Source: Click here News: Climate Change Performance Index(CCPI) 2020 has been released. Facts: Released by: The index has been developed by not-for-profit organizations Germanwatch and NewClimate Institute (Germany) together with the Climate Action Network(CAN International). Objective: It is an important tool to enhance transparency in international climate politics and enables comparison of climate protection efforts and progress… Continue reading Climate Change Performance Index(CCPI) 2020
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State of the Global Climate Report
Source: Click here News: The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) has released the annual State of Global Climate Report,2020 to keep a track of global warming. Facts: Key Highlights from the report: Hottest Year: 2020 will be one of the three hottest years just behind 2016 and 2019. Rise in Global Temperature: The global mean surface temperature for January-October 2020… Continue reading State of the Global Climate Report
Energy Flow in Ecosystem, Food Chains, Food Webs, Ecosystem Productivity and Ecological Pyramids
The flow of energy in the ecosystem is always unidirectional. Find out how!
An Introduction to Environment and Ecosystem
Curious to know about basics of environment and ecosystem? Read now to know them.
An introduction to Biodiversity: Definition, Levels, Measures, Services, Threats and Conservation Methods.
Confused about various concepts of biodiversity?? Our articles explains them succinctly.
All about Protected Area Networks-National Parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves and more.
We have just the article to bring you clarity on national parks, biosphere reserves and more.
All about Wetlands, Types, Location, Ramsar Convention, Montreux Record + More
Confused about wetlands? Its types ? Read this post to find out the latest additions in Ramsar sites in India.
[Prelims 2020] [Part 3/4] List of Indices and Reports: Environment-related: World Water Development Report, Emission Gap Report, Global Environment Outlook and more
Dear Students, In this post, we will discuss important Environment-related reports and indices released by international organizations/NGOs since 2018-19. [read more] This is the 3rd part of a 4-series of posts on Important Reports and Indices. For Part 1– Click here For Part 2– Click here List of Environment-related Reports and Indices Reports/Indices Details World Water… Continue reading [Prelims 2020] [Part 3/4] List of Indices and Reports: Environment-related: World Water Development Report, Emission Gap Report, Global Environment Outlook and more
[Prelims 2020] In News: Understanding IUCN, CITES and WPA Classification and Species
In this article we will study the following: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Categories Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 schedules All the species those have been in news since 2019. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories Established in 1948, the IUCN… Continue reading [Prelims 2020] In News: Understanding IUCN, CITES and WPA Classification and Species
[Prelims 2020] List of National Park, Tiger Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries in News
Hello students, In the previous article, we had posted a comprehensive list of National Parks in India. Now let us have a look at all the national parks, tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries that have featured in News since 2019. List of National Parks, Tiger Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries in News National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary/Tiger… Continue reading [Prelims 2020] List of National Park, Tiger Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries in News
