMConsidering the global trend of alarming deforestation, it is very important to study various forest management strategies to understand their effectiveness and limitations. It is important to conserve the forests, but the economic sustainability of the people directly linked with the forests cannot be ignored.
![(Image: Jenis Patel, Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/dang%20forest.jpg?itok=thqdufWI)
Can circular economy strategies mitigate climate change in Delhi?
Posted on 09 Jul, 2022 03:04 PMIn light of the Paris Agreement 2015 and the emerging government-wide policies towards initiating a transition from linear to circular economy, it has become critical to investigate the potential impact of circular economy strategies on climate change.
![Integrating ReSOLVE strategy within the priority sectors ensued a reduction in carbon and material footprint by 0.18–15.7% and 5.3–25% respectively (Image: PxHere; CC0 Public Domain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-07/pxhere.jpg?itok=-Q54N4Vz)
Extreme events take 231 lives during pre-monsoon: IMD
Posted on 28 Jun, 2022 02:34 PMIMD seasonal analysis shows 231 lives lost during the pre-monsoon season due to extreme weather events
![Floods during pre-monsoon season claim 81 lives this year. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/9319697485_dfcb31cdcc_c.jpg?itok=Za1uFVfN)
Three mining projects in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest on hold following protests
Posted on 28 Jun, 2022 08:05 AMChhattishgarh government puts three mining projects in Hasdeo Arand forest on idefinite hold
![A devastated forest at a coal mining site. Photo for representation only (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/15010336808_383bd10b55_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=6KAhAy1e)