The Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2012
An Act further to amend the Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Forest (Amendment) Act, 2012.
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Deforestation skyrockets in the Amazon rainforest
Data from a Brazilian forest monitoring group suggests deforestation is surging in the world’s largest rainforest, with last month’s rate of forest loss in the Amazon hitting the highest level since monthly
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Forest sector SDG roadmap
The Roadmap put the SDGs into action to identify risks and opportunities for the forest products sector and provides solution pathways through which the sector can minimize negative effects and strive
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Green bamboos chopped and piled onto a truck inside the forest
Green bamboos illegally felled by a forest department allotted timber unit in Manjavadi Kanavai in Harur. The trees were felled by a timber merchant, who was allocated dried bamboo by the Forest Department
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, 25/09/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of In Re: News report Dated 24th September 2023 Dainik Bhaskar Bhopal Edition, Reported by Sh. Manish Kushwah with regard
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Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2024
The Indian government has announced amendments to the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2024, which are set to bolster the regulation and management of hazardous
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas covered by dense forests, 01/08/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas covered by dense forests, 01/08/2016. Forest cover of the country is assessed biennially and published as India State of Forest Report (ISFR) by Forest Survey of
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Local financing mechanisms for forest and landscape restoration
To meet global restoration needs and recover degraded forests and landscapes, adequate public and private investments are required to support restoration activities on the ground. The new FAO publication
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Forest rest houses can't be transferred to private & commercial entities on PPP: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today ordered that forest rest houses or inspection bungalows cannot be transferred to private or commercial entities in the name of public private partnership (PPP) for promotion of
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Climate change vulnerability assessment of forests and forest-dependent people: a framework methodology
Negative impacts of climate change on forests threaten the delivery of crucial wood and non-wood goods and environmental services on which an estimated 1.6 billion people fully or partly depend. Assessment
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining of morrum for the construction of railway track from Bhadrak to Nergundi, Cuttack district, Odisha, 23/11/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Srikanta Kumar Pakal & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 23/11/2023.</p> <p>The allegation is that
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Compliance affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) project in Karimnagar district of Telangana, 30/04/2023
<p>Compliance affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.</p> <p>The applicant (Md. Hayath Uddin) had filed an appeal in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against an
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on illegal construction in forest land adjacent to Kant Enclave, Faridabad, Haryana, 17/06/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kanwal Jeet Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/06/2020 regarding illegal construction in forest land adjacent to Kant Enclave, Faridabad,
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Amazon fires: Humans make rainforest more flammable
Human disturbances are making the Amazon rainforest more flammable, according to researchers. This is one of the conclusions of a two-year study of the Brazilian Amazon, which revealed that even protected
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Action taken report by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board on Mussoorie, 12/03/2024
<p>Action taken report by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board in compliance of orders dated July 26, 2023 and November 9, 2023 in the matter of: In re: News item published in The Tribune dated January
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding destruction of a forest area in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 18/11/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajesh Kumar Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 18/11/2019 regarding destruction of Khasra No. 494 which is a forest land in Mandi.</p><a
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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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The Environment (Protection) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on December 31, 2021 has issued The Environment (Protection) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend The Environment (Protection) Rules,
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Voluntary guidelines on National Forest Monitoring
FAO has developed new guidelines aimed at helping countries develop strong National Forest Monitoring Systems, which are key to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To fulfil
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Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding eco-sensitive zones of national parks/sanctuaries, 03/06/2022
<p>The Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/06/2022.</p> <p>The apex court directed that each protected forest