Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Fire is integral component of environmental systems throughout the world, including the Himalayas. Understanding fire patterns is...
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
In a rare piece of good news for a dying species, Indonesian officials said camera traps in a national park this year captured images of 35 Javan rhinos - five of them calves. The presence of the...
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI), the largest student-organised academic conference on ecology and conservation, brought together over 300 students and researchers of ecology on a single platform at IIT-Guwahati here on Tuesday for a three-day-long deliberations...
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Combining remote sensing technology with water and soil conservation techniques can help raise crop yields in South Asia, scientists have reported. Satellite data can help identify specific problems on farmlands such as moisture shortage, excessive soil wetness...
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday vowed to dedicate the last three years of his presidency to "deliver enduring results that will sustain and enhance the environment and forests of Indonesia", reports the Center for International...
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
A new study conducted using state-of-the-art mapping technology has uncovered Gnaraloo Bay, in Western Australia’s remote north-west, as part of the third largest Loggerhead turtle population in the world. Run between November 2010 and February 2011, the...
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Wildlife conservationists in Sabah are working towards ensuring the survival of the state's unique primatethe proboscis monkey by installing satellite tags on 10 of these long-nosed creatures. Sabah Wildlife Department director Dr Laurentius Ambu said the department...
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
As part of its commitment to taking a strategic landscape-scale approach to biodiversity, the Australian Government will invest $10.0 million over three years in the National Wildlife Corridors Plan. The Plan will develop and pilot a national...
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) and Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) recently fitted a satellite tag on a saltwater crocodile in the Kinabatangan, an effort to monitor its movements to ensure its further survival following the changing...
Monday, June 6th, 2011
The Union Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Jairam Ramesh has said that conservation of forests is crucial for sustainable development and green economy of the country. He said this while chairing a one day...
