Special Supplement

Special Supplement on World Environment Day 2021

by
India Water Foundation

Editorial : Restoration is not a substitute for conservation

While we can successfully restore biodiversity, structure, and function to a degraded ecosystem, ecological restoration is not a substitute for conservation, nor should the promise of …….Read More

Civil Society Climate Action Story posted by UN

Proud moment for India Water Foundation to be showcased as one of the four best civil societies in the world for their climate action story that inspires others, benefits the planet and its positive impact provide hope for the future. Congratulations to the all partners…………Read More

Selected E-Poster of India Water Foundation for #IPBES8 Stakeholder Days

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Biodiversity conservation: A gamechanger for Changing Climate

Biodiversity (biological diversity), is the abundance of living things that make up life on Earth (UNEP, 2020). Biodiversity ensures that we have fertile soil, as well as a variety of foods, including fruits and vegetables that we should eat………….Read More

Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration

Ecosystems are the important integral benefits to the society. Healthier ecosystems, yield greater benefits such as more fertile soil, higher farm productivity, bigger yields of timber and fish and larger stores of greenhouse gases……..Read More

Policy Response for the Ecosystem Restoration for Saving Planet Earth

The State of World’s Environment is unsustainable socially, economically, culturally, politically and environmentally. The Earth has witnessed rapid environmental changes in the past half-century more than any…………Read More

World Environment Day 2021

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The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: Valuing Water

The 2021 World Water Development Report on “Valuing Water” assesses the current status of, and challenges to, the valuation of water across different sectors and perspectives, and identifies ways in which valuation can be………..Read More

Making Peace With Nature

This report provides the bedrock for hope. By bringing together the latest scientific evidence showing the impacts and threats of the climate emergency, the biodiversity crisis and the pollution that kills millions of people every year. It………….Read More

Land Degradation Neutrality for Water Security and Combatting Drought

As water is the most disruptive element in the ongoing climate crisis, how land is managed plays a major role in taming this disruption. This publication shows that avoiding, reducing and reversing land degradation can have…………Read More

Let’s Green Our Cities

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Land Degradation Neutrality for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security

The establishment of a global target on LDN within the SDG framework is also expected. This will provide a way forward for the future activities of UNCCD and certainly encourage the Parties to the UNCCD to take a bold step………….Read More

Climate Change-Related Disasters a Major Threat to Food Security

The Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) released a report that shows that the increasing frequencies and intensities of extreme weather disasters such as floods, droughts and megafires as a result of climate change is having a devastating effect on food security………..Read More

2nd edition: Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability

The second edition of Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: From Waste Disposal to Resource Recovery aims to focus on how very few other sectors have as much an impact to the environment as sanitation and wastewater management…………..Read More

Let’s revive our Mountains

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Global Methane Assessment: Benefits & Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions

The 2021 assessment report launched by Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) implies that, one of the most cost effective ways to achieve the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate……Read more

Ecosystem Restoration

The restoration of ecosystem employs the recovery of environment that is degraded and or destroyed including protection and conservation of system. Restoring ecosystem helps to regulate diseases and reduce or eliminate the risk of disasters……………….Read More

Ground Water Recharge: Towards the Next Step of Developing Standards

Over the past two decades, ground water has assumed the role of primary source of water for drinking, domestic, agriculture, industries etc in India. This is evidenced in the fact that ground water as the source for Rural drinking water……….Read More

Redefine Ecosystem of India

Intent of World Environment day initiated since 1972 by United Nations at Stockholm resulting on the integration of human interactions and the environment. Considering this as vehicle for encouraging awareness and action to protect the environment,…………….Read More

Nature based Solutions for reducing disaster risks and resilience building: moving ahead from theory to practices

Increased frequencies of extreme climate events are alarming for the entire South Asia region that is sensitive to ongoing climate changes. South Asia region is world’s most densely populated area and home to more than………….Read More

Let’s Restore Our Farmlands

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Ecosystem Restoration: Trajectory to accelerate ecosystem recovery

Turtles: Warriors of Biodiversity

Turtles are reptiles that have been roaming the earth for over 150 million years. Turtles have played and still play an important role in our oceans by maintaining the ecosystem and keeping it in balance. They are very unique vertebrates that have an incorporated shell………….Read More

Let’s Bring Back Forests

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Agroforestry For Green India

There is no need to explain the importance of trees in our lives. History shows that the best of Indian cultures originated in the forests. It was believed back then that planting trees were considered as noble acts and that deforestation could have adverse effects on the local climate.…….Read More

Let’s Revive our Oceans

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Eco Sensitive Zones

Eco-Sensitive Zones or Ecologically Fragile Areas are areas within 10 kms around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries (Prakash, 2018). Eco sensitive zone observes the cultural and natural history of the biodiversity………..Read More