November 22, 2024
Raising biodiversity finance #IndiaFinance

Raising biodiversity finance #IndiaFinance

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This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one.

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Climate finance to take centre stage at upcoming climate COP

Statements on the climate finance goals, by countries and blocs, underline conflicting positions on finance among negotiators.

Demonstration in Bonn at the start of a previous COP. In November, world leaders will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, to negotiate future climate action. Image by Spielvogel via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

Finance issue pushing countries into ‘two opposing camps’ at biodiversity COP

The protection and restoration of nature is facing a resource gap of at least $700 billion per year.

Dissonance over DSI dominates biodiversity COP

Biodiversity-rich developing countries are raising concerns over governance of Digital Sequence Information of genetic resources.

Local lifeline, nature’s timeline, Varkala cliffs threatened by climate and human activities

With its honeycake-coloured layers of off-white, yellow, ochre, red and brown, the cliffs of Varkala in northern Thiruvananthapuram attract tourists from across the world starting November.

This year, local conservationists are on a mission to save these ancient rock formations exposed to recent torrential rains, high waves, coastal erosion, and damage from infrastructure development measures.

Varkala cliffs face rapid development, with restaurants, resorts, parking lots, and a helipad reshaping the landscape. Image: K S Sajinkumar

Genomes map elephant populations, history

A recent study identifies five distinct genetic populations of elephants in the country, with a divergence history dating back as far as 70,000 years.

Rooted in tradition, nature-based architecture bridges generations

To ensure safe connectivity in the dramatic Eastern Himalayan landscape, the ancestors of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills learned to guide the aerial roots of the Elastic fig (Indian rubber fig tree) to build functional architecture.

Meghalaya’s living root bridges have facilitated access for the local residents, to their farmlands and markets, as well as enabled foraging in the forests, ultimately shaping their way of life. Over time, the living root bridges have become a cornerstone of eco-tourism.

Emissions from India’s macroplastic pollution are the highest, finds study

The study identified emission hotspots across 50,702 municipalities worldwide from five land-based plastic waste emission sources.

Unsustainable tourism, habitat changes eclipse the dazzling world of fireflies




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