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Bonobo`s hurtling towards extinction

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 16:20

A study, which is the most detailed range-wide assessment of the bonobo has revealed that this endangered great ape is quickly losing space in a world because of forest fragmentation and poaching.

Congo`s national symbol, the Okapi added to Red List of endangered species

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 14:43

The Okapi, the national symbol of Congo, has been added to the endangered species list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

15 bird species in India in list of critically endangered

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 23:03

The number of bird species listed as Critically Endangered (CE) has reached an all-time high as per the latest International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds for 2013.

New initiative on biomass stoves launched

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 21:09

A new initiative that will help reduce the cost of improved stove technologies to rural customers through the sale of carbon credits was launched Tuesday.

Climate change to cause economic losses to Pacific countries

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 21:03

Climate change could cause countries in the Pacific region to lose as much as 12.7 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday.

Assam announces Rs1 lakh reward for information on poachers

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 20:59

The Assam government Tuesday announced a bounty of up to Rs1 lakh to anyone who can give information about poachers who have killed over 30 rhinos in the state this year.

US emitting 50% more methane than EPA calculations: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 20:03

The emissions of methane in the United States may be 50% more than the indicated estimates by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says a new study on Monday.

Methane escaping Arctic seafloor doubles previous estimates

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 16:58

A new study has revealed that the seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than twice the amount of methane as previously estimated.

Acidic rain may have led to mass extinction 250 mn yrs ago

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 12:19

Researchers has revealed that rain as acidic as undiluted lemon juice may have contributed to massive die-offs on land millions of years ago.

New faultlines widen at UN climate talks

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 21:06

Fraught UN climate talks revealed growing frustration this week among vulnerable nations and observers with the political stance of emerging economies like China and India in the battle to stave off dangerous Earth warming.