Ganges Dolphin census begins

The annual Ganges river Dolphin census is conducted by the World Wide Fund in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Forest Department. The census is undertaken along the 250 km stretch of Upper Ganga between the Hastinapur Wild life sanctuary and Narora Ramsar site This year tandem boat survey method is being used. Previous years, direct counting ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: ganges dolphins • ganges pollution • Ganges River • ganges river dolphin survey • river ecosystem • World Wildlife Fund (WWF) • WWF

Royal Bengal Tigers may not survive Climate Change: UN Report

According to a recent UN report, Climate change and rising sea levels may eventually wipe out ‘The Sundarbans’, which is one of world’s last and largest tiger strongholds. The studies of report rely on climate change scenarios developed by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for its simulation models. Key Findings of Report As per ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Bangladesh • Bengal tiger • Bhutan • Chin • Endangered • GHG • Greenhouse gas • India • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • IPCC • IUCN • Nepal • Project Tiger 1973 • Red List • Sundarbans • World Wide Fund for Nature • WWF

Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation

The third Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation is being held at New Delhi. In the conference, wide-ranging discussions shall be held on the status of the Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP) by all tiger range countries besides deliberations on combating wildlife trafficking. This conference is organised by the Global Tiger Forum which is an implementing ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Global Tiger Forum • Global Tiger Initiative • Global Tiger Recovery Program • GTRP • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation • Wildlife Conservation Trust • Wildlife Trust of India • WWF

India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity: WWF

According to recently released Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas prepared by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity. The atlas was released as part of WWF’s biennial Living Planet Report (LPR) 2018. The key aspect of this year’s report was threat to soil biodiversity and pollinators, the two ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Environment • Living Planet Report • Pollinators • Soil Biodiversity • World Wide Fund for Nature • world wildlife fund • WWF

WWF Tx2 programme: Nepal becomes first country to double its tiger population

Nepal become first country in the world to double its tiger population in a decade as part of  World Wildlife Foundation’s (WWF) ‘Tx2’ programme which aims to double number of tigers in the world all over the world by 2022. There are now estimated 235 wild tigers in Nepal in comparison to an estimated 121 ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Topics: Environment • Nepal • Tiger Population • Tx2 programme • Wildlife conservation • WWF