Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday launched "the Hyderabad Pledge" and announced that his government had decided to earmark $50 million "to strengthen the institutional mechanism for biodiversity conservation in India." Read More
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
A new information website managed by the Geospatial Information Agency will provide comprehensive information for disaster mitigation efforts and environmental conservation. The Ina-Geoportal, an interactive map, will provide the public and state agencies with real-time information about...
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Desperate to save the dwindling tiger numbers, six countries have sought help from India in replicating its nearly four decade old tiger conservation programme – Project Tiger. Six Tiger range countries – Russia, China, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar...
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
Using the very latest GPS and satellite communication technology experts from The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) and the Malaysian Department of Wildlife and National Parks are tracking some of the remaining elephants to assess the...
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Indonesia’s tropical forest is being converted to oil palm plantations even faster than was thought, giving rise of the possibility that only 4 percent of forest outside of protected areas will be intact, according to a study...
Monday, April 30th, 2012
The Victorian Government says a new research project will help protect biodiversity and secure the future of the timber industry in East Gippsland. The $1.9 million project will assess the distribution and habitat of some of the...
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Thanks in large part to the work of China and Russia, the population of Siberian tigers and Amur leopards is rebounding. During the past several years, China and Russia have worked hard to protect the rare animals....
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
SuperGeo Technologies assists Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute in establishing the value-added application service of biodiversity database to promote biodiversity in Taiwan. Due to the warm geographic environment, the plentiful species of flora and fauna flourish in...
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
State's forest conservation efforts will soon get a major boost with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) extending Bengal a Rs 396-crore loan to develop infrastructure for urban forestry, conservation of biodiversity and wildlife preservation. An agreement...
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Close to one billion dollars has been made available to land owners who want to improve vegetation on their properties, through the Federal Government's Biodiversity Fund. The fund was launched in December, and the first round of...
