Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023
The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J) on August 04, 2023, notified the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The amendments are as follows:
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Cloud forest assets: financing a valuable nature-based solution
This report finds that of the 979 hydropower dams currently operating in the 25 cloud forest countries, more than half depend on water from cloud forests, representing billions of dollars of electricity
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal road construction by hotels in Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve, Budh-Pangot, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 11/12/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 11/12/2023. In the application filed under Sections 14 and
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waterbody encroachment, Samastipur district, Bihar, 24/03/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025.</p> <p>An application was filed before the NGT based on
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal scrap kilns operating in Aravallis, 22/01/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal scrap kilns operating in Aravallis, 22/01/2025.</p> <p>The application was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled "Toxic
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining destroying Aravallis, 22/01/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News Item titled "Mining mafia brings down another Aravalli hill" appearing in The Tribune dated 21.12.2024. The order was dated January 22,
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Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding thousands of trees facing danger due to illegal mining, Rupnagar district, Punjab, 19/03/2025
<p>Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024.</p> <p>Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment in the eco-sensitive zone of Nahargarh wildlife sanctuary, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 26/09/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2023.</p> <p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT). directed
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Order of the Gauhati High Court on rampant hill cutting in greater Guwahati and its surrounding areas, Assam, 17/03/2025
<p>Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of North East Eco Development Society Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 17/03/2025.</p> <p>In response to the direction given by the HC on December
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Action taken report by the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas on steps taken to prevent coastal erosion, Sagar Island, West Bengal, 22/02/2025
<p>Action taken report in the form of affidavit on behalf of the District Magistrate and Collector, South 24 Parganas District dated February 22, 2025.</p> <p>The matter related to a newspaper report
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding steps to prevent forest fires in Uttarakhand, 17/05/2023
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/05/2023 regarding forest fires in the state of Uttarakhand.</p> <p>The
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Global forests report 2023: the forest transition- from risk to resilience
CDP’s new analysis of corporate disclosure on forest-related risks has been published, revealing that more than 1,000 companies are now disclosing relevant data. More than 60% of companies have disclosed
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding untreated sewage and waste water contaminating land and flowing into Bhima river, Pune, Maharashtra, 07/03/2025
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vishwajit Ramchandra Dixit Vs Union of India & Others dated 07/03/2025.</p> <p>The issue raised in the application
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees in a 'deemed forest' by Bhopal Municipal Corporation, 04/08/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nitin Saxena Vs Department of Forest & Others dated 04/08/2023.</p> <p>The application was filed by Nitin Saxena, a resident of Bhopal complaining
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Three Hundred Forty Ninth Report on the recommendations/observations contained in the Three Hundred Twenty Fourth Report on Status of Forests in India
The Action Taken Report (ATR) of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Three Hundred Twenty Fourth Report of the Committee on 'Status
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Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding illegal construction in Corbett Tiger Reserve, 06/09/2023
<p>Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Suo Motu PIL: In the matter of illegal construction In Corbett Tiger Reserve Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/09/2023.</p> <p>Uttarakhand
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Global forest sector outlook 2050: assessing future demand and sources of timber for a sustainable economy
<p>Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow 37 percent by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to this report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).</p>
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Wild Life (Protection) International Trade of Specimens Rules, 2023
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on December 21, 2023, issued the Wild Life (Protection) International Trade of Specimen Rules, 2023. The following has been stated : The
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Into the blue: securing a sustainable future for kelp forests
Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests global synthesis report is the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date, revealing the state of science on the world’s kelp forests
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction of road by hotels on reserve forest land of Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 21/09/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/09/2023.</p> <p>In the application, the applicant, Manoj