Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs Bhopal Municipal Corporation & Others dated 11/09/2023. The applicant, Subhash C. Pandey said that under the Capital Project Administration, plantation was done in the Bhopal city but the trees and plants …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sunder Singh & Others Vs M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company & Others dated 28/08/2023. The Supreme Court, August 28, 2023 directed that till further orders are passed trees should not be cut by the mining company, M/S Satish …
Action taken on behalf of Mizoram in the matter of Pi Vamramchhuangi Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/08/2023. The matter related to constructions within the Tlawng Hnar Reserved Forests/ Tlawng Riverine Reserve Forest. The constructions included a mini sports complex, district park, impounding water recharge dam, six stone …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nirmal Kumar Singha Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 17/08/2023. The Applicant is aggrieved by the illegal cutting of about 938 trees in the district Bankura. His case is that he had planted …
Report by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal cutting/uprooting of khair trees in Rail Beat area falling in Dada Seeba forest range, district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Enquiry report filed by DFO Dehra to the PCCF (HoFF) and HPSPCB stated that the offenders responsible for the illegal cutting …
Over the past two decades, India has seen growth in forest and tree cover despite developmental activities. India in its 2015 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) committed to creating an additional sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) through the expansion of forest and tree cover …
The Ministry of Law and Justice (MoL&J;) on August 04, 2023, notified the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The amendments are as follows: In section 1 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words and brackets "Forest (Conservation) Act", the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nitin Saxena Vs Department of Forest & Others dated 04/08/2023. The application was filed by Nitin Saxena, a resident of Bhopal complaining that Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has illegally cut several trees in Borvan forest area/Borvan Park where more than …
Forests are an important component of natural capital and deliver a broad range of ecosystem services that underpin human well-being. The extent and condition of forests in many parts of the world, however, have declined dramatically during the preceding decades due to unsustainable harvesting of timber, forest fires, urbanization, and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raj Kumar Vs State of Haryana dated 02/08/2023. The matter related to cutting of about 174 trees standing over the area of Government Senior Secondary School Ritoli, Block Pilloo Khera, District Jind, Haryana. According to the applicant, the principal of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kuldeep Singh Khaira & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 28/07/2023. The matter related to violation of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and Article 51A of the Constitution of India by cutting the trees and not taking action by …
The world is making progress towards ending the loss of mangrove forests, according to this new report by the FAO. Found on the coastlines of 123 countries worldwide, over 20 percent of mangroves are estimated to have been lost globally over the past 40 years, mainly due to both human …
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change moved the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 as reported by the Joint Committee of Parliament to be taken into consideration in Lok Sabha and subsequently requested the House to get the Bill passed. After deliberations and taking the views of Members of …
The Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 presented its report on July 20, 2023. The Bill amends the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The Act provides for conservation of forest land. The Bill adds and exempts certain types of land from the purview of the Act. It also …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 12/07/2023. Grievance of the applicant is that by continuous plying of horses, the forest area in Kufri is adversely being damaged and no remedial action is being taken by the district …
Order of the High Court of Meghalaya in the matter of Kaustav Paul Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 11/07/2023. The matter related to felling of trees in Shillong to make way for the Shillong-Dawki Road Project. The Shillong-Dawki Road Project under Japanese funding is divided in five packages. …
CDP’s new analysis of corporate disclosure on forest-related risks has been published, revealing that more than 1,000 companies are now disclosing relevant data. More than 60% of companies have disclosed what types of risks deforestation poses to their business, ranging from shifts in consumer preference or increased severity of extreme …
The NGT, July 5 directed a joint committee to look into the matter of trees being cut while widening the road from 60 feet to 80 feet from village Hawala Khurd to Shilp Gram, Udaipur, Rajasthan. A factual and action taken report will have to be filed within six weeks, …
Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of Hari Prakash Shukla & Others Vs Prakhar Mishra & Others. The Supreme Court (SC), July 5, 2023 said that the right of the forest inhabitants for claims to be heard by the forest officer is not limited to certain recognised forest …
Achieving zero hunger by 2030 can be facilitated through green growth investments in the agriculture, forestry and land use (AFOLU) sector. Significant levels of finance are needed to support countries to implement such strategies, with private finance a key source. This report is a guide to shape investments by IFAD …
