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#NewReport: CSE has published a status report on Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD’s) Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).  This report looks at the most important questions about protected areas and documents the progress. It has

DTE at #COP16: Intense lobbying on about how and when benefits from use of digital sequence information should be shared 🖊️ Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

COP16 ends with some wins and some losses 🖊️ Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

Down To Earth’s Vibha Varshney spoke to Luis Guillermo Izquierdo Mora, a member of the Arhuaco People, one of the four Indigenous Peoples in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountain range, about a key development at the recently concluded COP16 downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

The sour culinary melon from southern India remains underutilised despite nutritional benefits and a potential to provide food security 🖊️ Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/food/culinary-…

🎤 OPEN MIC: ADDRESSING THE GAPS | Day 1 | Dec 4th, 2024 🎯 Breaking The Silence on Underreported Areas Join the roundtable where every voice matters! This open mic session aims to initiate discussion and identify critical gaps in science coverage in India. #SJAI2024

Read Vibha Varshney's account of how events panned out at the recently concluded #COP16Colombia which she covered for Down To Earth from Cali, #Colombia downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

IPBES Nexus Report: Countries should develop approach to tackle interlinked global crises together 🖊️ Vibha Varshney #IPBES11 #NexusReport #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Health #Water #Food downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

Plant treaty: Proposed amendments being discussed over the week could dilute benefit-sharing provisions Biodiversity-rich countries stand to lose if scope of access is expanded 🖋️ Vibha Varshney #GeneticResources #PlantTreaty downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

Everyone who thought that the #COP16 in Cali, Colombia, would be the game changer on the issue of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is in for disappointment, writes Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

Ever heard of the egg fruit? This golden-hued fruit found in southern states is rich in nutritive and medicinal properties, but remains underutilised Writes Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/food/sunny-sid…

Why science needs indigenous data collectors Research confirms their climate observations outperform scientific methods, writes Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

The National Biodiversity Authority has released a new set of rules to manage sharing of benefits generated through the use of biological resources. 🖊️ Vibha Varshney downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

Hello young environmentalists! Unleash your creativity in our quirky comic contest inspired by "On a Good Food Hunt"! Read three selected stories and then... dialogue dhamaka! Fill those speech bubbles with your wittiest, wisest, and funniest lines for a chance to win a cool

CSE's Community Seed Banks (CSBs) interactive dataset provides a snapshot of the efforts to conserve traditional, climate-resilient seeds across India. The interactive features information collected from 20 NGOs, 22 community seed banks, and two individual seed savers across 15

Digital Sequence Information and the lack of clarity about it is a prime bugbear in global biodiversity negotiations. Join us for our first Biodiversity Confab with Vibha Varshney & Nithin Ramakrishnan where they discuss the science and politics, the conundrum of access and benefit

69th GEF Council meeting: $25.68 million allocated to 🌿biodiversity projects. Is it enough? Vibha Varshney explores downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi… #GEF #Biodiversity #Conservation

Food: Vibha Varshney writes on the ‘madhu soleng’, or Chinese knotweed, whose leaves are a great souring agent downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodi…

India is in the midst of a ‘pollinator crisis’. Join our webinar where farmers & beekeepers share their experiences, while scientists and experts illustrate the extent of the crisis and ways to reverse it. To register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… For more: cseindia.org/plan-bee-12758

What's YOUR Food Story? 🍲Got a family recipe that's seen generations? A dish that brings back a flood of memories, traditions, or even a whiff of cultural history? We have created a unique online dashboard to document these “food stories” which have been contributed by a wide