Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs Union of India & Others. The Supreme Court said that that the allotment of 11.89 hectare of reserve forest land in Survey No.21 Kondhwa Budruk in district Pune for agriculture purposes on August 28, …
More than the forest fire it is the subsequent loss of natural habit that will severely affect endemic, rare, and critically endangered animals in Seshachalam and Nallamala forests. These two important forests witnessed about half a dozen fires in the last five days. Hundreds of hectares of greenery were reduced …
The State government will move Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking Rs. 2.14 crore assistance for overall development of Similipal Biosphere Reserve. A management action plan that has been prepared keeping in mind the infrastructure and manpower requirement has been approved by Biosphere Reserve Management Council headed by Chief Secretary …
The petroleum ministry has asked the environment and forest ministry to expedite determining the extent of protected Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve that overlaps with a Cauvery offshore block which was awarded to Canada-based Bengal Energy International more than four years ago. The ministry had sought the environment ministry’s opinion …
Thiruvananthapuram: The state forest department has begun GIS mapping of all kavus (sacred groves) in the state that are under threat from unscrupulous real estate development. Such activities have been found to be infringing on the rich biosphere of these ancient ecosystems. The exercise, being conducted with help from Institution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narmada Khand Swabhiman Sena V/s State of MP & Ors dated 13/01/2014 regarding the creation of the core, buffer and transition zones in the Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/144-2013(CZ)(OA)_13Jan2014.pdf
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked the State Government to prepare a comprehensive management action plan for Similipal Biosphere Reserve. The plan, which will receive 100 per cent funding under the Biosphere Scheme of the Centre, will be for a period of five years. Earlier, the State …
The Assam Government is silent over the issue of forest clearance to the 1750- MW Demwe Lower Hydel Project, which is being constructed on the inter-State Lohit River at the Parasuram Kund point in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh by a private sector firm. This is seen as a case detrimental to …
It's the turn of wildlife enthusiasts to worry about granite quarries. Operations at 12 granite quarries in the vicinity of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) that forms a continuum with the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve are affecting the wildlife in the area as well as villagers, according to them. A panchayat …
This new Springer publication describes and analyses multiple dimensions of urbanization, focusing on how the processes affect patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem services within as well as outside city boundaries. It is therefore an assessment of the process of urbanization, rather than an assessment of cities per se . Further, …
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Coral reefs facing threat from pollution, dredging and blast fishing A swelling population, land use change, unscientific waste disposal, mining of corals, coastal erosion, and unregulated construction are exerting pressure on the Lakshadweep islands, one of the most sensitive and fragile coastal environments in the country. A study on the …
With a forest cover 47.3 per cent of its total geographical area — more than double the national average of 21 per cent — Sikkim is India’s greenest State, official data shows. “The forest cover in the State, based on the interpretation of satellite data, is 3,359 sq km, which …
State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment referred to in the reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.29 regarding “Protection of Environment” by Shri Premchand (Guddu) due for answer on 05.08.2013.
The low-lying island of Maldives has pledged to be the first nation where the entire country will be a biosphere reserve by 2017. It has set a goal that ensures that more than half of the country’s atolls are implementing the new approach by the end 2017, in order to …
The Unesco has designated Nicobar Islands as a world biosphere reserve under its ‘Man and the Biosphere Programme’. Member countries establish these reserves and the world body recognizes them under this programme to promote sustainable development based on the efforts of the local community and sound science. These regions are …
Seshachalam hills, home to a variety of plants and animals, reptiles and amphibians, have proved again to be rich in biodiversity, with the recent sighting of a rare poisonous spider after a gap of 113 years in India at the foothills of Tirumala. The spider belonging to the genus poecilotheria …
Tiger Reserve status accorded for the 1.40 lakh hectares of Sathyamangalam with 90,000 hectares as core zone is a shot in the arm for conservation of rare flora and fauna besides combating the pressures of poaching as the Sathyamangalam valley is on the State border. Welcoming the decision of the …
A recent study taken up by a team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Chennai, brought to light the serious threat of extinction the coral reef colonies and mangrove forests in the Palk Bay are facing. At present, only two per cent of the coral reefs survive …
Tiger Reserve status accorded for the 1.40 lakh hectares of Sathyamangalam with 90,000 hectares as core zone is a shot in the arm for conservation of rare flora and fauna besides combating the pressures of poaching as the Sathyamangalam valley is on the State border. Welcoming the decision of the …
Many countries do their best to preserve the diversity of their flora and fauna. However, the Maldives have gone even further. The authorities of the island nation assured that within four years the whole country would become the first biosphere reserve in the world. This will allow to preserve the …
