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, …
The Management Effectives Evaluation (MEE) process is a global framework to evaluate the performance of protected areas. India is among the select countries in the world that has institutionalized the MEE process for its network of protected areas. India has not only independently assessed the effectiveness of 28 tiger reserves …
PANJIM: At least 40 mining leases, 20 of which are active, will be affected once Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is declared as Tiger Reserve. Talking to reporters, environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar said that state government will never accept the proposal to make Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as
PANJIM: In a major victory for green activists in Goa, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has asked Goa government to submit a proposal to declare Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as tiger reserve. In a letter to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said,
Strict vigilance to stop plastic items being brought inside forest The State government has finally woken up to curb the harm caused by tourists to the unique landscape of the Gopalaswamy Hills, one of the ranges of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Nature care: A view of the Venugopalaswamy Temple atop …
Three elephant corridors are in jeopardy due to the acquisition of forest land and increased area of human settlements. Elephants in the BRT tiger reserve in Chamarajnagar. The state has nine elephant corridors out of which three are present in the Biligiriranganatha Tiger reserve forest. Yedeyarahalli, doddasampige, Mudalli and Punajuru …
JAIPUR: After tigers, it is now the turn of cheetals and sambhars to get relocated to various sanctuaries in the state. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the state wildlife board recently. According to state forest officials, the Delhi Golf Club, spread over 20 acres, …
To benefit colonies in Parambikulam PALAKKAD : The Chittur sub-division of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) on Friday commissioned two mini-water supply schemes for the remote tribal hamlets in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. The projects are expected to address drinking water shortage in the hamlets and benefit 42 tribal families in …
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 …
JAIPUR: Radio collar on tigers will soon become a thing of the past. The state forest department is working on a plan wherein trap cameras will take pictures of tigers in the forests and transmit them to a centre for the department to monitor movements of the big cats. RN …
JAIPUR: Three years after the relocation of the first tiger to the Sariska reserve, an initiative has been launched to rebuild the lost glory of the reserve. On Monday, the Sariska Tiger Foundation organised a day-long workshop which discussed the plethora of problems being faced by the reserve. The head …
If the one-time dacoit-ravaged, poacher-infested Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh gives a complex to Rajasthan wildlife authorities and conservationists alike, that is all because of female fecundity. By pioneering the conservationist act of re-introducing the tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan had blazed the trail in 2008 which the …
Can you love tigers but hate forests? This is the question that troubled me as I visited the middle of India last fortnight. I was in Nagpur, where local politicians, conservationists and officials were discussing what needed to be done in this chronically poor and backward region endowed with forests …
These guidelines released by MoEF for voluntary village relocation in notified core critical tiger habitats of tiger reserves aim to ensure that in the process of conservation and protection of tigers, the rights of forest dwellers are respected. The Ministry has released a draft protocol /guidelines for voluntary village relocation …
POLLACHI: The 130 houses of the tribal people in Kozhikamudhi, Erumaiparai and Koomatti hamlets in Anamalai Tiger Reserve area near Top Slip have been taken up for renovation at a cost of Rs 19.50 lakh. Tribal people have been living in these settlements for ages and are helping the Forests …
Minister of Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh has said that there was no politics in the tiger estimation 2010 and nothing should be read into it. He was commenting on the depletion of tigers from Kanha tiger reserve here on Wednesday. Tiger conservation could not be successful without taking the …
Can you love tigers but hate forests? This question troubled me as I visited central India last fortnight. Can you love tigers but hate forests? This question troubled me as I visited central India last fortnight. I was in Nagpur, where local politicians, conservationists and officials were discussing what needed …
KOCHI: The Periyar and Parambikulam tiger reserves in Kerala have been adjudged two of the best managed reserves in the country. The National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had jointly evaluated the 41 reserves for its management effectiveness, including tiger conservation programmes. The reserves, …
JAIPUR: Despite an order from the Central Empowered Committee earlier in the year banning all construction work at the Ranthambore tiger reserve, a huge canal is being dug threatening to affect its ecological balance. As environmentalists raised questions over the construction, the state government sprang into action on Saturday. The …
