For decades, scientists treated the end of Earth’s habitability as a problem for the far future, measured in several billion ...

At the centre of the dispute is a proposed redefinition of the ecologically sensitive Aravalli range, which activists warn ...

Over 50 participants, including schoolchildren, highlighted the Aravallis' role in providing clean air, groundwater recharge, ...

THE empty beach of the Bombom resort on Principe Island on November 8, 2006. An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70 ...

From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of glass and bright white structures. Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, ...

A Biosphere Reserve is an internationally recognised area that promotes and tests the sustainable development of these sites. These testing helps in understanding & managing the changes and ...

India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve joined UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. This marks India's 13th global listing. The reserve in Himachal Pradesh features Pin Valley National Park and ...

The two Nordic Biosphere Reserves, Storkriket in Sweden and Snæfellsnes in Iceland, are among 26 new biosphere reserves, that have been designated by UNESCO. It is the eight Biosphere Reserve in ...

Spiti valley in Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti district, has been recognised as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Its wildlife ...

PETALING JAYA: The Kinabatangan area in Sabah has been officially recognised as Malaysia’s fourth biosphere reserve under Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, says the Natural Resources and ...

India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the organisation announced on ...

Himachal Pradesh’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the world body ...