Vegetation

This is the first ever report on the ‘state of the world’s migratory species’ and was published through collaboration between UNEP-WCMC (UN Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre) and …

maintaining and increasing carbon stocks in vegetation and soils. Carbon stocks should be managed in …

The Emissions Gap Report 2023 was published on November 20, 2023 by the United Nations Environment Programme. It is the 14th edition of the annual UNEP Emissions Gap Report (EGR), …

deforestation, afforestation and other land use-related vegetation changes), whereas national inventories typically … “indirect” human-induced fluxes (e.g. enhanced vegetation growth due to increased atmospheric CO2) that …

This case study on the analysis of heat stress in Delhi was written by Avikal Somvanshi and Sharanjeet Kaur. It was published by the Centre for Science and Environment, a …

concrete and urban building materials, and limited vegetation. Infrastructure related to transportation, water … land use, land cover and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (Green cover). Sweltering Nights Decoding … encompassing forests, recreational parks, sparse vegetation, and agriculture, signifies a decline in the … Delhi, which was covered by enough density of vegetation and tree cover, showed moderately lower temperature … and covering almost all regions, except the vegetation or green cover area was observed, with temperatures …

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the second volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 report on September 29, 2023. This is the sixth edition …

Ecosystem services NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NIC National Informatics Centre …

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released this 92-page Climate Dictionary on August 8, 2023. It provides simple and concise definitions for 40 climate-related terms frequently in use.Subtitled ‘Speak climate …

sinks of the planet, storing carbon in trees and vegetation, wetlands and peat bogs, and plant litter. Today …

The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) is a periodic, national-level examination of the distribution range and abundance trends of Indian birds that aids in formulating conservation plans. The SoIB last …

Perhaps due to its ability to live in scrubby vegetation, this unassuming bird has rapidly increased …

The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …

the north-western parts are hilly and rich in vegetation. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet …

The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti released this first volume of the Water Bodies – First Census Report on April 25, 2023. …

lakes, rivers atmosphere, moisture, soil and vegetation. In fact, a very small proportion of fresh water …

The Lancet published this 7th edition of their report on health and climate change on October 25, 2022. An international and multidisciplinary collaboration of around 100 contributors, the report evaluates …

benefits. Water bodies act as heat sinks, and vegetation provides shading and cooling by evapotranspiration … of urban greenness. NDVI=normalised difference vegetation index. Exceptionally low (0·10–0·19) Very low … reports population-weighted normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) as a proxy for green space exposure …

The EnviStats were initially published in 2018 and this is the fifth edition in the series. The National Statistical Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of …

than half the global carbon stock in soils and vegetation. Apart from providing timber and non-timber forest …