Kenya to evict thousands to protect Mau forest
Kenya's leaders have said that the Mau forest is under threat from illegal logging and clearing and waters that used to flow from the forest are now drying up. In order to protect East Africa's largest
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Environment min panel defers forest clearance for Odisha steel plant
Ahead of general elections next month, the mega steel plant project in Odisha is back in the limelight, with JSW Steel now seeking forest clearance from the union environment ministry. South Korean steel
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Mangalore Smart City Corporation Limited to cut trees for road widening, complaint before NGT, 03/03/2023
<p>The National Green Tribunal, March 3 directed a joint committee to look into the complaint of Mangalore Smart City Corporation Limited (MSCCL) proposing to cut several trees in the process of widening
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Interim committee report on restoration of Aravali forest land in Dadam hills damaged by mining, 03/03/2023
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Interim committee report on the restoration plan of Aravali forest land in Dadam hills (Bhiwani) damaged by mining. Five people
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Indigenous forests could be a key to averting climate catastrophe
A new study finds the world’s tropical forests may no longer be carbon sinks, with a net loss of 425 million tons of carbon from 2003 to 2014. Also, 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon is emitted globally
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Forest futures: sustainable pathways for forests, landscapes and people in the Asia Pacific region
Forests and landscapes in the Asia-Pacific region are under increasing pressure from economic development, climate change, demographic shifts, conflicts over tenure and land use, and other stressors. This,
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State of Mediterranean forests 2018
The Mediterranean forest area has increased by two percent between 2010 and 2015, resulting in a rise of 1.8 million hectares - about the size of Slovenia, says a new FAO-Plan Bleu report - The State of
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding felling of trees in the forest area of the Bichabhanga, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, 15/07/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Society for Protection Ophiofauna and Animal Rights (OPORS) Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/07/2021.</p>
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Kerala joins hands with T.N., Karnataka to curb forest fire
With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to curb
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Forest Plantation Development Fund board inaugurated
Mr Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged the newly inaugurated board members of the Forest Plantation Development Fund to be united and steer the affairs of the fund. He
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Gudalur shuts down to protest proposed amendment to TN Forest Act
There was a near complete closure of all businesses in Gudalur on Tuesday, with people staging protests against the proposed amendment to the Tamil Nadu Forest Act of 1882. Police officials said that
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Forest degradation: Parliamentary panel asks Centre to act against illegal felling of trees
A parliamentary panel expressed concern on Tuesday over forest degradation in the country, especially in the north-eastern states, and urged the environment ministry to take stringent steps to curb the
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4,268 ha forest cover gutted in state
DEHRADUN: Forest fires have gutted 4,268 hectares of forest cover in Uttarakhand in 1,998 fire incidents in the state since February. On Thursday, eight isolated incidents of forest fires were reported
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Mussoorie’s Jabarkhet Reserve reports big loss in forest fires
Mussoorie: The Jabarkhet Nature Reserve (JNR), a 100-acre privately-owned forest reserve popular with visitors to the hill town is the latest casualty in the recent spate of forest fires that have hit
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Tropical timber 2050: an analysis of the future supply of and demand for tropical timber and its contributions to a sustainable economy
Global resource use could double by 2050, representing an opportunity for tropical timber producers, according to a study published by ITTO. It forecasts that tropical industrial roundwood production will
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Uganda: Masindi Loses 42 Forests in 9 Years
Leaders in Masindi have embarked on replanting 42 forests cut down by charcoal and timber dealers in the last nine years. The district assistant forestry officer, Mr Anthony Akok, said of the 62 forests
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Report reveals how KFS is 'eating up' Kenya’s forests
A damning report has shed light on an elaborate collusion between Kenya Forests Service (KFS) staff and saw millers, as the country struggles to prevent fast-diminishing forest cover. The report by the
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HC notice to MoEF on Tiracol forest clearance
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has issued notice to Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) in connection with a petition related to issuance of forest clearance for felling trees at
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Forest fires continue to rage in U'khand, 1,213 ha gutted since beginning of season in Feb
Dehradun: The forests of Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal and Almora continued to burn on Tuesday with 88 more incidents of forest fires being reported. A total of 1,213 hectares have been gutted in the state since
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MoEF to State: Non-forest activity cannot be permitted in pvt forests
Conversion sanads and felling of trees not recommended in identified private forest areas, Arlekar tells House PORVORIM: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has informed the government