Integrating Indigenous and local community knowledge into tree seed propagation can significantly improve the survival and resilience of forest restoration projects, particularly in Southeast Asia.
India's National Green Tribunal (NGT) has been active on multiple environmental fronts, issuing orders on sewage treatment plant delays, wetland full tank levels, and violations by an ethanol plant.
Apple orchards in Uttarakhand's Ramgarh–Mukteshwar belt are experiencing declining yields due to inadequate winter chilling, shrinking pollinator habitats, pests, wildlife, extreme weather, and poor market access.
The Starmus Festival has created the Jane Goodall Earth Medal, with Christiana Figueres selected as the inaugural recipient for her climate agreement work. The medal honors the late conservationist.
Analysis reveals nearly half of El Niño-vulnerable districts across India have received deficient rainfall, impacting agriculture and food security. High-priority districts are hit hardest.
A United Nations report indicates the world will likely surpass 1.5°C of warming by 2030. Efforts to reduce emissions could limit peak warming to 1.8°C.
Nineteen families in Ecuador's Intag Valley are building a 300kW run-of-river hydropower plant, generating electricity without a large dam. Revenue will fund conservation efforts.
A study by World Weather Attribution found that human-induced climate change reduced early wet season rainfall in Jamaica by 6% and Puerto Rico by 9%, making droughts more likely.
India's National Institute of Solar Energy estimates a floating solar potential of 102.18 GWp across reservoirs and inland waterbodies, aiming to expand solar energy capacity.