Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Formulate rules to allow or ban them, Court tells govt The sensitive issue of granting permits to resorts near national parks and protected forest areas has come under the scanner with the High Court on Wednesday observing that the government needs to have a standard rule
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has made comprehensive arrangements and is taking concrete measures to overcome the threats of forest fire in Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP). CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi has directed the Environment Wing of the civic body to be vigilant during the fire season to …
These are the draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for selection, planning, development, implementation and monitoring of ecotourism in and around protected areas. The Ministry has released draft guidelines for ecotourism in and around protected areas of the country. This document lays out a detailed set …
AHMEDABAD: The three-day wildlife census revealed that the population of sloth bears and leopards has increased by 18.62% and 8.41% respectively during a five-year period. Releasing the data on Monday of the census that concluded on May 18, S K Nanda, principal secretary, forest and environment, said that there were …
Veterinary authorities of Sri Lanka warn that the spreading deaths of birds in certain areas threaten the fauna life in bird sanctuaries of national wildlife parks. Veterinary scientists say that mass deaths of birds have been reported from Colombo and Kalutara districts. The bodies of 16 seagulls have been recovered …
A construction boom risks destroying a game park on the Kenyan capital's edge, where lions hunt in the shadows of skyscrapers, a wildlife official said. Nairobi has a population of about three million people but that is expected to surge to eight million within two decades, fuelling demand for housing …
This draft implementation protocol by the environment ministry details procedures for determining critical wildlife babitats within National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries as required by the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The purpose of this Implementation Protocol is to detail the procedure for determining …
PANJIM, The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), in its revised guidelines for the declaration of Critical Wildlife Habitats (CWH), has given importance to ‘gram sabhas’ by making it mandatory to seek their consent in certain matters. The guidelines which are posted on MoEF website on Thursday, stated that …
An expert committee will now determine the habitats Stung by the criticism of forest rights activists, wildlife activists and scientists regarding its initial draft guidelines for determining critical wildlife habitats issued in February, the Environment Ministry has now come out with a revised version. The Ministry was forced to withdraw …
AHMEDABAD: The much-awaited leopard census will be held for three days from May 16. Along with this leopard census, the state forest department officials will also conduct a census of the sloth bear in the state during the same period. The 2006 census had revealed a leopard population of 1,070 …
The Wildlife Conservation Department Director General Dr. Chandrawansa Pathiraja said that investigations were being carried out on several incidents of alleged smuggling of baby elephants from national parks and reserves around the country. Authoritative sources told Daily Mirror that during the past year alone at least 10 baby elephants had …
The purpose of this Implementation Protocol is to detail the procedure for determining Critical Wildlife Habitats within National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries as required by the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. This involves determining and notifying such areas that are to be kept …
FRESH guidelines by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to identify inviolate areas for wildlife have bypassed the Forest Rights Act of 2006. They threaten the interests of forest dwellers. Issued on February 7, they empower the Divisional Forest Officer and the Park Manager to arbitrarily identify areas in and …
The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council has prepared a detailed set of draft rules for identifying critical wildlife habitats or areas within national parks and sanctuaries that would be free of human presence. The NAC
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday scrapped the illegal guidelines meant to relocate thousands of people from national parks and sanctuaries. He ordered withdrawal of the guidelines after a meeting of wildlife enthusiasts, scientists, activists and senior forest officers called by him on Friday. He has ordered a …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has withdrawn its latest guidelines for creating inviolate space for wildlife. The guidelines for creating Critical wildlife Habitat (CWH), issued on February 7, violated the Forest Rights Act, 2006, and threatened the interests of the forest dwellers (see: ‘Misguided rules’). The ministry also asked …
New Delhi: The environment ministry has decided to look into how it plans to relocate thousands of people out of the 600 plus national parks and sanctuaries in the country. TOI had reported how the new guidelines issued by the environment ministry fell foul of the Forest Rights Act. The …
Top forest officials and members of the National Forest Rights Act Committee are on a collision course after the panel submitted its report to the government and stated that the Act was not implemented in its true spirit. A war of words ensued after the panel, formed by the environment …
