No tree to be felled for flyover, says HC
Less than a month after the move to axe 700 “fully mature” trees for a proposed flyover connecting Zirakpur and Tribune Chowk came under the judicial scanner, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has verbally
Forests
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Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar. Alert to the slightest movement and sound, Michael Tovolahy's patrol
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New paper proposes a science-based ‘Global Deal for Nature’
A paper published in Science today outlines a new “Global Deal for Nature,” officially launching an effort to establish science-based conservation targets covering all of planet Earth, including terrestrial,
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Mumbai: Contractors to face axe for tree mishaps
Civic body adds a new clause in its contract whereby contractors, not BMC, will be responsible for mishaps After an outrage by citizens over the chain of mishaps in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding felling of 202 trees in the Perumalai forest for laying of road, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 22/04/2019
<p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/04/2019. The application has been filed seeking permission for removal of 202
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Voluntary, permanent land protection reduces forest loss and development in a rural‐urban landscape
<p>Voluntary, permanent land protection is a key conservation process in many coun-tries.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/forest-loss-land-protectionk.pdf" target="_blank"><img
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Examine plea claiming damage to trees: NGT
Green panel directs Ghaziabad civic body to take appropriate action Following a plea seeking directions against damage to trees due to the construction of illegal water tanks in Ghaziabad, the National
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U.S. companies implicated in illegal timber trade from West Africa
An illegal timber trade supply chain stretching from Chinese companies operating out of two countries in West Africa to major hardware stores located throughout the U.S. has been uncovered. A four-year
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Fire in Ethiopia's 'Roof of Africa' forest successfully doused
After weeks of burning, a coordinated firefight by Ethiopian and Israeli experts helped doused a raging fire in a forest reserve located in northern Ethiopia, inside the Semien National Park. The Amhara
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Peru’s first autonomous indigenous gov’t strikes back against deforestation
The Wampis is an indigenous group comprised of thousands of members whose ancestors have lived in the Amazon rainforest of northern Peru for centuries. Mounting incursions by loggers, miners and
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Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar’s remaining mangroves
Beyond a metal gate in Ranong, a port town in southern Thailand, a warehouse is filled nearly wall to wall and floor to ceiling with bags of illegally sourced charcoal. Children linger outside the building