Biodiversity

Nov

14

2024

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By Poulami Mondal

Tropical Rainforest will Survive the Future global warming: finds IIT Kharagpur study

Tropical Rainforest will Survive the Future global warming: finds IIT Kharagpur study

Environment & Social Impact, Expert Insight, Researcher, Social ImpactAncient Biomes, Atmospheric Carbon, Biodiversity, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, CO2 Emission, Coastal Lagoons, Evergreen Plants, Fossil Fuel, Global Warming, Gujarat, Hydrological Cycle, Isotopes, Mangrove Plants, Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, PETM, Plant Organic Matter, Pollens, Rainfall Pattern, Sea-floor Sediments, Sediments, Super-Greenhouse Globe, TRF community, Tropical Island, Tropical Rainforest, Vastan Coal Mines

The tropical rain forests (TRF) like Amazon or Western Ghats are considered as “the lungs of the planet”, contain about 200-300 petagram (1015) or approx. 1/3rd of the total atmospheric carbon and plays a crucial role in modulating the global carbon cycle, biodiversity and hydrological cycle. The 2023 AR6 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns if the CO2 emission and global warming continues unabated the TRF community may altogether collapse much before the end of this century, and will drive a global catastrophe affecting nearly 800 million people worldwide. However, scientists are sharply divided on this…

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Mar

16

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

International Workshop on Biodiversity & Climate Change

International Workshop on Biodiversity & Climate Change

Engagement, Events, Institute, Study@IITKgpAgroforestry, BDCC, Biodiversity, biotechnology, British Antarctic Survey, Carbon Sequestration, CIFOR-ICRAF, Climate Change, CORAL, Data analytics, environmental geochemistry, Food Provision, Geomatics, Global Cryosphere, Google Earth Engine, ICIMOD, IMD, Indian Meteorological Department, International Workshop, JAMSTEC, Machine Learning, Mission LiFE, Multifaceted Mitigation, Nationally Determined Contributions, Natural Hazards, Ohio State University, Open Source, Panchamrit, SAC-ISRO, Sediment Analysis, Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Species Distribution Modelling, Sundarbans, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, Texas A&M University, Victoria University of Wellington

We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and we are the last generation that can do something about it. We only get one home, one planet, there is no plan B. The climate has changed, we have changed, our tolerance and habits have changed. Biodiversity is our most valuable asset but least appreciated resource. Despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems including global climate change, energy dependency on unsustainable fossil fuels and loss of biodiversity. Therefore, there is a need to create an awareness about maintaining ecology among…

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