India’s Sandalwood trees facing serious threats from Sandalwood Spike Disease

The Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD) has infected several aromatic sandalwood trees in Kerala and Karnataka. This was founded based on the study by Institute of Wood Science and Technology. Highlights According to the study, the sandalwood trees in Marayoor forests of Kerala and several other forest regions in Karnataka are heavily infected with SSD. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN • IUCN Red List • sandalwood • Sandalwood Spike Disease

IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum begins in Pakistan

The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum , one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events – Started on 14 Nov. Under the theme of “Greening Asia for Nature and People”, the forum will focus on themes related to nature-based solutions to address societal challenges. The Forum was inaugurated ..

Topics: Environmental conservation • International Union for Conservation of Nature • Natural environment • Nature • Organizations • Society for Conservation Biology

IUCN adds more than 7,000 to its Red List

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to its endangered Red List. IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species shows that more and more species assessed are being threatened with extinction. It also warned against mankind’s destruction of nature that is driving species to brink of ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: False Shark Ra • International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • Most Imperilled Marine Families on Earth • Species Extiction • Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020)

Denmark’s Inger Andersen takes over as UNEP’s Executive Director

Denmark’s Inger Andersen recently took charge as the new Executive Director (ED) of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). She will hold the designation for period of 4-years. About Inger Andersen Inger is a Danish economist and environmentalist with over 30 years of experience in international development economics, environmental sustainability and policy-making. Now as ED of ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: António Guterres • Inger Andersen • International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN • Joyce Msuya • Maurice Strong • Stockholm Conference • UN Environment Programme • UN General Assembly • UNEP Executive Director • United Nations Conference on Human Environment • United Nations Environment Programme • United Nations Secretary General • World Bank

 For the first time Grizzled Giant Squirrel Nests sighted near Gingee

For the first time more than 300 nests of Grizzled Giant Squirrel were sighted by researchers at Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee (in Eastern Ghats) in Tamil Nadu. About Grizzled Giant Squirrel It is a large tree squirrel in genus Ratufa (Scientific name is ‘Ratufa macroura’). Features: It is an agile climber and is almost ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Anamalai Tiger Reserve • Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary • CITES • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora • Gingee • grizzled giant squirrel • International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN • kerela • Near Threatened • Pakkamalai Reserve Forests • Ratufa macroura • Red List • Tamil Nadu • The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary