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Evergreen revolution pill for N-E - Rooting for nature

Shillong, Jan. 4: The region today found a new mantra for conservation — evergreen revolution.

The father of India’s green revolution, M.S. Swaminathan, also described as the Father of Economic Ecology by the UN, put forward the concept for the region to adopt to preserve its rich bio-diversity.

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Eastern Himalayan nations need common biodiversity strategy

Sikkim Governor Balmiki Prasad Singh has called for creating common strategies among the biodiversity rich nations along the Eastern Himalayan stretch.

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WWF chief concerned over loss of biodiversity

NEW DELHI: Pointing out that loss of biological diversity poses an imminent threat to the survival of human civilisation, International Union for Conservation of Nature president Ashok Khosla has said its conservation could be the most secure source of livelihoods to eradicate poverty.

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Workshop on bio-diversity, traditional knowledge and the media

SHILLONG: Bio-diversity is a subject best left to environmentalists, or so it is believed. This springs from a lack of awareness about the larger consequences that destruction of biodiversity can lead to.

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M’laya yet to set up biodiversity board

SHILLONG, Dec 15: The Meghalaya Government is yet to constitute the State Biodiversity Board (SBB) under the National Biodiversity Act (NBA), 2002, to protect its vast pool of exotic flora and fauna, although it falls under the country’s ‘high biodiversity’ belt.

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Climate decision maker survey

The survey was conducted during the past four weeks by researchers at GlobeScan with the support of the World Bank, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), along with other contributing organizations.

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Biodiversity atlas from UNEP

New York: Boosting funding for efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions stemming from deforestation can simultaneously combat climate change and conserve biodiversity, a newly made atlas launched by a United Nations agency shows.

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Seminar on bio-diversity, erosion concludes at Majuli

KAMALABARI – A State-level seminar on ‘natural environment’ with sub-themes, protection from social degradation, conservation of bio-diversity, deforestation and climate change with special reference to Majuli in respect of erosion was held at the Majuli Milan Sangh, here on November 28 under the aegis of the Shiksha Kosh of Majuli Subdivisonal Students’ Union.

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Forests for climate: developing a hybrid approach for REDD

The Greenpeace Forests for Climate (Tropical Deforestation Emission Reduction Mechanism TDERM) proposal for a hybrid market-linked fund would provide the financing needed to help protect the world’s remaining tropical forests by reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD).

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State of environment Chandigarh 2008

Chandigarh Administration has taken firm steps to control the projected deterioration in the environment of the city by initiating various environment friendly projects like establishment of Botanic Garden, green belts, parks and water-bodies. Administration has imposed a complete ban on the

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