Bangalore Film Society, in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, SVARAJ, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), Ithaca College, USA), Christ University, Bangalore, VISTHAR, Charter of Human Responsibilities, SAMVADA, Karnataka...

The "Sustainable Land Management in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains" GEF/UNEP/UNU Project is located in the transboundary mountain ecosystem shared between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The project was established to...

Meeting in Bonn for the first time after the historic UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, governments made progress in ensuring that this year’s conference in Doha, at the end...

According to “Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition”, a joint report by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

Over 200 delegates from Indian eleven mountain States at Gangtok in Sikkim deliberated on mountain issues related to water, livelihoods and Communities & forests of the Indian Himalayan region at...

World Environment Day 2012 will be celebrated on 5 June 2012, under the theme "Green Economy: Does it include you?". World Environment Day 2012, hosted by Brazil, will mark the...

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Luc Gnacadja released an important message on water and land sustainable use. The Millennium Development Goal to halve the...

Countries of the Andean Community (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia) approved the Andean Environmental Agenda for the period 2012-2016 during the VI Ordinary Meeting of the Andean Council of the...

Less than a month before world leaders meet at a major environmental summit, a WWF’s report warns that New Zealand is falling short on important commitments made at the Earth...

Researchers of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel, have created a human-made oasis in the Arava Valley, a desert area south of the Dead Sea, Israel, with the successful...

While Western Nations scored low in awareness of Rio+20 key areas such as biodiversity, Brazilian consumers came out on top for their awareness and understanding of both biodiversity and the...

South Asia is considered one of the most vulnerable regions to climate variability and change due to its high population, high exposure to climatic risks, chronic food insecurity, widespread poverty,...

The revised Co-Chairs Text is now available. This text will form the basis for the 3rd (additional) round of informal-informal negotiations that will take place in New York next week...

A recent preliminary assessment conducted by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals that protected areas for tiger and other threatened species are not necessarily a safe refuge as designed. The preliminary...

22-23 May, 2012. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  A two day national conference “Sustainable development of Kyrgyzstan: on the road to RIO+20”,  with active participation of 120 representatives from government agencies, leading NGOs, business.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that while trees certainly help counteract rising temperatures, they are absorbing 3.4 percent less carbon than...

With the collaboration of strategic international partners, the Government of Peru is leading the organization of the Mountain Pavilion at Rio+20. The initiative aims to showcase achievements and progress towards...

A study, led by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found that methane from underground reservoirs is streaming from thawing permafrost and receding glaciers, contributing to the greenhouse...

Responding to the countries request, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will provide technical assistance to Andean countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) and Venezuela, to control...

The indigenous Ashaninkas are now facing a frightening peril: the proposed 2,200-megawatt Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam, which would flood much of the Ene River valley. The project is part of a...