The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022
An Act further to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may,
Invasive Alien Species
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Fall armyworm 'threatens African farmers' livelihoods'
Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops is spreading rapidly across Africa. The fall armyworm poses a major threat to food security and agricultural
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The global distribution and drivers of alien bird species richness
<p>Alien species are a major component of human-induced environmental change. Variation in the numbers of alien species found in different areas is likely to depend on a combination of anthropogenic and
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Invasion of snowflake coral, Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860), in Indian seas: Threats to coral reef ecosystem
<p>Present paper summarizes the occurrence of C. riisei in coral reefs of Indian seas, its likely impacts on the indigenous biota and policies for bioinvasion in the Indian context. With the limited information
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Living Planet Report 2016: risk and resilience in a new era
Global wildlife could plunge to a 67 per cent level of decline in just the fifty-year period ending this decade as a result of human activities, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016. The report
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First report of outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in west and central Africa
<p>The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a prime noctuid pest of maize on the American continents where it has remained confined despite occasional interceptions by European quarantine services in
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Ancient woodland is under threat from 'aggressive' rhododendron, experts warn
Ancient woodland is under threat from invasive rhododendron, experts have warned as they revealed the “aggressive” weed now covers woodland the size of 150,000 football pitches. The plant has spread
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Protected Planet Report 2016: how protected areas contribute to achieving global targets for biodiversity
The Protected Planet Report 2016 has been launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii. Part of the successful Protected Planet series, this report assesses how protected areas contribute
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Invasive Species May Beat Climate Change to Extinction of Endangered Plants
It may be too late to save many species of plants from extinction at the hands (or vines) of invasive plant species. Researchers from South Africa and Australia teamed up to study how invasive plants
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New England on edge as mussel numbers decline
The Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing, scientists say. A study led by marine ecologists at the University of California at Irvine found the numbers along the US
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Most nations lack ability to deal with invasive species
Most countries in the world have little capacity to deal effectively with invasive species, a study suggests. The spread of non-native species threatens livelihoods and biodiversity, but the issue is