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India’s National Biodiversity Authority opened the 16th national meeting of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils in Chandigarh on 6 September. The two-day meeting brought together their chairpersons and member secretaries, along with experts and scientists from across the country.
Data includedEU countries submitted draft national plans under the Nature Restoration Regulation to the European Commission on 1 September. The plans set out how countries intend to meet restoration targets through 2030 and outline actions and targets planned for 2040 and 2050.
Data includedIndia’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Germany’s environment ministry signed a joint declaration of intent on the conservation and wise use of wetlands of international importance on 1 September. The signing took place during the fourth Indo-German Environment Forum.
Data includedThe International Energy Agency’s new estimate puts LNG’s average emissions intensity from production through regasification at 18.6 g CO₂-equivalent per megajoule delivered.
Data includedEuropean Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall discussed a review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with stakeholders on 30 September. The directive is the EU’s main framework for protecting the marine environment and aims to achieve good environmental status in all EU marine waters.
Data includedThe European Commission published an assessment on 18 September of the environmentally sound management of plastic waste exported from the EU to Türkiye. It noted that Türkiye had strengthened its legislation and taken enforcement steps, including more controls and higher fines.
Data includedThe Biodiversa+ partnership launched its BiodivFuture research call on 9 September to study “novel ecosystems”: ecosystems that differ from an area’s historical conditions, often because of human influence, and are unlikely to return to those conditions. The call has a total budget of about €40 million.
Data includedAustralia’s Bureau of Meteorology ranked September 2026 as the second-warmest in national records that began in 1910.
Data includedThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide $37 million, with another $53 million from other agencies, for restoration and clean-water work.
Data includedGhana’s Presidency reported relief distribution after floods affected seven communities in Hohoe Municipality, Volta Region. Preliminary figures from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) put the number displaced at 5,140 and damaged houses at 412.
Data includedThe European Commission announced a €230 million Horizon Europe call intended to increase biodiversity research. The call contains 10 topics.
Data includedA tigress translocated from Valmiki Tiger Reserve was released at Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on 2 October. Officials described it as the first phase of a staged recovery programme whose long-term aim is a self-sustaining population.
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