Tag: Biodiversity
Tata Power Celebrates 50 Years of ‘Act for Mahseer’ Biodiversity Programme
Tata Power stepped up to conserve the endangered Mahseer - also known as Tiger of the freshwaters - 50 years ago.
Quite frankly the more...
World Wetlands Day 2021 – Wellness Benefits of Wetlands
In one of the first studies of its kind in Australia, Flinders University environment and marine ecology experts have conducted an Adelaide-based survey of how...
World Wetlands Day – Ramsar Sites in India Flourishing
Every year February 2 is celebrated as World Wetlands Day to raise international awareness about the significant role of wetlands for people and for...
Biodiversity by the Bay brings together Indian musicians, comedians and designers to celebrate Mumbai city’s precious ecosystem
Biodiversity By The Bay is a festival of music, art and comedy to raise awareness around climate issues and celebrate Mumbai’s diverse ecosystem. The...
CSR News: AXA XL to create a Biodiversity Park in New Delhi
AXA XL in India has partnered with NGO Give Me Trees Trust, to embark on an ambitious three-year project to plant 30,000 trees and...
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 – Biodiversity Hotspots in India
Biodiversity is crucial to the existence of life in its current form on earth. However, with increasing human imposition and interference in earth’s reserves...
International Day for Biodiversity 2020
In 2000, the United Nations proclaimed 22nd May as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. As...
Top 5 Ways Biodiversity Loss Affects Humans
Human-driven nature and biodiversity loss is threatening life on our planet. Biodiversity loss affects humans more severely than you could imagine.
All species, including humans,...
CSR: Apple’s Commitment For Amazon Fires
A spike in intentionally set fires in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil has provoked an international response from government leaders due to the devastating...
CSR: Land Sharing Vs Land Sparing
As food production needs continue to increase, more land is converted to agriculture. This stresses ecosystems and limits land available for biodiversity preservation, so much...
Biodiversity, the lesser child of CSR
Usually when conversations happen on CSR in India, it is often seen that the topics being discussed are community development, with programmes like education,...
CSR: Biodiversity and our Daily Bread
“Biodiversity” is a fairly recent word, used for the first time in a publication by entomologist Edward O. Wilson in 1986. It tends to...