Humans rely on metaphors to guide a shared understanding of our complex world, and in a novel twist, a faculty member in the ...

The two back-to-back episodes have laid bare the state’s vulnerabilities in responding effectively to the subsequent environmental damage ...

In a step to combat climate-driven coastal erosion, Tamil Nadu has launched a Rs 50 crore restoration effort to revive Kariyachalli Island in the Gulf of Mannar.

Follow TNM’s WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.When Anil, a fisherman from Haripad, set out to sea last week, he returned not with a c ...

Through robust conservation efforts and protected reserves such as Al-Maha Sanctuary and Al Reem Biosphere Reserve, this iconic antelope now roams freely, its white coat glistening under the ...

COLOMBO — The Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar have long served as rich fishing grounds, providing bountiful harvests to Sri Lanka’s northern coastal communities. However, fishing activity in ...

The estimate includes 5.77 billion bbl of oil and 7.15 tcf of natural gas—a 22.6% increase in remaining recoverable reserves, DOI said.

Mannar Island, which is home to some of the world’s most beautiful migratory bird species including flamingoes, was proposed as the potential location for a mega scale renewable energy project. ..

Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve – India India has already declared a part of this region as the UNESCO Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve covering an area of 10,500 km2 of ocean with 21 islands and the ...

Having several coastal and marine protected areas already within the Sri Lankan territory provide an excellent opportunity to establish the Gulf of Mannar-Palk Bay Blue-green Biosphere Reserve (Sri ...

For eight years, this team of researchers, with the help of the Wildlife Division of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, undertook numerous boat journeys to the sandbars—the seven sandbars ...