Renowned ecologist and architect of the Western Ghats report passes away at 83. Explore his legacy in biodiversity and community rights.

For decades, climate policy has leaned on a comforting assumption: that as humans emit more carbon dioxide, plants will ...

Over the past two decades, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have been recognized as emerging pollutants, detected ...

A research team from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS) developed a semi-automated microanalytical method to quantify atmospheric plastic particles and ...

This year marks a record expansion of UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. At the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, held in September 2025, UNESCO approved the creation of 26 new ...

The University of Arizona-owned Biosphere 2 introduced the critically endangered Sonoyta pupfish into a stream inside of its desert biome Friday. Once found throughout the region, the pupfish can now ...

The Biosphere 2 facility, specifically its Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO), serves as a research platform to investigate how life transforms landscapes, ranging from local environments to ...

A Biosphere Reserve is an internationally recognised area that promotes and tests the sustainable development of these sites. These testing helps in understanding & managing the changes and ...

India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve joined UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. This marks India's 13th global listing. The reserve in Himachal Pradesh features Pin Valley National Park and ...

The two Nordic Biosphere Reserves, Storkriket in Sweden and Snæfellsnes in Iceland, are among 26 new biosphere reserves, that have been designated by UNESCO. It is the eight Biosphere Reserve in ...

PETALING JAYA: The Kinabatangan area in Sabah has been officially recognised as Malaysia’s fourth biosphere reserve under Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, says the Natural Resources and ...

India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the organisation announced on ...