Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
Aug 16, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: The intergovernmental conference to draft the first-ever treaty on the ocean’s biological diversity opened its fifth and likely final session on Monday.
India's invasive alien fish poses threat to biodiversity hotspots
May 22, 2021, at 03:05 am
Extreme climate events may aid the spread of alien species in biodiversity hotspots, such as the 2018 and 2019 flood-driven release of alien species like the alligator gar from illegal aquaculture farms in Kerala to its natural water bodies. Compliance and enforcement of existing environment protection laws in India can check the spread of alien species, reports Mongabay India writer Sahana Ghosh