A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their ability to reproduce has nearly halted in some regions.

A major new international study led by ETH Zurich has, for the first time, estimated how many of the world's glaciers are expected to survive through the end of this century and how long each one is likely to last. .... read more

In December 2022, nearly 200 nations committed to protecting 30 per cent of Earth's lands and waters by 2030. As of 2025, about 9.6 per cent of the world's oceans are now covered by marine protected areas, according to the latest global tracking data by the World Database on Protected Areas. .... read more

In the past decade, cloud-scale analytics tools have transformed the digital fight against deforestation. Instead of manual reviews of satellite images taking multiple months, land-use change can today be monitored in near-real time. .... read more

The bees have been declared the most important living beings on this planet, the Earthwatch Institute concluded in the last meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of London. .... read more

Wildfire smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year and will do more harm to US residents by midcentury than any other threat driven by climate change, including extreme heat. That's the conclusion of a new research paper that provides some of the most extensive modelling of the growing health toll of wildfire smoke on public health in the US. .... read more

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh to conduct a detailed study into the current state of Thamirabarani River and suggest measures for its rejuvenation.

Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil, known for championing community rights and sustainable development, passed away on January 7, 2026. He was 83. .... read more

The number of migratory birds at the River Yamuna and wetlands in NCR has declined due to global climate change and growing human intervention in the natural habitats, according to Wetlands International's annual Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2026. .... read more

Mumbai is just one of many cities where The Ocean Cleanup, the international non-profit, is working to intercept and remove ocean-bound plastic pollution. The Ocean Cleanup entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in October 2025 to develop methods to eliminate plastic pollution in Mumbai from entering the ocean through the city's waterways. .... read more

Delhi has experienced its worst December air since 2018 in 2025, with PM_2.5 averaging 211 µg/m³ for the month. An analysis of data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) across the Capital’s 40 monitoring stations shows that high pollution levels were widespread, affecting nearly all monitoring locations at least once. 

India's solar module manufacturing capacity has more than doubled in the past year. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, announced on January 6, 2026. .... read more