The National Biodiversity Authority

February 11, 2023

Column | The evolution of playscapes and the creativity crisis

Over millions of years of natural selection, curiosity and the desire to play have driven self-directed learning, allowing us to exploit nature to satisfy both our need and our greed.

February 01, 2023
Column | Applying evolutionary psychology to biophilic spatial design

The rapid advancement of technology has outpaced our capacity for adaptation to modern synthetic environments. As a result, we continue to have an innate love of nature or biophilia.
May 25, 2022
Pet goldfish invasive, might be threat to native biodiversity: Study

The globally popular goldfish was first domesticated over a thousand years ago and has since established non-native populations around the world.
May 21, 2022
Ahead of International Biodiversity Day, a peek into Kerala’s only biodiversity heritage site

Spanning 50 hectares with a mangrove spread and the Ashtamudi Lake on the side, Asramam is the site of Kerala’s first airport, otherwise known as the Asramam aerodrome and the Government Guest House, a 190 years old colonial structure built by the English.
November 28, 2021
Himalayan park authorities step up vigil fearing wildlife vulnerability

The Himachal Pradesh wildlife wing staff have started working overtime to protect the species from poachers, largely local.
November 25, 2021
Fish gasp for breath in shrinking Himachal lake, locals launch rescue mission

The Dal Lake located at an altitude of 1,775 metres above sea level at a distance of 11 km away from McLeodganj in Kangra district has shrunk to a small pit of slush.
September 15, 2019
Kochi's last green lung, a 72-acre Kalamassery stretch, is in peril

Kalamassery has an 'urban canopy' rich in biodiversity, housing around 180 avian species in addition to several plants, trees and insects identified by nature conservationists.

The National Biodiversity Authority

Column | The evolution of playscapes and the creativity crisis

Column | Applying evolutionary psychology to biophilic spatial design

Pet goldfish invasive, might be threat to native biodiversity: Study

Ahead of International Biodiversity Day, a peek into Kerala’s only biodiversity heritage site

Himalayan park authorities step up vigil fearing wildlife vulnerability

Fish gasp for breath in shrinking Himachal lake, locals launch rescue mission

Kochi's last green lung, a 72-acre Kalamassery stretch, is in peril