Sub-Saharan Africa lost 24% of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, says study

India, Dec. 9 -- Sub-Saharan Africa, the part of Africa south of the Sahara, has lost 24 per cent of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, according to a new study. Biodiversity is an integral... Read More

Plastic pollution will more than double over 15 years, warns Pew Report

India, Dec. 9 -- As of 2025, 130 Metric ton (Mt) of plastic pollutes the environment - land, air and water - each year. Without ambitious global action, that figure will rise to 280 Mt by 2040, equiva... Read More

Overfishing in Mediterranean and Black seas hits decade-low but overall sustainability remains concern: Report

India, Dec. 7 -- Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black seas has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, with several key stocks showing clear signs of recovery, a new report has shown. A stock ... Read More

Africa's extreme weather deaths triple as climate adaptation funding lags: Lancet Countdown

India, Nov. 30 -- A Lancet Countdown Africa report reveals climate change is driving a surge in extreme weather deaths across the continent, tripling fatalities to 15,000 in 2023. Despite minimal emi... Read More

G20 countries failed to present new 2035 targets by middle of COP30: Greenpeace

India, Nov. 21 -- A report launched by Greenpeace International has revealed insufficient climate ambition in the 2035 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted by G20 countries. The repor... Read More

In Tanzania, human land use caused 76% of Kilimanjaro natural plant species loss, finds study

India, Nov. 18 -- A new study reveals that land-use change caused by rapid population growth, not climate change, was the primary direct cause of the loss of 76 per cent of natural plant species on th... Read More

Lower water levels in East Africa's Lake Turkana led to more earthquakes: Study

India, Nov. 14 -- Falling water levels in one of Africa's largest lakes, driven by changes in climate, led to a rise in earthquakes, according to a new study led by researchers from Syracuse Universit... Read More

Somalia failed to implement functional social security system to protect vulnerable communities affected by drought: Report

India, Nov. 14 -- Somalia has failed to implement a functional social security system for the marginalised, particularly those negatively affected by drought. This has led to extreme poverty and lack ... Read More

A 1 degree C rise in temperature leads to an additional 70 million people becoming food insecure: World Food Programme

India, Nov. 13 -- A new analysis published by the World Food Programme (WFP) projects that a one-degree Celsius rise in temperature leads to an additional 70 million people becoming food insecure acro... Read More

45% of people in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria live in areas of high water risk, study finds

India, Nov. 12 -- New WaterAid-Tree Aid study finds 45% of people in Ghana, Niger and Nigeria face high water risk. Deforestation directly linked to the loss and contamination of freshwater systems. ... Read More

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