This post is a compilation of our most viewed notes on the Environment, which ClearIAS thinks our readers should not miss.
Learn Environment: Must Read Articles
Environment Presentations
- Environment Presentation #1: Biodiversity Basics.
- Environment Presentation #2: Species Conservation in Different Biosphere Reserves of India.
- Environment Presentation #3: Biodiversity Protection Schemes by Government of India.
- Environment Presentation #4: Climate Change: Basics.
- Environment Presentation #5: Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation: Indian Efforts.
- Environment Presentation #6: Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation: International Efforts.
Note: Presentations are not downloadable, but can be viewed as slides.
Ecology
Biodiversity
- IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable
- Biodiversity of India
- Critically Endangered Animal Species of India
- Biodiversity Protection: Steps Taken By Indian Government
- Hotspots – World Heritage Sites – Biosphere Reserves – National Parks – Sanctuaries – Tiger Reserves
- Biosphere Reserves of India: Names and Location
- Ramsar sites (Wetlands) in India: Memorize faster
- UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites: Names from India
- Ramsar sites (Wetlands) in India: Memorize faster
- Geographical Indication (GI) Tags in India: Memorize Faster
- 7 Major Environmental Movements in India
- India State of Forest Report 2021: Key Findings in ISFR
- Kunming Declaration: Historic Pledge to Protect Biodiversity
Climate Change
- Paris Agreement: Simplified
- Kigali Agreement: Simplified
- COP26: UN Climate Change Conference 2021
- Desertification: Causes and Impact
Pollution
Environment Notes (Latest Updates)
- Crocodile Species in India
- Ocean Heat Content (OHC)
- Holocene Extinction
- Mass Extinctions
- Algal Blooms
- Forest Rights Act 2006
- Impact of climate change on Indian monsoon
- Nature-based Solutions
- Arsenic Contamination in India
- Invasive Species
- Sand Mining
- Wildlife Crime
- River Dolphin
- Microplastics
- Planetary Boundaries
- Ecocide: A global concern
- General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
- Tidal Energy
- Vulture Conservation in India
- India Cooling Action Plan
- Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Crop Residue Management
- Green Agriculture
- Green Credit Programme
- Biomedical Waste Management
- Forest Management: National Working Plan Code
- Plastic Pollution
- Unseasonal Rains in India
- Decarbonizing Iron and Steel Sector
- Green Shipping
- Climate change and women
- Ecology: Levels, principles and organization
- CoP 15 of CBD
- Radioactive Pollution: Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation
- Peatlands
- Aquatic Biomes: Marine and Freshwater Biomes
- Functions of Ecosystem: Ecological succession and Homeostasis
- Energy Flow Through an Ecosystem
- Bioremediation
- Blue food
- Wildlife Conservation Projects
- Environment and Ecology- Important Terminologies
- Deep sea fishing and its effects
- Elephant Reserves in India
- Biodiversity Hotspots in India
- Marine Protected Areas
- Global sea level rise and implications
- Community reserves and Conservation reserves
- Tiger reserves in India
- Environmental conventions and Protocols
- Biodiversity Heritage Site
- Ramsar Sites In India
- Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
- Noise Pollution
- National Parks in India
- Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ)
- Natural Vegetation in India
- Cryosphere
- Social Forestry
- Kyoto Protocol, 1997
- Conservation of Biodiversity and Environment
- Environmental Pollution and Degradation
- Pharmaceutical Pollution
- Methane Emissions
- Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
- NCAP: National Clean Air Program
- Global Water Resources Report 2021
- Acid Rain
- CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
- Deep Sea Mining
- Greenwashing
- Blue Flag Certification
- Emissions Gap Report 2022
- Nitrogen Pollution: A Harmful Environmental Threat
- Yellow Revolution
- Wetland: What are the Benefits of a Wetland?
- Mangrove Forest in India
- Global Warming: Impact on the Global Climate
- Water Crisis in India
- Ecosystem- In layman’s Language
- NGT: All About National Green Tribunal
- Water Pollution Prevention
- Watershed Management
- Ecotourism: A Scenic Journey
- Species Reintroduction: Impacts and Problems
- Heatwaves in India: Impact and Measures
- Convention on Migratory Species or Bonn Convention
- Climate Change: Causes and Effects
- CRZ: Coastal Regulation Zone
- Amazon Rainforest: Significance and Threats
- Climate Targets: What are India’s Revised Climate Goals?
- Carbon Trading
- SEZ: Know All About Special Economic Zone
- Biofuels: All you need to know about
- Agrochemicals
- Environmental Racism
- Project Elephant: All About Elephants
- Air Pollution: Types, Causes, and Effects
- Photochemical Smog and Gothenburg Protocol
- Miyawaki Technique: Creating Mini Forests in Urban Areas
- River Rejuvenation Projects
- Ozone Layer Depletion: Causes and Effects
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Single-use Plastics
- Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
- Stockholm Declaration: UN Conference on the Human Environment 1972
- Coal Mining in India
- Coral Reefs: What is Coral Bleaching?
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
- ClearIAS Environment Notes (New Study Materials)
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