Status report filed by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board in the matter of Tribunal on its Own Motion Suo Moto based on the news item in Dinamalar, Chennai Edition dated 19/08/2024 titled "Kalquarry in Sikkarayapuram near Kundrathur is full of water" Vs The Chief Secretary to Government, Ministry …
The present report provides the information requested under Article 8.2 of the Convention concerning changes to the List of Wetlands of International Importance (the “Ramsar List”) and changes to the character of listed wetlands since 21 June 2018. (The period up to June 2018 was covered by document COP13 Doc.12). …
Natural wetlands are in long-term decline around the world says this global report on the state of wetlands. Between 1970 and 2015, inland and marine/coastal wetlands both declined by approximately 35%, where data are available, three times the rate of forest loss. Wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate across …
Today, there are an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples across the world. Although they represent a relatively small portion of the global population, they account for the largest portion of linguistic and cultural diversity on Earth. The lands and waters traditionally occupied or used by indigenous peoples are also estimated …
The future of the “New Monrovia,” is one of five areas in Liberia under the Ramsar Convention that the government of Liberia is receiving funding for to protect. All Liberia has to do is to ensure that the area is never inhabited. Report by Henry Karmo, henry.karmo@frontpageafricaonline.com The Convention still …
Degradation of wetlands reduces resilience against water-related hazards such as floods, droughts and storm surges. Integrating wetlands as natural infrastructure for disaster risk reduction (DRR), alone or in conjunction with traditional “hard” infrastructure, can mitigate hazards and increase the resilience of local communities and those living across entire river basins …
The Ramsar Convention recognizes the interdependence of people on wetlands for their important economic, cultural, scientific and recreational values. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provides a framework for considering the multiple values of nature, including wetlands, and its benefits to society within policy-making and decision-making …
The Central Government had published the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 vide notification number G.S.R. 951(E), dated the e December, 2010 to regulate various activities within the wetlands in the country. The Central Government considers it necessary to supersede the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 for effective conservation …
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change has expressed reservations about the Punjab government’s recent initiative of introducing inland transportation through River Indus. The provincial government has set up the Inland Water Transport Development Company (IWTDC) to introduce water transport between various cities on the bank of Indus in Punjab. However, …
In a move set to increase protection of wetlands in Maharashtra, the state wetland committee in its first meeting has decided to speed up proposals on converting at least nine important wetlands in the state into Ramsar sites. Wetlands of international importance that are recognised globally due to the Ramsar …
The Bombay high court has set a 15-day deadline for the state government to prepare a comprehensive plan for protection of wetlands. The move follows a public interest litigation alleging inaction on part of the state in responding to complaints of reclamation and construction on wetlands. The direction was issued …
In support of the UN International Year of Family Farming, Ramsar’s theme for World Wetlands Day 2014 is Wetlands and agriculture. This leaflet looks at different types and scales of agriculture, at the impacts of agriculture on wetlands, and at some of the successful methods used to reduce the negative …
The IWMI has launched a report, titled ‘Wetlands and People.' The report emphasizes both the important role wetlands play in local communities livelihoods and the intensification of threats to wetlands. The report addresses a variety of issues including wetlands and society, threats to wetlands, wetland agriculture, the agricultural potential of …
Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has launched a campaign against dumping sugar mill waste in irrigation canals, lakes and natural waterways, a major cause of contamination. Currently, 17 sugar mills in Badin, Tando Mohammad Khan and Mirpurkhas districts are releasing their effluent into the Nareri Lake, damaging not just its ecosystem, …
Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba), an environmental organisation, has sent a letter to the Department of Environment (DoE) seeking its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report and other documents of the proposed Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat. Poba sent a letter to the DoE director general on Tuesday requesting it to provide …
The National Wetland Atlas 2011 has used confusing and inappropriate classifications. Many man-made wetlands have been treated as naturally occurring, tanks have become lakes, and a large number of ponds have become nondescript entities. The number of inland wetlands estimated is far less when compared to other known sources of …
This atlas is part of the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA) project towards the wetlands of International Importance under Ramsar Convention. These comprise sites constituting representative, rare or unique types and or sites of international importance for conserving biological diversity. Using the unique spectral characteristics of each site in …
The MP high court has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to file its reply on the allotment of 32 acres of land in Bhopal to Chirayu society with the next three days or pay penalty for delay by each day. A division bench of MP high court comprising chief justice …
Recently the High Court of Kolkata directed the West Bengal Government, India to formulate a Wetland and Water Bodies policy in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Forum for Human, Legal and Ecological Rights, Bansdroni & Another v. The Union of India and Others., against Writ …
KOLKATA, 7 OCT: Even after the East Kolkata Wetland Management Authority (EKWMA) had served stop work notice to a proposed vocational training centre for an illegal construction (in sns photo) at the protected area in Sonarpur, the latter asked for a no-objection certificate allegedly with political backing. The builder, who …
Indian Rivers are some of the last global frontiers of rich freshwater diversity, endangered and threatened species. According to India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan, “Nearly 50% of the aquatic plants of the world are recorded from the Indian sub-continent but only a few have been studied in detail.” India is …
