Global Safety Net: A ‘blueprint’ to conserve protected areas around the world

Asutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, in a fresh new take, shares his views about risk taking in science with the editor G’nY.
The resemblance to their domestic seers has placed them at the fag end of everyone’s interest and this perpetual neglect, has in turn, pushed the entire species to the edge of extinction.
<p>Scientists have identified 35.3 per cent terrestrial areas beyond current 15.1 per cent protected areas around the world to deal with biodiversity loss, climate change and Covid-19 like pandemic. O...
<p>With a record heatwave experienced in the Siberian part of the Arctic region, this paper explores the unusual phenomenon and why the Siberian heatwave is an awakening call of distress. The paper al...
<p>Due to intense storms and the appearance of polynya (open water within the sea ice), the summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica has decreased by roughly one million square kilometre...
<p>Polar bears (Ursus maritimus)-classified as a marine mammal, roam the arctic sheets and swim in the region’s coastal waters. As these bears depend on sea ice for their existence and are directly im...
<p>Scientists have identified 35.3 per cent terrestrial areas beyond current 15.1 per cent protected areas around the world to deal with biodiversity loss, climate change and Covid-19 like pandemic. One immediate priority identified is the protection of 2.3 per cent critical land area which is home to myriad rare species. Through the Global Safety Net, one can know the biologically important areas...
<p>With a record heatwave experienced in the Siberian part of the Arctic region, this paper explores the unusual phenomenon and why the Siberian heatwave is an awakening call of distress. The paper also attempts to analyse the various impacts of the prolonged heating in the Arctic region on the world.</p>
<p>Due to intense storms and the appearance of polynya (open water within the sea ice), the summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea sector of Antarctica has decreased by roughly one million square kilometres. Scientists point out that this will adversely impact the Antarctic ecosystem.</p>