The Supreme Court’s 100-metre elevation rule for the Aravallis threatens over 90% of India's oldest fold mountains. Urgent landscape-level conservation and the Aravalli Green Wall Project are critical to prevent desertification, water scarcity, and severe pollution across North-West India.
Click to View MoreThe discovery of Eechathalakenda incognita in Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve resolves a 70-year taxonomic puzzle. It highlights the Western Ghats' extreme endemism and ecological importance, while underscoring urgent conservation needs against habitat fragmentation and climate change.
Click to View MoreBotanists discovered Melanoseris pendryi, a rare flowering plant in the Sikkim Himalayas above 4,000m. Proposed as Critically Endangered due to climate change and tourism, this discovery highlights the fragile alpine ecosystem's rich biodiversity and its vulnerability to warming.
Click to View MoreThe Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor is a 16-million-hectare transboundary Amazonian reserve between Brazil and Peru. It shelters the world’s largest population of isolated indigenous tribes but faces severe threats from logging, oil expansion, and highway infrastructure projects.
Click to View MoreThe IUCN’s World Heritage Outlook lists the Western Ghats, Manas National Park, and Sundarbans under “significant concern,” citing climate change, habitat loss, and development pressures. The report warns of declining conservation prospects across Asia, urging urgent action to protect these vital biodiversity hotspots.
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