The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Surendra & Others Vs State of Rajasthan dated 03/07/2014 regarding mining in protected forest area/prohibited area of the Aravali range, Rajasthan.
Governments have agreed to expand the global protected area network from 13% to 17% of the world's land surface by 2020 (Aichi target 11) and to prevent the further loss of known threatened species (Aichi target 12). These targets are interdependent, as protected areas can stem biodiversity loss when strategically …
Antarctica is widely regarded as one of the planet's last true wildernesses, insulated from threat by its remoteness and declaration as a natural reserve dedicated to peace and science. However, rapidly growing human activity is accelerating threats to biodiversity. We determined how well the existing protected-area system represents terrestrial biodiversity …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Amit Kumar V/s U.O.I. & Ors. dated 17/04/2014 regarding illegal and unauthorized construction works undertaken within 10 KM radius of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/158-2013(OA)_17Apr2014.pdf
A joint statement issued by a number of movements, conservation NGOs and experts in conservation biology against the application filed in the Supreme Court against the Forest Rights Act.
In January of this year an application was filed in the Supreme Court in an ongoing case (Wildlife First and Ors. vs. Union of India and Ors.) that seeks to have the Forest Rights Act declared unconstitutional. In their most recent application, the petitioners - Praveen Bhargav of Wildlife First, …
Nepal emphasizes the critical role of ecosystem function for human well-being and economic development, which is reflected in national policies and plans. Nepal is also making concerted efforts to strengthen three pillars of the Convention on Biological Diversity, namely, conservation, sustainable utilization and benefit sharing through national biodiversity strategies and …
The revised draft policy on inspection, verification, monitoring and overall procedure relating to grant of forest clearances and identification of forests released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). RELATED CONTENT Policy: Draft policy on inspection, verification, monitoring and the overall procedure relating to the grant of forest clearances …
This memorandum dated 20 Dec 2013 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests clarifies that there is no ban on agriculture and plantations activities along the Western Ghats.. See also Report of the high level working group on Western Ghats (Kasturirangan Western Ghats Report) - http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/374055/report-of-the-high-level-working-group-on-western-ghats-kasturirangan-western-ghats-report/ Report of the …
This is a report of the national level public hearing on community forest rights. The Public Hearing was organised by CFR-LA and AJAM along with other people’s networks and forums on the 14th of December 2013 at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. Nearly 250 participants from national and …
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 had been enacted by the Government of India on October 25, 1980 through an Act of Parliament. Since then, a lot of development has taken place by way of framing of Forest Conservation Rules and issue of Guidelines from time to time. The GOI has …
Study finds that connectivity between protected areas is affected by urban expansion. Even as efforts are being made to protect, conserve, and augment the wild tiger population of the country, a study report that appeared in the open-access journal ‘Plos One’ earlier this month says that human intervention, even in …
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Standing Committee of the NBWL in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board for Wildlife, was constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for developing ‘Guidelines for Roads …
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Standing Committee of the NBWL in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board for Wildlife, was constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for developing ‘Guidelines for Roads …
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Standing Committee of the NBWL in its 28th Meeting held on 20th March 2013, a sub-committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Member, National Board for Wildlife, was constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for developing ‘Guidelines for Roads …
Today, most wild tigers live in small, isolated Protected Areas within human dominated landscapes in the Indian subcontinent. Future survival of tigers depends on increasing local population size, as well as maintaining connectivity between populations. While significant conservation effort has been invested in increasing tiger population size, few initiatives have …
The Government of Goa submitted proposals regarding declaration of Eco-sensitive Zones around the following Protected Areas in Goa to the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Analysing the problem-ridden process of implementing the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Odisha, this paper points out that it has focused more on providing land rights to individual claimants, neglecting community forest rights, the rights in protected areas, and other such provisions. Even so, the number of titles granted to …
Whereas, the total area of 326.26 square kilometre around Marine National Park arid Marine Sanctuary has been identified as Eco-sensitive zone, of which 208.5818 square kilometre is the area towards landward side, 105.14 square kilornetre towards sea and 12.5384 square kilometer is the area covered by rivers and the Marine …
