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Study: Amazon Rainforest close to Tipping Point
Recently, a study on the Amazon rainforest was published in the Nature Climate Change journal. Observations Using 30 years of satellite data and statistical tools, the researchers observed that around 75% of the Amazon rainforest is likely heading towards a tipping point. Amazon rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from extreme events such ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon rainforest • deforestation • IPCC • tropical rainforest
India’s State of Forest Report 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released the State of Forest Report 2021. It is called the ISFR, 2021. The report says that there has been a continuous growth of forest cover in India. The current forest cover of India is 7,13,789 square kilometres. Increase in Forest Cover In the last two ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Afforestation • Agroforestry • Anamalai Tiger Reserve • bamboo forest • bhadra tiger reserve • Buxa Tiger Reserve • Canopy • Carbon Sequestration • carbon stock • Climate change • deforestation • Forest area • Forest cover • Forest Cover India • Forest cover loss • Forest Fires • Forest Fires in India • gir forest • himalayan states • Indian State Forest Report • indravati tiger reserve • kawal tiger reserve • Mangrove • Mangrove forests • Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) • moderately dense forest • open forest • scrubs • Sunderbans • Tiger Corridor • Tiger Reserves • Tiger reserves of India • very dense forest
Malayan Giant Squirrel: First Survey in India
Malayan giant squirrel or the black giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) is one of the largest tree squirrels in the world. As per a recent study conducted by Zoological Survey of India, this species of squirrel may become extinct, if proper conservatory measures are not taken. This is the first of its kind study conducted by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: animal conservation • Conservation • deforestation • Extinction • grizzled giant squirrel • IUCN • jhum cultivation • Malayan Giant Squirrel • North East • Wildlife Protection Act
Amazon at the risk of changing from Forest to Savanna
A team of Europe based scientists have recently found that the tropical forests especially the Amazon forest are slowly changing into Savannah like environment. Highlights According to the study around 40% of Amazon forest are at the risk of changing into Savannah like environment. This is mainly because of increased Greenhouse gas emissions and reduced ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Amazon Forests • Climate change • deforestation • Global warming • savanah
Uganda: First African country to submit REDD++ results
REDD++ is a mechanism of United Nations to reduce emissions from forest degradation and deforestation. REDD++ operates under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Uganda recently submitted its REDD++ results and has become the first African country to submit the results. Significance in terms of Africa Africa has the greatest net forest loss ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon emission • Climate change • deforestation • REDD++ • Uganda • UNFCCC • United Nations
Deforestation of Amazon Forest: Highest in 5 years
On June 12, 2020, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) announced that the increase in deforestation of Amazon forests has been the highest in 2019 as compared to last 5 years. Highlights The research institute has found that the deforestation has increased by 91 square kilo metre in 2019 as compared to 2018. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Amazon rain forest • Brazil • deforestation • Forest cover • Forest cover loss • Rainforests