When you think of deserts, you might envision isolated wastelands confined to single nations. Yet the world's most massive ...

Semi-arid rangelands are important carbon (C) pools at global scales. However, the degree of net C storage or release in water-limited systems is a function of precipitation amount and timing, as well ...

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

The inclusion of Himachal Pradesh’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in the prestigious UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) is a moment of pride for India and people of the hilly state. At ...

SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. With ...

The Indus River is known as the Lifeline of Ladakh. Learn why it is the sole source of water for this cold desert, sustaining ...

The Cold Winter Deserts of Turan is a transnational serial property shared by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The property comprises 14 component parts distributed across arid areas of ...

Biological soil crust (biocrust) is a composite of mosses, lichens, and bacteria that performs many important soil system functions, including increasing soil stability, protecting against wind ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognised as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's prestigious Man and the ...

Spiti has become India’s first cold desert biosphere reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. There are approximately 700 biosphere reserves worldwide. The reserve is ...