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 …
Scientists with the USDA Forest Service estimate that between 2009 and 2014, tree cover in the Nation's urban/community areas declined by 0.7 percent, which translates to losing an estimated 36 million trees or approximately 175,000 acres of tree cover annually. Pavement and other impervious cover increased at a rate of …
After it fails to file response over e-way The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs. 30,000 on the Haryana government after it failed to file a response to a plea opposing diversion of a 12-km stretch on the Gurgaon-Manesar Expressway. Noting that the State government had …
A total of 38,037.40 hectares of forestland have been encroached by private persons in the State, informed Forests and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Wednesday. The Minister mentioned that three industrialists and 17,724 private persons …
With less 33 per cent forest cover, Jammu and Kashmir does not figure among the top 15 green states in India. As per the latest study by the Forest Survey of India, titled ‘India State of Forest -2017’, only 15 states in the country made it to the list of …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to finalise the National Policy on Forest Fire within two weeks, after noting that forest fires generally occur in the month of April. A Bench headed by NGT acting chairperson Jawad Rahim said, “Though we have …
Shimla: Environmental activists from Himachal Pradesh are among those vociferously opposing the draft National Forest Policy 2018 as they say it would do away with some important principles that 1988 policy had put in place. Himachal Van Adhikar Manch is one of the 150 signatories of the submission made to …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife First Vs Ministry of Forest And Environment & Others dated 18/04/2018 regarding claims under Forest Rights Act 2006, India. Several states have failed to file their affidavits in this matter in spite of having 4 weeks time. Apex …
Vodacom Tanzania employees, spearheaded by the company’s CSR arm Vodacom Tanzania Foundation has partnered with Mikoko Scout Group in ensuring the security of the mangrove forest and enable plantation of the mangrove trees. The project aims at promoting conservation and management of the endangered mangrove forest in agreement with the …
Chennai: Sucking in carbon dioxide and replacing it with oxygen is not the only contribution of plants. A new study shows that 91 tree species are saviours in a polluted city, clearing the air of harmful sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter. The finding shows that green drives in …
NAINITAL: With the onset of summer, and the threat of forest fires looming large, the state government has allocated Rs 1.5 crore to 3700 van panchayats (bodies of villagers residing near forests) for fire fighting in their area. However, panchayat representatives say that the amount is too less, as each …
An inaccessible fire on the upper slopes of Table Mountain near Kirstenbosch, has forced firefighters to abandon their fire trucks and hike up the mountain instead. City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue spokesperson Theo Layne said that the large vegetation fire, which was reported on Monday afternoon, had not …
NEW DELHI: Over 100 civil society organisations from 15 states have flagged several loopholes in the Centre’s draft National Forest Policy 2018 and questioned environment ministry over the rationale of proposing involvement of private parties in regeneration of forests. In their joint comment on the draft policy, sent to the …
GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State and 19 delegates from African countries have advocated massive tree planting as a panacea to the danger posed by climate change in the continent. They called for overhauling of forest management to save Nigeria and Africa from imminent climate change, saying that the continued …
The cost of conservation and climate change has been felt by forest dwelling communities who were displaced to set up two national parks, Bwindi and Mt. Elgon. Three decades after being displaced, the Batwa and Benets also known as indigenous people are still landless. Today, climate change has created benefits …
The destruction of forests according to the FAO may cause huge financial losse for the nation The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has bemoaned the rapid destruction of Ghana’s forest reserves. They argue that the situation if not checked will not only lead to the extinction …
However, Forest Advisory Committee eases procedure for firms to apply for permits The Environment Ministry’s apex forest body has shot down a joint proposal by the Coal, Petroleum and Mining ministries to fully exempt themselves from Forest department permissions to scale up the density of exploratory boreholes, used to prospect …
MADURAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought status report from the State government on the causes and the action taken in the Kurangani fire mishap that claimed 23 lives. A Delhi-based senior advocate Rajiv Dutta approached the National Green Tribunal submitted that the trekking was carried out in the …
Though the State Forest Department claims that the forest cover of Odisha has developed in the last few years, by citing an aerial photographic survey, it cannot be accepted as true. Scientific data is always obtained through satellite survey and not from ground measurement practice. The aerial photographic survey always …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raaja Vs Secretary, MORTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) & Others dated 13/04/2018 regarding maintenance of green cover along highways. The States were asked to furnish the following information: a. Stretch of roads in different areas in the …
Supreme court asked the Environment Ministry to say how much CAMPA fund has been collected and how it has been used. Around 1 lakh crore rupees, meant for environmental purposes, remain unspent by the government, the Supreme Court said today, demanding the Centre account for the non-utilisation. The CAMPA, or …
