Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Urban expansion ate into 35 million ha forests between 1992 and 2015: Study

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

The world may have lost up to 35 million hectares (Mha) forest to urbanisation between 1992 and 2015, claimed a recent study published in the journal Nature. Most of thios loss was due to ‘indirect changes’ — new cropland to make … Continue reading →

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The Concept and Pillars of Sustainability

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

The term sustainability is used to indicate programs, initiatives, and actions aimed at the preservation of resources. However, it actually refers to four distinct areas: human, social, economic and environmental – known as the four pillars of sustainability. The four … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Conservation:In-situ and Ex-Situ—>National Parks,Biosphere Reserves and Sanctuaries

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Biodiversity is the biological diversity which includes the variety of the whole species present on earth. It includes different animals, plants, micro-organisms and their genes, water ecosystems, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems in which they all are present. Biodiversity is necessary … Continue reading →

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India’s Ecological Regions and : Flora and Fauna

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna. Flora, fauna and other forms of life such as fungi are collectively referred to as biota. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms gut flora or skin flora. … Continue reading →

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