Ten facts about land systems for sustainability
Patrick Meyfroidt , Ariane de Bremond , Casey M. Ryan , Erasmus K. H. J. zu Ermgassen, Sharachchandra Lele Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | February 7, 2022 Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation, climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we synthesize knowledge accumulated in land system science, […]
Greater budget allocation for high-emission sectors: Environmental experts
The Indian Express | 5 February, 2022
A new species of large-bodied Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Western Ghats of India
Sandeep Das, Saunak Pal, Sasidharan Siddharth, Muhamed Jafer Palot, Veerappan Deepak, Surya Narayanan Vertebrate Zoology | February 4, 2022 A new large (94–107mm SVL) species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus is described from the drier parts of the Western Ghats of India. The new species is closely related to H. graniticolus, from which it can be distinguished based on dorsal pholidosis at mid-body, the structure […]
“Research needs to leave the ivory tower of academia”
VEENA SRINIVASAN
Completely predatory development is described in a braconid wasp
A. P. Ranjith, Donald L. J. Quicke, K. Manjusha, Buntika A. Butcher & M. Nasser Scientific Report | February 2, 2022 Hymenopteran parasitoids are well known for their ubiquitous diversity, important ecological roles and biocontrol potential. We report the first detailed documentation of mite predation by a parasitoid wasp, Bracon predatorius Ranjith & Quicke sp. nov., (Insecta: Hymenoptera), first case of obligate […]
A new approach to decontaminating Bengaluru’s wastewater
Citizen Matters
Exponential rise in the discovery of endemic plants underscores the need to conserve the Indian savannas
Ganesan Rengaian Biotropica The scientific journal of the ATBC | January 22, 2022 Biodiversity of tropical grasslands and savannas (tropical grassy biomes, TGBs) remains poorly documented compared with tropical forests. This is in part due to the misplaced notion of TGBs being anthropogenic forest derivatives that support negligible biodiversity and endemism. For the Indian savannas, […]
Using citizen science to track illegal wildlife trade in the Himalayas
Mongabay
Ministry’s Draft Changes To Act Undermine How India Protects Its Wildlife
Science The Wire
12th edition of Tamirabharani Waterbird Count to begin on Jan. 21
Mathivanan M The Hindu | January 17, 2022 The 12th edition of Tamirabharani Waterbird Count (TWC), an annual exercise jointly conducted by environmental outfits in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi district after the end of the northeast monsoon, will begin on January 21. Thanks to the active northeast monsoon, the brimming irrigation tanks, including Koonthankulam, Kazhuvurkulam […]
